Henry's letter found Mr. Emory in the midst of a most dangerous attack of pleurisy, and was among the agreeable incidents of the sick room. When Mr. Emory is strong enough he will write Henry. Nearly a year ago he sent Henry a long letter describing their plains life, and some months later it was returned to him from the dead letter office. Emory heard Henry was at Leavenworth and addressed it there—so Henry cannot have the credit of having written the first letter. She wishes they were as fortunate as Henry in being out of the Army. The post is very pleasant, but Mr. Emory dislikes company duty. Gen. Meade invited him to return to his staff which they expect to do about the first of May. She wishes they might stop at Detroit but it will be impossible. She shall travel without a nurse, and it will be necessary to make the journey as short as possible. She invites the Brownsons to Philadelphia. Col. Wildrick goes south to Pulaski. His wife does not join him until winter, not being able to stand the climate. If Henry would like to see Mrs. Wildrick's book, she will send it to him. She gets occasional scraps of Atlanta news through Gen. Meade's ? letters. Henry probably knows of Mrs. Simmons' death and Dr. A. K. Smith's marriage to Miss Allison, a daughter of the Paymaster. Katy Adams is married to a man named Jenkins. She supposes Henry's second child is another boy from his not telling. She would like to see Mrs. Brownson with her little kids at her knee. Henry does not deserve to have any children for having shown such an entire want of appreciation of the charms of her Incomparable daughter Matilda, while under the same roof. She hopes Mrs. Brownson doesn't allow the children to be frightened by that old pipe he was so fond of. If Henry wishes to do an act of charity during Lent he will write soon again to Mr. Emory. He will have to endure the monotony of a sick room quite a while before he can seek amusement outside. She has not had a night's rest for more than a week. No one could approach Emory but herself. She feels as weak as a baby, but the lead of anxiety being gone, she can endure the rest. God has been merciful. Love to Mrs. Brownson. If there are any pictures of the children to spare, she would love to have them. :: III-3-a A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.