Johnston has consented to give on behalf of the International Copyright League readings in Chicago on the 13th and 14th of this month and it has occurred to him that, if suits Brownson, this would be his chance to make him a brief visit on his return. As they are not paid for this work—being members of the League—he would be willing, the more so because of Brownson's friendly suggestion, to give a reading in Detroit, on the 16th. Perhaps one of the Catholic guilds might let Johnston have their lecture room and divide their benefits with him. He hopes by this means to pay expenses, not counting the free things he would get at Brownson's house, including a night cap of gin with a little sugar and water. He wishes Brownson to tell him if it will entirely suit his convenience; if not, he is not to say a word or crook a finger—or more than it has already been crooked by a Confederate bullet—in the matter of the reading. Their girls went on a visit to friends in New York and New Jersey, and their absence has given him some respite from hearing comparisons between the great Major Brownson and his poor self. :: III-3-d A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo.