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  My Dear Old Friend

Upon my arrival home yesterday from Annan I found a p.c. (Sep 15th) & a copy of The Critic (for Sept 5th) awaiting me & today I have received your kind p.c. of Sept 18th (referring to W. Dixon's report of our meeting) for all of wh. I send you my heartiest thanks.

I am greatly pleased to know that things were then "fairly well" with you & I trust that   you are still continuing on the better side.

I somehow think that Dr Bucke's visit (& perhaps Wallace's) did you good: for Warry tells me that you generally seem better after the Dr. has been to see you.

My best thanks to you for your kind offer to send me a copy of the "Complete Edition of L of G" wh. you are now preparing. You may be sure it will be supremely prized [cut away] by me.

 

Glad to know that you like the report of our farewell to Dr Bucke & J.W. Wallace. I will convey your compliments & thanks to W. Dixon & T. Shorrock.

The following extract from the letter of an old schoolfellow of mine (Walter Hawkins) received this week will interest you.

"Now respecting Whitman, I am anxious to spread his name & fame as much as I can & I am desirous of lecturing or reading an essay on him. To do this I want to read & digest as much as possible of him & about him" . . . . . . . .

 

"He is a bulging figure in this age of ours & his greatness will grow with the years. There is such a boundless store of love in the man such a wealth of wisdom & prophetic foreshadowing that I marvel men have not made him more welcome"

I think we shall have to elect Walter Hawkins a member of the College!

A letter just recd. from J.W.W. says all's well with him & that he is having a good time.

A sweet good night to you & God bless you!

With kindest regards to Mrs Davis Warry & Harry & with best heart love to you now & always I remain

Yours affectionately J. Johnston.

PS Please thank Warry for his 2 letters