She has wondered why Hudson sends her such laconic notes. She is afraid that her recent manifestos have given him the idea that she is somewhat of a virago. She knows that all she has endured has embittered her. If she had used the opportunities given her to the fullest she doubtless could have been a saint. Her life has been a continuous conflict. Angie had the writing President James A. Gerfield ordered sent to her from the Navy Dept., but the Secretary of the Navy, William H. Hunt, who had no hope of the President's recovery, dropped the President's appointee and put in her place one of his own friends. The loss of her salary has thrown the family expenses on Nellie's shoulders. She wrote a full statement of the affair in Washington to General Ulysses S. Grant, who wrote to President Chester Alan Arthur and enclosed her letter. He advised her to call immediately on the new President, who received her kindly and told her that when his administration was in working order he would see what could be done. There is a rumor that General Beale, a relative of Angie's husband, is to have the Navy portfolio. If it is true, Angie will again have a moderate income. If the appropriation is given for the proposed boulevard, to be called "Garfield Avenue" and which would run in front of their home, their property would be worth $2 per foot. Father James Doonan sends his regards to Hudson. He asked her to tell Hudson that there is a hue and cry for the Ave Maria at the college every week. Has Hudson read anything about the Guitteau trial? The world finds amusement in the assassin's antics and his crime recedes to the background. :: X-2-j A. L. S. 8pp. 12mo.