Blin R.U., Sister St. Arsène, New Orleans, Louisiana?, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1846 October 19

After Sister tells Blanc, she seems to be able to accept what he is pleased to order. The good work Widows' Asylum? left vacant by Miss Martin' s death might be an act of Providence especially for St. Arsène. It could be the grain of mustard seed. It comes before Texas. This good work in Texas is a mystery to St. Arsène. For a long time she has spoken only to Blanc about it; the Americans speak of it only in English and with loud bursts of laughter. But this good which Miss martin leaves is easier to lay hold of. The people here would not be surprised at the transfer. They have seen the Ursulines sent three times to sustain works of this kind. The first one was Sister St. Louis, R.U. of Canada with Sister Ste. Anne, R.U., a lay Sister. The second and third time St. Arsène was one; she always returned with regret, forced by circumstances. One of the Sisters said to her, "If you need a work for your happiness, why do you not ask for it. I would rather see you leave for the city than for Texas." Sister Ste. Agnes is at Blanc's disposal; she is not incorporated and the persons most inclined toward her, since her arrival from St. Louis are the opposite. St. Arsène asks Blanc to give her a work she has aspired to for 2 years. On October 30 she will begin her 54th year; it is time she did something. Sister St. Etienne Morin, R.U. has just died; it will be difficult for St. Arsène to support the house. :: V-5-f A.L.S. French 3pp. 4to.