
I have just finished writing a letter to Mrs Andrew Rome of Brooklyn & one to a little Canadian cousin (at Smith's Falls Ontario) & now for a line or two to you before I go to bed; tho' I have really nothing particular to say, but I wish to send you a word of cheer from across the sea & to tell you that I am thinking of you, 3,000 miles away.

I was pleased to learn from your kind p.c. to J.W.W. that things were at least no worse with you & we keep on hoping that a change for the better will come soon.
From your mentioning having received two letters from me I presume the missing one has reached you but as I find that I omitted enclosing the copy of it in my last I send it herewith tho' it is not worth much.
I daresay Wallace will tell you that he has asked Dr. Bucke
to give us an address when he comes again & that the meeting is to be at
Rev. F.R.C. Hutton's house where the Dr. will stay all night.
The rest of the time he will stay with Wallace at Anderton, as arranged before he left for London.
I send you a few copies of the Bolton reprint of the article in the Camden Post—1 dozen for yourself, one each for Warry & Mrs. Davis & the rest for Traubel.
I cannot tell you how deeply that report has affected us but we feel that our dear friend ranks us higher than we deserve.
But we thank him from
the bottom of our hearts.
August 15th '91 This is the Bolton operatives general holiday—all the factories, foundries & workshops being closed (producing a notable change in the town atmosphere)—& thousands of the working people leaving town for the seaside & other holiday resorts
This afternoon Wallace & I have had our photographs taken at by a professional. You may see the result someday
As I write a great crowd of folks is tramping past. They are coming from seeing Prof Baldwin drop a mile from a baloon, with a parachute!

Later
Since writing the foregoing I have received your pc. of Aug 6th for wh I thank you most cordially. Also a good long letter from H.L. Traubel—the dear good fellow that he is; God bless him!
It is good news to learn that you were then rather better—"some favourable features (& g't easements & reliefs they are)"—& that you had been able to take "a fair breakfast."
God grant that this improvement may continue & advance!

I expect Wallace in again tonight— he has gone to Dixon's to tea— & will shew him your p.c & Traubel's letter.
I am glad you like the pictures of Dr Bucke, but I mean to have another shot at him next week! I do not often get such a good subject. How I wish I had the opportunity of "firing off" at you again my dear good old friend!
By the way I notice that Stead
has reproduced my photo of you on Camden wharf in this month's no
of the Review of Reviews—wh
I now send you—& a wretched thing he has made of it!
I am glad he has not put my name to it, as it does no one
credit as it is tho' the original has some resemblance
to you while this is about as bad as it could be.
I also send you a copy of the group of Parish church choir boy friends taken at
Rivington a fortnight ago
and now as I am rather pressed for time I must stop.
With my hearts best love to you always
I remain Yours affectionately J. Johnston To Walt Whitman
