She has received his letter and thinks he has turned over a new leaf in letter writing. She trusts he will not let her slip from his daily life, for she will always be interested in his affairs. His extended trip, she hopes, will be pleasant, but when he returns he should stay with his father in New York. She does not think his old love of roving will return again, and when he gets back home he will realize what a dear father and friends he has. Although she will not see him until summer, she will pray for him. If he has time he should write her, but he should write his father first. Mother Louise asks that he tell his father thirty heads of palm would be enough. John never told Gertrude whether he succeeded in making a "dandy" of their father. She heard of some one who submitted to a "good brushing" for her sake. She is proud of him. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.