Brownson thanks Henry for remembering his birthday. The day was passed in great suffering for he was very ill. He was thoughtful, however, that he was let alone, and no virago entered his room to scold and abuse him. He is glad to hear Fifine gains strength in the country air. Children cannot well be brought up in cities. New York ought to be a healthy city and yet the weekly list of deaths uniformly exceeds the list of births and left to itself the population of the city would show a constant decrease. the same may be said of several entire states of the Union. Every New Englander is weakly, dyspeptic and in some way ailing. He sometimes thinks God's curse is on the land and the people thereof. Orestes Brownson Jr. writes he has another son which makes Brownson's tenth grandchild. If Henry has the prescription the Atlanta doctor gave him Brownson would like to have it. His diarrhea is even worse than when at Henry's, yet he is free at present from the gout. Henry must learn to dismiss his law cases when he leaves the office, and take things easily. If well enough, Brownson goes to Washington to attend Minnie Sherman's wedding which is to come off on the 1st. He will stop a few days with his friend Mrs. Madelene Dahlgren and his two godchildren now eight years old. His remembrances to all the Vandykes and love to Fifine and the children. :: III-3-a A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.