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She thanks Hudson for the notice of her verses. There is on one she can turn to for criticism. Her thoughts naturally run in verse; she merely dictates the passing thoughts without effort of composition. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He thanks Hudson for his encouraging reply. The hope of having his verses printed in the Ave Maria will make him more happy to learn. He will do all in his power to follow Hudson's advice. :: X-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Sister believes Hudson will be disappointed in "Charlotte", a story which she has in the French. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Mac Carthy heard this morning from Father Isaac T. Hecker of the death of Orestes A. Brownson . It was a great blow to him and to all Catholics in this country. He knows that there were those, even among Catholics, whose admiration of Brownson was not unmixed. But Mac Carthy always entertained not only admiration but sincere affection. If he is permitted, as he believes he shall be, he intends paying his poor tribute in one or more of the Catholic papers. By Father Hecker's express desire,...

Scope and Contents Regarding the World History Mac Carthy wrote, he does not know where Hudson got his information as to its composition, since Lawrence Kehoe was the only one who knew anything about it. Mac Carthy claims that the work is an original composition and he did not copy the material of other writers. He did rely upon the work of Gazeau written in French, as an authority, but after translating his work, Mac Carthy used his own interpretation of the facts, but did not invent a history of the...

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Mac Carthy wrote his last letter to Hudson only to correct the false impression that his World History was plagiarism. He will soon drop out of Catholic journalism as a profession and return to the secular press, where he can make more money. Catholic journalism does not pay. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Mac Carthy submits a sketch which he thinks Hudson will be pleased to get. He thinks the suggestion about Orestes Brownson is good and will do a sketch on him. Mac Carthy thanks Hudson for the remittance sent through Brother Jarlath, C.S.C. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Mac Carthy submits some reminiscences recalled by reopening "Fabiola". :: X-3-a A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Mac Carthy is glad Hudson likes the Ward sketch. He thinks $5 a page of the Ave Maria would be just compensation. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Mac Carthy thanks Hudson for the check. He sends some sidelights on Henry Cardinal Manning . Mac Carthy inquires if Lawrence Kehoe sent Hudson his History of the World. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Hudson may dispose of MacDermott's manuscript. :: X-3-d A.L.S. lp. 32mo.

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Mac Dermott submits a story for the Ave Maria. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Mac Donnell thanks Hudson for his letter of encouragement. She sends Hudson two sketches. Mac Donnell is collecting material for the most renowned Portuguese Sanctuaries. Since beginning her translation of St. Teresa's life, she learned that Father Coleridge was about to publish a book on her life. She sends Hudson the few chapters she has written. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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A few articles are enclosed for the Ave Maria. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Mac Donnell has not been able to secure information regarding the Shrines of Our Lady of Portugal; but sends an account of N. S. de Cabo. She has begun to translate one of Father Bresciani's tales. Except for Leonillo and the Jew of Verona, none have been translated into English. She encloses a sketch of Monsignor Spagnoletti 's life. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 6pp. 16mo.

Scope and Contents Sister submits a story entitled "Nora" together with the music of "Respice Stellam". She praises Hudson for the numerous interesting articles, particularly "Lepers of Molokai" that have appeared in the Ave Maria during the past years. Sister thanks Hudson for copies of "A Troubled Heart" and "Our Lady of Good Counsel". The Irish Land League is ruining the peasantry since it has demoralized the people and destroyed their love for their clergy. All who joined the Land League must attend...

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Sister thanks Hudson for the many gifts he has sent her. She is at work on Doralice but she will send no installments before Christmas. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.

Scope and Contents Sister thanks Hudson for the Ave Maria and the many gifts. Pere Lacordaire is enthroned in their convent album beside all the ecclesiastical dignitaries. She received the Indian paper, but it should have stated part of it was copied from the Ave Maria. Sister hopes to send Hudson a New Year's or Christmas Eve story when she forwards the subscriptions for 1888. She encloses an extract from a letter of Cajetan Cardinal Masella sent her. They are expecting the new Irish Provincial to hold...

