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She acknowledges receipt of Hudson's letter and enclosure in payment for the story "St. John of the Mountains" for her sister since she is now in Valparaiso. In order to case the defiant tone of her finale she suggests that Hudson omit the last sentence. She asks Hudson's prayers on the twenty-third anniversary of her First Communion. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She received Hudson's letter. She has no objection to making the change in the manuscript, but she would be surprised beyond belief if James Alphonsus McMaster apologized to her. In her previous letter she neglected to mention that if she continued to write about the festival of the Holy Rosary she would be feel obliged to include some of the policies of the Dominicans in regard to church music which might be objectionalbe to the Ave Maria. She considers concealment of important facts...

Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents She is upset at seeing Our Lady of Loretto left out of the story of Our late Holy Father's epilepsy. The infirmarian suggested writing it for the Ave Maria. She feels as though Pius IX in heaven is indignant over this taking away of his beloved Lady of Loretto whom he idolized. She is writing this purely from devotion to Our Lady of Loretto and to Pius IX and does not desire to meddle in Hudson's magazine. They are elated at the election of Cardinal Pecci. It is he who consecrated them...

Scope and Contents Rose Howe asks the whereabouts of Father Aegidius as she has never answered his letter. She hopes to write to Aegidius the following week from Valparaiso, where she and her mother are going. From there she will send Hudson the manuscript of an article that he had asked for a year and a half ago. She supposes that her sister's books have been received by him. It is handsomely gotten up but there are a few typographical errors. Miss Howe has gained in strength and everyone finds her...

Scope and Contents Miss Howe is aware that McMaster of the Freeman's Journal has severely criticized and threatened to stop publication of her story "Aunt Winifred". She believes his censure is uncalled for since she intended the article to be a factual account which would teach practical lessons in strict accordance with the laws of the church. She thinks that she is well qualified to write about the evils of a mixed marriage since she herself is an off-spring of one and because she has had much...

Scope and Contents She hopes that because of the many ailments that have afflicted her Hudson will excuse the tardiness of her story. In her opinion the fact that a person is distracted during prayer should not prevent that person from praying. She thanks Father Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C. for his message and her sister Frances thanks Hudson for his kind favor. They intend to make their pilgrimage in two weeks. She regrets that the meaning of a passage from her story in the last issue of the Ave Maria was...

Scope and Contents Despite her illness she and her sister have been working feverishly in order to complete the copying of the manuscript soon. Though the story may appear to have a bellicose attitude Hudson will never know how hard she tried to avoid this and still follow the dictates of her conscience. Neither she nor her sister ever refer to Scriptural quotations in their writings unless they have first heard them being used by priests of unquestionned ability. Father Aegidious Hennemann has solved the...

Scope and Contents Despite the bad weather she, her mother, and her sister enjoyed their visit to Notre Dame very much. They are sorry that they did not bid Father General Edward F. Sorin farewell of follow his advice after all the kindness he tendered them but circumstances beyond their control prevented them from these things. With the bounteous help of the Blessed Virgin and with the assistance of her sister she has finally completed her article for the Ave Maria. Although she knew that certain...

Scope and Contents She is writing this letter for her sister, Frances Howe . They would like to have the official status of Archbishop Manning clarified. When they were in England he was always referred to as Archbishop of Canterbury but in Frances' story the Ave Maria substituted the title of Archbishop of Westminster for the title she always prefixed him with. Frances wants her uncertainty cleared up so that she may avoid making any errors which would give an air of unreliability to her story. The...

Scope and Contents She asks Hudson to send her a copy of a recent issue of the Ave Maria. The Howe's are grateful to Hudson for his prompt and courteous response to their inquiry regarding the remainder of Miss Wieker's bill at St. Mary's. Since her story about St. Dominic does not fulfill all the required specifications she will not be disappointed if Hudson does not accept it. She believes that Italian Catholics are worthy of much more respect than most people show toward them and at least as much as...

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She sends another installment of the article "Festival of the Rosary at St. Dominic's tomb." Upon her return from a prospective trip to Chicago she will send the conclusion to the story. She will not be disappointed if Hudson refuses it. The extra numbers of the Ave Maria Hudson sent her are appreciated. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3pp. 32mo.

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She acknowledges receipt of a draft from the Ave Maria. A French Sister brought her a copy of the journal, Rosier de Marie. Though this nun is eighty years old she still retains the spirit of one much younger than she is. Howe who has been ill of late asks Hudson to see that her ex voto is well taken care of. Letter is not complete. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents The manuscript on Louise Lateau is being written by Frances Howe . She has written a good deal of it and shall finish it presently; meanwhile she can send Hudson enough for the first weekly installment. Miss Eliza Allen Starr has doubtless told Hudson that they ought to have a hundred dollars of the manuscript. Although they enjoy writing for the Ave Maria, they cannot do so without a respectable recompense. If Hudson wishes, she will send him a kind of index of subjects on which they...

Scope and Contents While she and her mother are in Canada she asks that her Ave Maria be sent to her sister. Except for a grammatical error which she noticed she is satisfied with the manner in which her last article was printed. Because she in aware of the severe censure which English writers pass on American literature these errors, however slight, are very annoying to her. She asks that Hudson pray that her conclusion to "The Tomb of St. Dominic" which she intends to write this week may prove...

Scope and Contents She is at a loss to account for the wide discrepancy of time between the mailing and arriving of Hudson's letter. She suggests some possible subtitles and a title for her article on the Rosary whose publication she believes should be timed so that the last article is published during the week of the feast to which the story refers. She fully realizes that Hudson must find her hard to get along with but she believes that her indispositions are due to the fact that she is overworked and...

