A Jolly by Josh, by an otherwise unnamed person (1902). A letter from a man (Josh) to his nephew (Tom) who wishes to buy a pony. It is one of the self(?)-published books we’re contributing to the Project Gutenberg archive.
I have no idea who “Josh” is, nor why he would send a copy of his letter to “Charlie.” I doubt he is related to the popular character “Uncle Josh” created at about the same time by Cal Stewart for the Edison Wax Cylinders — Stewart’s “Josh” is much more homespun…