
I have your post card of 8th
and your good long letter of 8th & 9th. The latter enclos'g Mrs
Costelloes letter of 28th ult. All heartily welcome and would have
been acknowledged before but I was away in Detroit all yest'd'y. We are having today
almost a blizzard. The roads were almost bare of snow last ev'g and now it is
deep-deep. And we are all rejoicing for sleighing is the correct thing here this
time of year and if we do not have it we feel badly used. I have the Courier (6th) with long piece abt. tomb—thanks—I was real glad to get it. I have had no paper with picture
(you mention sending one—did not come) or was it the mausoleum picture you
spoke about as being "poor—bad", I guess
it was for it is a poor
affair. I have the Critic (29 Nov)—I like the
notion of the vol. Your own pieces—Sarrazin,
Rolleston, Ingersoll—it will
make a most interesting little book. Nothing could be better. Yes, dear Walt, be
sure and send me a copy of paper with notice of Jefferson's
death—I want much to see it and have it. I shall
also like much to have a copy of the talk at Reissers,
do not forget to send it me. Abt. Johnston & the $10.
Beers gave Johnston $10. on the train (day of lecture)
for ticket or tickets—J. showed the $10. bill to Ingersoll & self but
I never heard any more about it or that J. paid it over to you or any one else. I
explained all this to Horace—he understands it
all—speak to him about it. I was very glad to get the letter from Mrs.
Costelloe (which you forwarded me)—I never lose interest in the Smiths or
Costelloes and always want to hear all I can of and from them