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Sister thanks Hudson for copies of "Mad Penitent of Todi" and asks him to thank Anna Hanson Dorsey for the souvenirs she sent. Father Matthew Russell, S.J., is critical of "Mad Penitent of Todi" in his journal. In Sister's opinion no Irish or English Catholic periodical equals the Ave Maria. Cholera is raging in Spain only fourteen miles from the Portugese frontier. She sends the first installment of her book. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 5pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Sister apologizes for her delay in thanking Hudson for the copy of "A Troubled Heart". She asks Hudson's opinion, whether or not hypnotism involves diabolical intervention. Sister believes she has found a good Catholic novel entitled "Doralice" by the Countess Hahn Hahn . She will translate it into English for the Ave Maria. After reading some of Hernan Caballero, she doesn't think it refined enough for the Ave Maria. Due to the hot weather that Portugal has been having there is fear...

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An attack of rheumatism has prevented Mac Donnell from writing sooner. She sends a medal blessed at Lourdes. Mac Donnell gives an account of a blind girl being cured by the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Sister sends a few manuscripts. She encloses a letter from Burns and one of Mrs. Anna Hanson Dorsey 's, which Hudson sent her. They are expecting a cholera epidemic which will ravage Lisbon because the drainage is terrible. The Portuguese say there is no remedy but they are too inert. There is a wave of suicides among young men and women and the journals have agreed not to publish these accounts because it only increases the morbid mania. One of the Sisters seeks some information...

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Sister thanks Hudson for the books. An attack of rheumatism has kept her from writing to Hudson. The information Hudson gave Sister about Lew Wallace was interesting, but he seems farther than ever from coming into the church. Monsignor Guidi has been made auditor to the Munich Nunciature. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Sister received the copies of "The Mad Penitent of Todi". She sends Hudson a short sketch. Sister requests permission to translate Father John Zahm 's article "What the Church Has Done For Science" for Il Rosario, an Italian publication. Last month the Children of Mary carried out a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Sameiro to thank her for protecting Portugal against a cholera epidemic. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 6pp. 12mo.

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Sister submits some Portuguese subscriptions and asks Hudson to place a specimen copy of the Ave Maria in a convent school conducted by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic near Lisbon. She sends Hudson Christmas Greetings. :: X-3-k A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Sister sends the names of four new subscribers together with a Christmas story. Within a few days Hudson should receive a box of Agnus Deis and Sacred Heart scapulars. The Provincial visited their house before returning to Ireland. She received an account of Mother Antonia Hanley's death. :: X-3-i A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Sister is glad to hear that Charles Warren Stoddard is at Notre Dame and hopes he will be given the grace of a religious vocation. She prefers the first part of Stoddard's book "Troubled Heart" where he recalls his youthful religious experiences as a Protestant. Sister compares it with Newman's experiences as a Protestant set forth in his "Apologia Pro Vita Sua". She congratulates Hudson for publishing Father John A. Zahm 's article in the latest Ave Maria. It is a lesson to those who...

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Mother Prioress thanks Hudson for the books he sent. Sister sends a story of an apparition, which she adapted from the French, together with a sonnet of the Empress of Brazil. At present, everyone in Lisbon talks of Lourenco Marquis and abuse the English, which makes life for the English residents uncomfortable. :: X-3-k A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

Scope and Contents Sister hopes that Hudson has received all the Portuguese subscriptions. Gratitude is expressed for the Index for 1886 and 1887. Sister was glad to learn that Father General Edward Sorin presented a volume of the Ave Maria to His Holiness and got a new blessing on Hudson's work. "Father Damien", by Emily Hickey, was published in the Leisure Hour. The Holy Father has 40,000 chasubles and 30,000 chalices to bestow and Sister hopes that someone will remind him of Molokai. Sister has a...

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Mac Laughlin submits a manuscript to Hudson. :: X-3-h A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.