The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-25

good 10 be lost, of purchasing
the series Of the Philosophical
transactions Of III. Royal So.
ciety of London from the Astor
Library, at a price scarcely
more than nominal. And by
this mail l send him a draft on
you for S3f3 15, which includes
the expenses OF boxing these
books fortransportation. They
need be the source of no unea-
siness as TO storage, as DR..
Cogswell will let them lie sab
.iect 10 our order until we want
them.
think they would bring
$500 at auction without DIM
Guilty next week. and probably
much more.
IRON A LETTER TO HR. occorr,
lx,7, Arm IL.
hope that IL will not prove
necessary 70 spend much upon
gradingor dressing the ground
until the tide begins 10 rise
again. We shall be wanung to
make comparatively heavyde-
mandsfor the dome work, and
then the observing chairs, &c,
6c., which are essentials.
PROS LETTER rgoN Dg. Aass-
y, TO On. GocLD, 1857, APRIL
~.
II we had reason for con.
graduation little more than n
year ago, xitl, only The I'D
building and the q, 90 for the
helionieter, We certainly ougnt
now 70 feel sofne degree Of
satisfaction with the progress
that has been made, and to look
forward with some degree of
hopefulness 10 the future. but
parton me- II ! >ay xh II | have
sometimes ,hougl.-ihat vpnr
hopefulness has seemed 10 al.
min.sh justin proportion "a our
hopes AMI wish = have bcen re-.
allied. Perhaps 7 am too Sc.
vcrs; ifso, ] Leg you Will fog.
give me.
Frclusr inquiries are llade
alter the N. Circle ana &.
ClocS; bui | have only e. say l
have heard nothing for months
OF ritEer.
FRon Dg. GorLr's RrrLv 70
IN. AKs>BT, 1851. ArRiL 2.
shall t.l you, my iear
doctor, how much yoar ie'ts.
has ggicvsl me. At lrst 7
thought ! would not. fpr I ara
sure son would NJ willingly
give INC pain But the implied
reprogch was not deserved
Npel'ilness ~ a compound of
IN hnsiasfn aa experl~nee,
anA tur TIE np part not with
In our control. - ;hat .ts ab
senec would be \ subject gJr
regret rather than r.nsure
Yet, we're J. subject 10 ihe viii,
nv own could n0s, | think,
AsVs escI more thoroughly Cn
listed When one Il vexed III
the sl0wnessof ~. people whn
have pledged their honor Gar
prvinptiinte-has left NJ stone
uatarn y tp hring ihe most 4.
verse inrueaces direct and ir
direct ~ ,ear upon them thc
inApl'cat'on ilat lie - dsl.vtng
w"ult have . ip~os. side, were
one IN thai ven. H,h your
letter liis norf INK cans tws
cihcrSfram valued friend q cen.
arrsng me iur g.vnv 4 ilspro.
par;ionsie share of time AMI
attention ~ arriving the Ohs.r.
ya'yfy matters, ard being
neeilessly troubled NJ their
slowness ] try 10 draw The
infsr.nce that I aln not crrlng
on ether siie.
lfso little aFsir maxine
ns YOU 'hint sfn sorry u
should be ne-,'f,il IL n-sgre
You that \ i % itull of tnlnc.
Never hAs a plan o. sketch =,
NAMED longer IL ray hands
'han WIS necessary Tor q prn
per study AMI ciiucisia, end
never has this time eseeelei
forty eieht hours. Never has
ths architect been w.'ssni ma
ferial FOR many vsek@ IN al
vance never ths oversrcr
without insirus tons slouth ~
t-sp him busy. TT the 'hng
hand, when trus.s Nre e. ANT
I'D 70 M With sr~h ls-gr fie
c-et,on ard fun confidence ~
you have bpnorcd NJ With. I
cannot siighi the resusasihilitv
entlil-d, bat must ret IA M
S-Sn desd ascof ling o. ny bot
hrht eisrr 1ar1iRg the criii.
sasns Of ihoss win have rot
hsfter me- q ~ Judgment.
And ! think " will be- casv for
me- Al any tune b. Uovyipc9
you on any desired point that
tbr 6setfing reasons were. if
nc< tse best, a, less, apparent
yao
II v nos fortsighi that I
have b-en dauy expsstiAa the
er'npletef ri asfot ihe iawe--
which have bsen elaborated "
he s;uty aud rontri enre ~
nsontha, and conJnu NV ~.
sne.e'. hcth orally All in wri
Una. with Ar. -. These
onoe received and found sn,i-.
sa-tovy. ! know of nothing -
interfere with their isnfu' iiate
eSecutfpn As 10 the past d.
hvs conseauenton the ol1as,
~ fhs frrnssf ropn. y1u wii,
surety hoid ne guiltless here.
Frpn Nr smith have Aearf
but twice sincs I vac in a.
hany, ashouTh rspceted re
quests haze been ~ " l1r IN
forinatfou On rer'2iu / ninis
Ako hu wished tn iuufifv the
plans Tor the Ohaytser's house.
and ! asked him ~ 10 =, ant
SDi ulcm on but 'h.y have
not come. Sdll ~ Peters
keeps me posted & : tho m0~t
part az " what lad 1ibR. Wore
the plans once settled. tile bsd
scaihsr wouli Mt Interfere
with the centra sts. Tho plsus
for roof and shutters have been
n his possession since the ent
of vcbruar th1se iCr'Le hoor
since the sth % April. One
third part " al my energies
kas heen yiysn ~ the Ohserya
tory siace he end uf Nnven
her. About the c'ors I have
nritten six tlfnes since Jan
nary. and whcl ! cnl phce de-
liver n the trt.s1cts their fin
tShei building and tell them
that i IL the hes VI existence,
20 sar ~ " pr0fesaevtrhe any
thiag, II will be a ~elief AMI
JOY such a. ! have seldom
known.
Remembering these ,hincs,
AMI alao that II " hns y small
part OF all The i,bnr which
" he's Itself manifest n tn
!. n OF r.sults, ron will not, 7
think, Dc disposed 10 Cgasure
me f,r iatssrurmsess But ir
80, le' mr add that neither ycn
nor any other person know tn
lrounle- ssPin@s whteh I have
hal n struggle, the tolls Il en-
or tho weatf eps of
spirit which hs-elmosf broken
me down And " 7 could NOT
r'eisn that your tensafe "a M
trserycd, J might plsad ner
vous evhaW-.ion W ss.tenuutiOn
NJ y great deal ~ rrinissness
And II yon nalliate those who
have behaved 70 badly, by ~
~tlssn that they have dJne the
''.ss they could. surely wi will
rot epny AZ tnuch ~ me-.
G-1.H