She mailed four chapters of her story. Three more chapters will complete it, although she would prefer more elbow room to work out her plots. She lists instances of the good influences of her writing. Fiction is understood by the general reader more readily than profound essays. She discusses the Book of Job from which she learns faith, patience, courage, sorrow for sin, among other things she lists. Her body complains more and more as the hinges of life grow rusty. Yesterday Angela's official friends removed her from the government pay roll yielding to outside pressure. But they have powerful friends coming in, including the president James A. Garfield and James G. Blaine . If Blaine is Secretary of State, he will be able to do a great deal for them, but the interim will be rough passage. Marion Hoban was there for a few days. She enjoyed meeting Hudson, thinking previously that Hudson was a stern, hard, unsympathizing Yankee. Mrs. Laura? Piquette has called on her twice. She discusses her works and a uniform edition of them. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 8pp. 12mo.