Metadata
Title
Mrs. C. A. Hopkinson to Sarah Josepha Hale
Date
1860-02-08
February 8, 1860
Subject
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
Medium
Manuscripts
Language
eng
Type
text
Collection
Sarah Josepha Hale Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
46-M-122
Rights
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html
Text
Cambridge 8th Feby. 1860
My dear friend -
Thank you very much
for your real kindness in promptly
replying to my inquiries. I know how
full your time and thoughts must
needs be, and give you credit accordingly
for the heed you are willing to
pay to my interests. 1st then, your
paper - which is excellent is enclosed & directed
to Judge Kent. 2nd it is now the 8th of Feby.
& no appearance of the Feby no of the L. Book.
The Jan 7 number came in December. As
I said before, it is a necessary of life, for
how are we to know how to think & dress
without your pretty pictures & stories? -
3d I enclose to you a note to these
people & am & shall be exceedingly
obliged to Mr Godey for any thing he can
do towards ascertaining whether I get
any thing for my Stories twain. I am
aware, by the terms of the advertisement
that if I have had no prize awarded
my stories are not to be returned. Still as
they may also think them, entirely worthless
I shall be glad that they should come
back to their natural parent.- In
such a case if Mr Godey can get them
& send them I shall of Course refund
his expenses, [DE: the] & hold myself ready to
do my politest thing for him in return -
The titles are, "Rushtow," - and "The belles
of the Revolution."
I think you told me you were
a daughter of the Episcopal church - I
can, in that case congratulate you on
the accession of a new disciple, who
will doubtless in turn come to be a
Teacher & Bishop among you - [?] Docr
Huntington, viz: - he has applied to
Bishp Eastburn for orders - That is the
most we talk about in Cambridge: - As every
body supposed, Prof. Felton [DE: would] is to be
President. I believe I told you that ondit
about Mr. Everett? - That he was engaged
to Mrs Gorham Brooks - but I dont know
as it is true - & considering his wife is
scarcely cold, it seems premature, to say
the least. - Cambridge is Such a
place for no gossip! On half starves
for want of a healthy appreciation of
one's neighbors affairs - - Indeed every
body professes to be occupied with their
own. Which means, freely translated "I
can go into Boston when I want amusement,
which is easier than to be meddling
with my neighbors kitchen"
Yes, poor Mrs. Comegys! but -
do you know, I do not think she can
Succeed here by any possibility - I only
hope she will not get involved. Thank
you for inquiring for my children. Frank
is in Horace Grays office learning to be
lawyer, & John is junior. You can fully
understand how much pleasure I must
have in my children's success & how
much anxiety, that only a mother
knows, keeps me wakeful at night, &
watchful in the day - May the Lord keep
this city, & then the watchmen will not
[wake?] in vain. I am very glad you
have quite recovered. May your life
& usefulness be long spared!
Adieu - CAH.
Mrs. Sarah J. Hale.
Care of Louis A Godey Esqr.
Philadelphia.
My dear friend -
Thank you very much
for your real kindness in promptly
replying to my inquiries. I know how
full your time and thoughts must
needs be, and give you credit accordingly
for the heed you are willing to
pay to my interests. 1st then, your
paper - which is excellent is enclosed & directed
to Judge Kent. 2nd it is now the 8th of Feby.
& no appearance of the Feby no of the L. Book.
The Jan 7 number came in December. As
I said before, it is a necessary of life, for
how are we to know how to think & dress
without your pretty pictures & stories? -
3d I enclose to you a note to these
people & am & shall be exceedingly
obliged to Mr Godey for any thing he can
do towards ascertaining whether I get
any thing for my Stories twain. I am
aware, by the terms of the advertisement
that if I have had no prize awarded
my stories are not to be returned. Still as
they may also think them, entirely worthless
I shall be glad that they should come
back to their natural parent.- In
such a case if Mr Godey can get them
& send them I shall of Course refund
his expenses, [DE: the] & hold myself ready to
do my politest thing for him in return -
The titles are, "Rushtow," - and "The belles
of the Revolution."
I think you told me you were
a daughter of the Episcopal church - I
can, in that case congratulate you on
the accession of a new disciple, who
will doubtless in turn come to be a
Teacher & Bishop among you - [?] Docr
Huntington, viz: - he has applied to
Bishp Eastburn for orders - That is the
most we talk about in Cambridge: - As every
body supposed, Prof. Felton [DE: would] is to be
President. I believe I told you that ondit
about Mr. Everett? - That he was engaged
to Mrs Gorham Brooks - but I dont know
as it is true - & considering his wife is
scarcely cold, it seems premature, to say
the least. - Cambridge is Such a
place for no gossip! On half starves
for want of a healthy appreciation of
one's neighbors affairs - - Indeed every
body professes to be occupied with their
own. Which means, freely translated "I
can go into Boston when I want amusement,
which is easier than to be meddling
with my neighbors kitchen"
Yes, poor Mrs. Comegys! but -
do you know, I do not think she can
Succeed here by any possibility - I only
hope she will not get involved. Thank
you for inquiring for my children. Frank
is in Horace Grays office learning to be
lawyer, & John is junior. You can fully
understand how much pleasure I must
have in my children's success & how
much anxiety, that only a mother
knows, keeps me wakeful at night, &
watchful in the day - May the Lord keep
this city, & then the watchmen will not
[wake?] in vain. I am very glad you
have quite recovered. May your life
& usefulness be long spared!
Adieu - CAH.
Mrs. Sarah J. Hale.
Care of Louis A Godey Esqr.
Philadelphia.