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  My Dear, Good, Old Friend,

Again have I to thank you for your kindness in sending us news of yourself—your pc of July 31st coming to hand by last mail. We note with pleasure that you were then "getting on about the same as ever" & we are delighted to know that our letters "help to cheer you up." That is the greatest compliment you could pay them & it is a genuine & deep satisfaction & joy to us

I note also that you "half think" that one of my letters—dated Aug 8th  did not reach you & in case this should be so I now send you a copy of it, from my draft.

Yes, we have received the tomb photos & are much pleased to have them. The tomb itself is truly Whitmanic in its design, its proportions, its situation & its surrounding; tho', doubtless, as you say, its "best investments, vines, creepers &c, are yet to come."

I fancy the figure dimly seen through the foliage is that of H.L. Traubel.

I thank you most cordially for sending such a loving message to   George Humphries which I know he will be proud to receive, & for your kind offer to send him a copy of L. of G.. I have mentioned this to Wallace & we both think that it would be a good thing if you were to do so, as it would probably be the means of introducing you to a class of men who otherwise would not hear of you; but as we wd prefer to pay for the book I enclose a p.o.o. value 21/-His address is:— George Humphries 7 Taylor St. Newport St Bolton. Eng

 

This is Wallace's birthday & at his desire we have done nothing in the way of celebrating it beyond sending him letters & making him a few presents—among these being the price of a return ticket to Camden N.J.! And we regard it as a good omen that he has accepted it. May he soon be able to use it!

He has written his letter to you here this evening & has just returned to Anderton.

We shall be anxious to hear about the effect of the great heat wave upon you.

God bless you! My heart's best love to you now & always Johnston.

P.S. this morning I read a copy of the Scottish art journal from Ernest Rhys containing his illustrated article upon "The Portraits of Walt Whitman."

  see notes Aug. 19 1891