She tells Hudson of receiving a letter from Father Aegidius and that Aegidius has been very ill receiving the last sacraments in January. Father Aegidius is taking a trip to Arkansas, now that he has recovered, to visit some Benedictines of St. Meinrad who are founding a monastery there. She says his letter was very desponding as he really wanted to die and it is hard for him to resign himself to life again. She thinks it would be better if his congregation were in the mountains where he could find companionship in nature but Crown Point has nothing to interest him. She asks Hudson and his friends to pray for Father Aegidius as he needs prayers badly. He is trying to interest his friends in her sister's book. She has great sympathy for any foreigners and especially for those with refined and sensitive natures. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 4pp. crown 8 vo