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Muir sends Hudson a copy of "White Flowers." Hudson and John Boyle O'Reilly are the only Catholic editors with whom Muir has any comfort in dealings. When Muir teased Professor Arthur Stace and said audacious things to him, he thought that Muir must be in love with him. Now, he detests her because she dashed his conceit. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Muir does not write to complain of the behavior of Professor Arthur Stace . The difference in education and mode of thought has something to do with their misunderstanding. Stace doesn't understand the feminine mind. The Scholastic will not miss Muir. T. E. Steele is a smart fellow and she admires his work. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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P.S. That genial philosopher Arthur J. Stace is growing tiresome. Muir would like to change her name and drop out of sight. :: X-2-m A.L. Incomplete 2pp. 32mo.

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Muir is overworked and has been warned not to engage in furthering her intellectual effort. She is overjoyed about being married in the near future. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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At the Muir household all are busy because a certain clerk, believed to be reliable proved to be to the contrary. Muir is trying to make a Christian out of her friend. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.

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Muir is afraid she might have shocked Hudson with the announcement that she is going to marry a non-Catholic. She feels she can effect his conversion. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Muir seeks Hudson's advice concerning her plans to marry a divorced man. She has not seen any Notre Dame people but hears they are popular in Denver. She heard an imitation of Professor Ainsworth 's drawl which makes her want to see that sample of European culture. Professor Arthur Stace is the least obnoxious Englishman. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Muir requests a photograph of Hudson. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Muir sends Hudson a story, if it is not acceptable she asks that it be returned. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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No objections raised over an article being published in the Scholastic that was intended for the Ave Maria. Muir feels indebted to the Ave Maria and desirers to do something to relieve that debt. They have been promised a priest for Morrison. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 4to.

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Muir sends a few lines for the Ave Maria and asks the return of her article "Night in Egypt". :: X-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Muir discusses the man whose love she lost. Enclosed are two poems by Muir. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

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Muir thinks the book, "Heart of Steel" is charming. She received a letter from Notre Dame, so filled with uncomplimentary language that she was relieved from self-reproach for having possibly used too harsh words herself. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 6pp. 12mo.

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Muir would like to see Hudson personally. She has some matters that she would like to discuss with a priest in whom she can confide. Muir comments on various stories that appeared in the Ave Maria. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Muir speaks of coming east to visit some relatives and while visiting them she would visit Hudson, that she might discuss her spiritual problems. Muir thinks she will never write a Catholic story because it would not pay. With the exception of a few religious whose lives are unavailable, Muir sees nothing admirable in individual Catholics. Miss Eleanor Donnelly's rendering of legends is lovely. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Muir does not want Hudson's thanks for her contributions to the Ave Maria. They are the only religious exercises that she has inclination for. She is provoked with the end of "Father Tom". Muir agrees with Hudson, Eleanor Donnelly is very feminine. Mrs. Burnett 's story has a good conclusion. The priests in her section of the country do not understand the customs of the people, but they make a good effort to do so. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Muir thanks Hudson for the picture of the Madonna and his letter. The mixed marriage question has aroused a lot of talk. Muir has many things she would like to ask a priest. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Muir sends a picture to Hudson of her ranch. Bishop Joseph Macheboeuf once said Mass there. She knows Professor Arthur Stace as he rendered her a service once. She desires to have friendship with those who do something besides nonsense. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Muir thanks Hudson for the book. With the exception of George Eliot, Muir thinks that all women are deficient in strength. Social life weakens every faculty. Muir saw Brother Stanislaus about two weeks ago. A friend from England sent her a twig from the grave of Wordsworth, but she doesn't like Wordsworth. She left home to find work because she wanted to see how people acted and to employ her thoughts. She likes to talk to Hudson, because silent brooding is called one of the mental...

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Muir submits a paper. Her plans are not altered with the discovery of artesian wells. If she goes East it will be to learn about different industries with a view to helping her town. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

Scope and Contents Muir does not like English writers and makes comments on works by a number of them. She has seen that poet of the Sierras going the rounds. Morality is unnecessary in poetry but when a man with partners of assorted colors talks of a young girl's education it is time for some decent laborer to pick him up and drop him out the window. He wrote two Colorado stories and precious slush they were. She ceases to wonder that the Police Gazette out sells such high toned literature. :: X-2-l...

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Muir gives her letter to her friend, Julia Clifford who is traveling past Notre Dame. If Hudson has not printed the lines on "Death," he should throw it away. To insure Hudson that she is not an "Indian Giver" she will give some lines to take their place. Miss Muir exclaims that she is rather surprised to find so many cultured people amongst these rough shabby people. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Hudson's last letter to Muir had a humorous touch to it even if it was at her expense. She understands why Professor Arthur Stace slighted her and thought she was pursuing him with the desperation of declining years. The article "Colorado" has been reprinted in Idaho Territory. Miss Clifford 's mother is an invalid but she is likely to call on Hudson. Muir is writing the first chapter of a story. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Muir thanks Hudson for returning the manuscript after reading it. Enclosed is a translation of an article. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Muir submits a story for the Ave Maria. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 32mo.

Scope and Contents Muir thanks Hudson for sending the Scholastic. Notre Dame graduates are spoken of highly in Denver. There is much adventure and romance about Colorado that is missed by correspondents due in part to the way Coloradans tax an Easterner's credulity. Muir does not see the same conscientiousness among Americans in literature as they show in art. She sends an article for the Scholastic. Northern Colorado is full of Ex-Union men but west of the divide the other side has its representatives....

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Muir has been invited to edit a Denver weekly. She is glad to give up her southern trip. Muir is sorry that Hudson is no longer in charge of the Scholastic. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Muir sends a Mexican story. She does not believe Miss Eleanor Donnelly has met her fate for her work shows no sign of it. Professor Arthur Stace is a gentleman but one doesn't pay much attention to a laymen's views. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Muir submits an article entitled "Mt. Wheatstone Under a Dark Sky". She thanks Hudson for the gift. She likes Stoddard's work so much. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Muir knows what Hudson says of marriage is true, but desperate cases require desperate remedies. If Hudson knew her position after the flight she has made for a living, he would not wonder that she accepted any honorable offer of shelter. She doesn't think that one ever attempted to hurt her good name. People who knew her wouldn't believe it. Professor Arthur Stace read her letters to a man who spread more than truth all through Denver, but he does not amount to much. Professor Joseph...