Robot says that McMaster's letter of Dec. 26, which included a certificate arrived only on Jan. 14, just the night before he left for an apostolic visitation. He waits with more than ordinary interest another letter from McMaster. Far away from society he does not know what is going in the world. The Freeman's Journal informed him that McMaster has judged necessary to strike at the "Fras" Ebenezer. Although he is fighting different fights than McMaster with different arms, Robot sees with great pleasure that McMaster has begun the hard work and he prays that McMaster's efforts will be crowned with a new success because of his devotion to the cause of the souls and to the honor of the Church. He did not know that in writing to an excellent Catholic of New Orleans, he would have become the wick which would have served to put the fire at the powder. God wanted this to be so, in spite of all human pusillanimity. He has for the time being two cases concerning his prefecture, which will have to be presented to the secretary of the interior in Washington. He asks McMaster if he knows somebody who would be able to help him. Nobody is more convinced than Robot that the doctors are often wrong; since they condemned him to death several times. However, Robot read with a great pleasure that the doctors promised him a great number of years to live. This time he hopes they are not wrong. :: I-2-c A.L.S. French 3pp. 12mo.