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  See notes June 20 & July 1 1888 Dear W—

I sent word to Horace one day that I had an intuition that you were about to enter upon a new lease of life. The next day the telegraph announced you were slightly improved   from a severe attack of "heart failure." Now Horace writes you are quite yourself again. I take it my spirit-sense of your condition is not likely to fail after all. But the hot weather is   coming, & we shall get it by July good & hot. I hope I can get into comfortable shape by the time it reaches Camden.

Am glad Horace is at hand to afford any help   you might need.

I have about concluded not to go to the Cin. Exposition. There is so much red tape it will cost me all of $20 to exhibit a few busts. I am calculating on starting for Chicago middle of next week. I'd like to look in   on the Chicago Convention—just to see the shape of the heads that are prominent.

I notice a marked difference in the political atmosphere here & in Mass. People here are more rambunkious; they get mad. The republicans are high toned & look down on democrats. If you   show any proclivities of democratic color they wonder how you can. How can white think well of black? And then, the anti-copperhead talk is still rampant here. The dems are sore some over   the slaughter of Gray, & Harrison would catch many sore head votes. If the Republicans have got to have a rushing campaign, they'll get it sooner with the freedom of old Tipicanu (?) than with the cold blooded Sherman. But   I believe Blain would sweep the States. Every body fairly dances when his name is mentioned. Strange. I can't understand it. Somehow I am drawn personally more to Cleveland than any one of the others. And yet, he's a kind of a pork.

Well, this is a hot day here. I hope you keep mending, & that you only went back a little for a new start.

Kindly, Morse.