Sarah was very glad to have a letter from Henry and hear that he is getting on so well. She thinks to have a house of one's own is about the height of human happiness. Sarah was very gratified at Henry's big order for Life of Gallitzin. She straightened out the sentences as well as she could without taking the whole thing to pieces for the second edition. She had such a quantity of things to say, and such a horror of boring people with long stories that she did not observe until the book was out, how much she had pressed between periods. Of course she is delighted with the success, but the pleasure is much marred by the scoldings that come from all directions about the paper and binding. She hopes Father Gallitzin will put it into people's heads to buy up the first edition right away, as they are anxious to get the third thousand out. Mr. Blumeling is a real little gentleman and Fr. ernest Van Dyke will find him a most agreeable man to buy of, attentive and most obliging. She hopes Henry has got The Review. They like it here better than the first number, though rather heavier. She has read only two articles, the first and the primeval man. Orestes A. Brownson wonders much why she has chosen to crack her brains over them in preference to the others. But she has an instinct that in the others she will hear more about their age and infirmities, and shivers at the idea of meeting those announcements. She had spoken to him about them, and without offending him, she had some hope he would give them up, until the Tribune come out with an article headed: "Dr. Brownson's Confessions", and gathered these personal allusions into one bunch, and without malice, but with respect, and made them appear very well. So she fears now they shall have more of them than ever. Probably they do not strike other people as they do her, and perhaps Henry. When Sarah sees Brownson eat three fearful meals, each enough for a large family, every day without flagġing, and that he lives through it, she rather laughs at the feeble tone he seems to delight in assuming. The last paragraph on the last page is enough to frighten anybody from subscribing, but she assures Henry it is all a pleasant fiction. Brownson is better, more active and looks younger than in years, and as long as he keeps within ten pounds of meat a day he is very well. The first number of the Review has reached up to about 1500 and it is expected they shall have to point more. Sarah identifies herself with the Review. It is the one subject of conversation. Sarah is glad Lent is over because of the rigorous law of abstinence. She is surprised but glad that Henry had Mass said on Wednesday last. Fr. Leo G. Thebaud put it off until Tuesday after Low Sunday. As a general thing, Sarah feels much happier and more contented than she used to. It was so hard to see her mother, Mrs. Sarah Brownson going through so much trouble. The cross is infinitely easier now that Sarah has it herself. She is very grateful to Henry and Fifine for their invitation. At present, she dares not look a day into the future. She scarcely ever goes out of the house for more than two hours at a time, as she feels uneasy until she comes back. Lily Pegram is expected home in May. Mrs. Fleming begins to show her age and is not as vivacious as she used to be. Sarah thinks Madame and Emilie Dumazeaud have seen hard times this winter, for Emilie lowered her pride to take the Elizabeth agency for Gallitzin. She sold twenty right off, and has orders for many more, as soon as she can get them; the binder is slow, a German of course, and the books are called for quicker than he can get them ready, which sounds more important than it is. They think everything of Father Leo G. Thebaud . He has done wonders among the Catholics here. He comes often to see the Brownsons. She cut out the extract from the Tablet a year ago and will mail it to Henry. She does not think much of it. She asks if Henry knows the editor of the Western Catholic. The Review and Gallitzin were sent to the paper but it does not come to the Brownsons. :: III-3-a A.L.S. 8pp. 12mo.