Scope and Contents Sister Saint John knows that Pho has received her letter by this time. She writes to tell McMaster the wine is nearly out and so the demijohn will be sent. She hopes the painted card reached Mrs. Kieley safely. - Later: Both Sister Gertrude's and Pho's letters just arrived. Sister Gertrude's letter said that the clothing will be on the 19th. If McMaster sees her she wants to have him tell her that she just heard from Laura Cowdrick who is unhappy over her weakness in giving up her...

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Sister St. John thanks McMaster for the Vesperals but she is afraid that they were more expensive than she thought. She will pay him back in prayers. Mother General and Mother started for the West on Monday. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Sister Saint John thanks McMaster for the preserves. She is anxious that he make another visit but the sisters will be in retreat on the 29th, 30th, and 31st. When it is convenient, they could use some port wine. P.S. The mits came today Dec. 23. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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She sends McMaster her feast offering from the novices. Reverse of card lists a "Spiritual Offering". :: I-2-f Note on Card.

Scope and Contents It would be better if McMaster and Auntie Brown stopped there on Friday instead of Wednesday, for on Thursday, June 10., the Archbishop is to profess some novices. If they come on Friday, they should try to be there before one o'clock, since the Mother Superior has an engagement in the city in the afternoon. The Mother Superior will get him the material he wants. Sister Saint John had tried to write him after the wine came. She is much better. Charles Wheaton, father of Sister Saint...

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She looks forward to seeing McMaster again, but hopes he will not come December 8, since postulants will be clothed and the house full, so that they will not have a nice quiet visit. She will pray for Pho more earnestly. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Sister St. John has heard from Mrs. Keiley of McMaster's resolution to go to St. Mary's Hospital for a time and feels the kind attention he will get from the Sisters will do him good. Mrs. Keiley told her that the Blessed Sacrament is in the house, which must be very pleasant for him. She will write Mrs. Keiley at Christmas. She sends regards, and love to Pho. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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McMaster is in her thoughts and prayers often. His pain and loneliness prepare him for the coming of Christ at Christmas and also for His coming to take McMaster to his eternal home. It is a joy to think that McMaster is under the same roof with the Blessed Sacrament. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Mary Tory arrived yesterday afternoon, and Sister Saint John spent much time with her. McMaster is having a quiet preparation for Christmas, but she thinks God comes in a more intimate way to solitary and lonely hearts. Love to him and Pho. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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It is good to know that McMaster is being so well cared for. He is being prayerd for constantly, as well as her brother. McMaster will be remembered at Midnight Mass. Enclosed is a card bearing Season's greeting's and a message to Phonie, assuring him that he is being constantly prayed for, as well as his father. :: I-2-g A.L.S.card 1p. 12mo.

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Sister St. John hopes McMaster is at peace and patient in doing God's will, for his reward will be exceedingly great. Their little family, though apart, are happily united. Everyone is praying for McMaster. P.S. She wishes she could suffer with her brother, and asks God to bless and strengthen him. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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She is sending him the Spiritual Offering her novices gave her for the feast of Saint John, hoping the Sacred Heart will make them over to him. She also gives him the many Masses and Communions that were offered for her. It is good to have him under the same roof with the Blessed Sacrament. She hopes his heart may be filled with peace. P.S. May God bless her brother. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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She wishes him a Merry Christmas, hoping he will receive extra graces to fight against low spirits. If he prays fervently and often, God and the Saints will always help him. He is seeing quite a bit of the world; she asks him for his impressions of Canada and New England. He is asked to greet the Vallettes and Mrs. Cullen. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She will find out where he has been travelling after his long holiday, from their father tomorrow. She thinks of him often and prays for him. Time has passed quickly since she saw him last. She has been reading about Indians lately, and hearing about them too, for they have sisters in Minnesota who have 50 Indian girls. She wonders if God might suddenly call John to be an Indian missionary, but assures him she is not really in earnest. She would be delighted to see him next time he...

