She hopes that because of the many ailments that have afflicted her Hudson will excuse the tardiness of her story. In her opinion the fact that a person is distracted during prayer should not prevent that person from praying. She thanks Father Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C. for his message and her sister Frances thanks Hudson for his kind favor. They intend to make their pilgrimage in two weeks. She regrets that the meaning of a passage from her story in the last issue of the Ave Maria was disguised by the mistaken insertion of an adverb in place of an adjective. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.