To Laura
Just let drop everything, and take me up on your lap. I'se very tired, writing, tugging at all sorts of things. Long silence b'tween us. Growing estrangement, eh? Richardses are better, eh? Which nobody can deny.... Have been hard at work upon a memoir of Maria Mitchell, which is well-nigh finished.... Am spleeny to-day: the weather being according....To “Uncle Sam”
March 28, 1883.
My darling brother,
I owe you two good long letters, and am ashamed to think how long it is since you have seen my crabbed chirography.
Of course, it is the old story.
I have been dreadfully busy with all sorts of work, in all of which I take delight, while yet to quote St. Paul, “The good that I would I do not.”
To give you a few items, I have just finished a short memoir of Maria Mitchell, Professor of Astronomy at Vassar College.
This was an interesting task, but had to be very carefully done.
At the same time, I had to correct Maud's memoir of me, which is to be published in the same collection of biographies of eminent women!
I think I am eminent for undertaking ten times more than I can do, and My darling brother,
