He is obliged to Father Hudson for letting him know of Elmer's Otis sickness and asks to be sent a daily postal until his son is well. The family all had a cry and Mrs. Otis has not been in her usual spirits since. In a letter to Elmer, he was told of his mother's sore eyes which are now better. He asks Father Hudson to open a Christmas box he is sending Elmer, since it contains perishables. He read in the "Ave Maria" of the Chord of St. Francis of Assisi and asks Father Hudson to have one made for him. He promises to remit the cost of the Chord. He asks if the ordinary confessors are empowered to confer the Chord. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.