She wrote to her sister, Mrs. Fitz-Gerald, to see McMaster about engaging a deck state room on the Periere. Since she intends to stay abroad a year there will be a difference in the amount to be paid to the Committee and she thought it best that the matter be handled by her sister. She may again change her mind when she sees the circular, as some of her friends have been dissatisfied with the Periere. No one seems to be personally responsible for the care and comfort of the Pilgrims, and they would like to look to some one as an efficient leader. She has heard nothing of her offering to be sent by the American Catholics to the Holy Father and she thinks that they should not go empty-handed to the Vatican. She takes a pride in the undertaking and wants it to be worthy of their faith and Country. Hugh Murray's words encouraging the Pilgrimage should fire all hearts to manifest their homeage to God and His Mother at the spots made sacred by Them. A young orphan girl is anxious to go to Lourdes on account of her eyes, but is unable to pay her passage. The girl is writing in an office but her eyes have become so bad she wants to return to madam Hardy at the sacred Heart in Paris. It would be a work of charity for some rich Catholic to send this girl to Lourdes and from there to Paris. If McMaster knows of some one like that, Miss Ives would gladly take charge of her and have her in the same room aboard ship. Mrs. Dawson is intimately acquainted with her brother's family in Memphis and Miss Ives would be pleased to have her take the other berth if she wanted to do so. She encloses her subscription to the Freeman from Mar. 1, 1874 and asks that it be forwarded to Warrenton, Virginia. P.S.—McMaster need not secure that berth for Mrs. Dawson until Miss Ives finds out whether Mr. Edward Ives would like to send his daughter. She shall write if she desires other berths for the girl and the orphan of whomeshe wrote. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 8pp. 12mo.