Scope and Contents Kelly, Piet Co. mislaid her sister's letter and failed to answer important questions. She is surprised that the American papers do not appreciate such a sublime victory of the Pope's infallibility over the king. She talks of the consolation that the doctrine of infallibility gives to the Pope. Hudson's account of the fallen king reminds her of a visit to Basle and mentions some incidents there. Howe went to little Basle as hotels are cheaper there. They were very contented. She...

Scope and Contents Miss Rose Howe wrote to the cure' of Bois de Haine for the authentic account of Louis Latean's condition and enclosed a draft of about two dollars. The banker gave her a voucher and told her if the money weren't drawn out in six months the money would be returned to her. When she sent the voucher to her aunt, Mother M. Cecelia, who sent a Sister to the Bank of Hamilton and McCulloch, the money had been drawn, so the book must have been sent to Hudson. Miss Howe wants him to see if he...

Scope and Contents Hudson's letter gave the first news of Father Aegidius' illness and Miss Howe wrote him immediately. She had not answered Father Aegidius' letter in December because she does not like to intrude upon him too often. She had a postal from Eliza Allen Starr who is feeling better than she has in eight months. Her sister sent Hudson a manuscript and is ill, therefore she is writing for her. She omitted an item in her last letter that she wrote for her sister concerning Pere Besson mentioned...

Scope and Contents Miss Howe received a disappointing letter from the English penitentiary at Loreto in which he says that he can find no proof that the cure of Pius IX was due to Our Lady of Loreto. She includes an inventory of his gifts to the Treasury of the Holy House made a short time ago. She incloses a German sketch of the Holy Father to prove that they do not imagine that he was cured by a pilgrimage to Loreto. She thinks every time he and the Sisters of St. Mary's enter the Loreto they should say...

Scope and Contents She is happy for all of the favors that Hudson did for Father Aegidius and tells how Aegidius was so thankful for the attentions of Hudson. She was delighted with Hudson's notice of her book, "Louise Lateau" in the Ave Maria. She suggests a contrast between the work of her sister and that of Rohling; Rohling's work is for unbelievers and for men of science, while her sister's work is for those who have faith. Her sister's aim is to aid those who hear of the miracle to carry their own...

Scope and Contents Because of the fact that most nuns totally lack knowledge of the Church's rules pertaining to the dispensations of the fasting regulations her illness has reoccurred with all of its vileness just at a time when she had almost completely regained her health. Inaccordance with the doctor's order the nuns fed her meat on a day of abstinence but because of their unjustified disagreement with the dispensation they cooked it so coarsely that it almost caused her death. She hopes that someday...

Scope and Contents She is glad that Hudson was happy to receive the scapular. In her opinion Hudson's admiration for her mother is entirely deserved. Her sister is also becoming disgusted with Brother Stanislaus because of his suppression of all references to the Old Testament despite the fact that it is definitely permissible to use them, and certainly in the English language. Because of Hudson's affiliation with the Holy Cross Fathers and his position as editor of a Catholic periodical she believes that...

Scope and Contents Rose believes that Father Michael M. Hallinan, of LaFayette, may have informed Hudson that she left the city on the same train as Father Hallinan. She and her mother reached their destination safely, and she received his letter upon arrival. She finds that Miss Eliza Allen Starr's notice does not appear, and realizes that the press of business and the company Miss Starr always has in Chicago at this season has kept her busy. In case Miss Starr should fail to do it, she suggests a J.A....

Scope and Contents She acknowledges receipt of a letter from Miss Eliza Allen Starr and the Ave Maria. Hudson said the mass for her at a very appropriate time since it was on that day that she received Holy Communion for the first time in five months. She believes that her grammar in "Aunt Winifred" is being mutilated by Bro. Stanislaus. Her former teachers, especially Sr. Urban, who worked so hard in training her must be horrified at the misuse of grammar which has allegedly come from her pen. She...

Scope and Contents Her mother would not permit her to send a letter to Bro. Stanislaus. This is to be her final communication with the Ave Maria. She wants the enclosed finale to "Aunt Winifred" printed in the Ave Maria. If Stanislaus objects she requests Hudson to have Father General Edward F. Sorin decide the matter. Since Sorin prays for her every day he will want to know the condition of her health. It is somewhat improved. While she has no quarrel with Cecilian musicians or music, Cecilian writers...

Scope and Contents Miss Howe wonders if Hudson is aware that someone has corrected her contributions at will, but she does not believe Hudson knows of it as he has always been so liberal. She would like Hudson to put a stop to it. They weakened the effect of a moral which her sister wished to make very strong. Her sister spoke of the Archbishop of Munich as Gregorins. She translated the title from a pastoral address which she will bring with her to show to Hudson. She realizes that they are fallible as...

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Howell will take Bayley's advice respecting this strange affair. He is confident the congregation are satisfied. He will endeavour to dissuade Father Charles? Whelan from the course he intends taking. Howell has kept him under control so far during the proceedings. :: II-2-n A.L.S. 1p. 32mo.

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Howley submits the first installment of his story "Songs of the Sea". He asks Hudson how he can get the entire series of Joaquin Miller's letters from Mexico to the Chicago Tribune. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Howley has not been able to manage the Spanish journey. The Bishop of Nottingham has offered two small country missions near Leicester. He is staying with an old friend. Has Hudson seen his brother,Bishop M.H. Howley's "Ecclesiastical History of New Foundland just out? :: X-3-g A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.