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She thinks often of him, and asks God to comfort him for what has been taken away. She had never thought that Gertrude McMaster could leave home, and when she was told, she found it possible to believe only after a hard struggle. John should have courage, and trust in God, who has been so good to the family both before and after their mother's death. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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She wishes him a happy birthday, hoping that he may receive many graces. She will say many prayers for him and have many said for him by others. She hopes he enjoyed his visit to New Orleans, as well as to the other places he has been. She bids him trust in God and our Blessed Mother, and sends him a picture she likes especially for the prayer on the back. Enclosure: A Holy card with a written message wishing John a happy birthday on May,2, 1885. :: I-2-m A.L. S. 3pp. 18mo.

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She wishes him a happy Christmas, and prays that he may receive many graces. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 32mo.

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She wishes she could share some of his worries, but she can only pray that things may work out for them. She thanks him for his notes telling of McMaster and is sorry she was unable to write on December 25, but the mail did not go out from Sharon Hill. She will write to Mrs. Keiley. He should thank Mrs. Keiley, however, for the cake she sent. A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Mrs. John D. Keiley's letter was welcome, and John is asked to tell Mrs. Keiley that it will be answered soon. She is glad John has been able to give up the third room, and she thinks it very sensible that John should have Ben Keiley spend the night with him when he is lonely. She asks him to tell her about his business arrangement, and asks for a photograph of the Keiley children. P.S. She sends regards. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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She is not going to deprive John of their father's books which, though they are of no use to him now, may be of use some day. If there are any books she particularly wants she will ask for them. She has the third volume of St. Bernard's works, which her father brought her to read last summer. She is glad he has seen old Aunty Brown. She hopes John will get to Mass every morning during Lent. Regards to the Keiley's. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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She thanks him for the mortuary cards which arrived this morning, but she could dispose of a hundred picture cards if he can spare them. He is a good-for-nothing brother, for he never gives any information about himself. She asks for the address of Miss Mary C. Cassidy, their father's friend, who lives somewhere in Camden, New Jersey. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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She thanks him for the mortuary cards he sent, and asks for twenty-five or thirty more if he can spare them. Cards have been sent to England, and there are about a hundred sisters in all houses in this country. She prefers the plain ones. She reminds John of the reward awaiting them in Heaven. P.S. She asks if John has sent cards to Eliza Allen starr. Sister St. John has not written her yet. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents The mortuary cards arrived this morning. The Mother Superior does not want John to be offended, but she will get the palms this year, for John must watch his expenses. Sister St. John is afraid William J. Onahan and his daughter were not pleased with their visit to the Carmelite Convent, for when they spoke of the death of James Alphonsus McMaster, Sister St. John "froze up". She wonders if John has a Missal for the laity, and praises the English edition of the Missal as being better...

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She wishes him a happy Easter, and remembers how their father loved the feast. She thinks of their father longingly, and how good it will be to be united with him again in Heaven. She hopes John can see her and her sisters in Baltimore next week. She sends regards to the Keileys. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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She has not written him for two weeks, and apologizes. Holy Mass and Communion will be offered for him on Monday to make up for his lonely birthday. Sister Gertrude McMaster, D.C. wrote her a long letter last week. She asks John for some books. She wrote Mr. Farrelly on hearing of his son's death. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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She is late in wishing him a happy feast, but she has not forgotten him. She wonders whether he has been to Pittsburgh, and hopes he is taking care of himself during the hot weather. If he has time he should look for their father's copy of De Montfort's "Devotions" for her. She sends regards. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She thanks him for his letter, which she had not expected, although she felt sure he would remember her on Sept. 18. She also received letters from her father and from Sister Gertrude McMaster, D.C., as well as a visit from her father. She is glad he is travelling through New York State where the scenery is so beautiful; and she wonders if the part about the Mohawk is liked the western part. Niagara Falls should strengthen his faith in the good God who has created such beautiful things....

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Sister Saint John wishes McMaster a happy Christmas. The Incarnation and the birth at Bethlehem leave her breathless, so that she can think only of a phrase from Mgr. de Legur. God has loved us, and we must endure our sufferings. P.S. She will add a letter for Pho. A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Sister Gertrude wishes that McMaster will bring two little statues of Saint Joseph like the one Father Michael Muller gave him. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Sister Gertrude tells McMaster that the Mother enjoyed his last visit more than any before. Sister Teresa profited by his visit as she is looking much better. There is to be a retreat starting tomorrow so she will not be able to write. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.