, 1877-06-09
ST. LUKE's HOSPITAL.
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frames AVIS II. HALE, II. D.
ST. LUKE's HOSPITAL.
III A4 Editor NJ Tn Tribune.
OTTAWA. ILL.,, 'June h.-Desr frEcnd8 OF The
Home, do not lose your Interest and let spring
sewing, hou'c.clcanInR and the many dntlcs which
crowd fast upon each other II this season drive
yon from The Home. Others ara anxiousIy look.
Ing for your nsu,cs and disappointed look greels
grceis ur. ~ tho familiar nnno 10 mlased from tho
eaukd. Know from experience, for love ny
Saturday afternoon chat with The Homo members,
and count tho days I'LL another visit shall b made.
In tho meantime enjoy your letters, which ara
many Of them tho autspoken feelings Of many a
lorin0 heart, AMI to you who haso given me cor.
dial invitation 10 visit you setnrn my thanks for
tho kindly Invitation extended, and should
Indeed ioyc TO know you better. VIII NOT
,Sa .ons ,tss.. ons deri.e a plan BY which We.
@ see f@Ps ss hc.T nay from e'e1%a yoa
one and ail on the subject. Of cuarsc II ass ncc.
sssar'ly H. be IL Chicago for there most Of our mem.
We hare hower show should enjoy thst, ,-of
contention to dcbato what shall dIscuss 70 make
ono ot our learned ones scture il M; or viii yoss
have theatrical entertainment or a n,aRqacrsdc.
and gsc the proceeds TO s.. Luke's Free llosp!tar
support this nohio tnatltution. 1t Ia great and
good work, and one In which am much lntereeted.
naS nys .esp s, 70 much sooa done there that w'sh
ron have flowers that ron Wish to do @ @rosd
with, DO them up In a box and send 10
wtan you might step in nftcT They have be IN dis.
trlbuted ana tho sick ones thcy gaze fontlty
I'D sa, nSts SnaS NJ n eas
Ths Hospital il an Episcopal Institution, though
e. u %S'Rns ss M @ VII ~ m ss
work for t'na's poor and unforlunhtc; and II can
ever 70 Of any assistance thoy havo only TO cali
ber who csn deliver lecture and devote liz pro-
ss H.. seod weis can yon e.. 1a
Ssyi 'N D''' ''' e'D'A'1' VI 'A''' ''''e'
Iosondn. yeu arc interested in aowcra; cannot
oea st 20 ono se eSose s tho
wosd have good s"dionse il any n.y. Of 'oo yon asa asa
any as.is.sncs. i should y piss.ed te DO 20: At
si d os III kus% sa Of a sssss GOOD 0s, he;
% sSss e. q s o e.n H. FSss pea 'ss Ct G X
hive 10 much to Do. lndeci, lie seems TOO short
to be nilcvfntcd and tia hungry 10 be fcd
bring iortli your ,rlana now, Immediately, and md
Grandma Oldways, LOT M hear from you, and
Wlnnle, and am eufo Amto IIAio h,e snmcihinc
eooa to suggest. tor sho sccme 70 devotca to good
Thompson; and viii Chat please come forward md
let u hear from herr an, suro ihoio aro enough
my friends who arc iooiinY iof snswors to their
questions, -
II Lafayette, many thanks; ehail send 70 you
plant IL a species Of bcgona. I shall be Glad 10
Lsvo semethlnE from you, for ron wrote saeh =
e'st sc Is 'ey mueh Truth !,
I'LL world, Yoaf pan a9S doins knS 'nsng ncap p'0p'' IN
Qnartfrig. iiow beautifully s yoa spcak % Of Ins No
saTc yos haya Gtoarht !. 70 1e; and am p,aascd 3
God lcnds III 10 scatter among lii people. Fot
sOmotirnes eas % Ihc " rcmark: M al ,%hy WIZ = L snst
ar0 surrounded with everything 10 mako lj1c
happyy' Many tines our tlfapositfone haye much
e % with thl.; tot,. whIIo nome a,o nssroanlcI
complaints mi muFmnrlnss. 10. mo heaven hcsye, iias
r., been n!oss kind, and each day ilt: mefcles and
WHY ono 70 unworthy shoulI bo 40 hlcs.cd,
while othcrs so Deserving arc chastcnul
with bitter grief and sorrow that bova them to tho
ened By torrowi / will not believe Il, Troaulo
s%n|es soo1 ,a enough thnt looking ,or g By.
that tLrrc ncver was nlght 10 dark but that day
dawncl al lart, and lhat tod 0ves thone whom Ilo
chnstcns. YOU any, DIoxlnea that ron viii rnioy
tno;e , sips !.ent n,oro hessa'o sdnt them. aaa,
Yea, this Ia pleasant, ind lie firt1t fdrn thtnk
how many pfcnsant hour shn}l spend with n,ins.
for they i!aso come from many sttsneor.trIsnd.
and as wander silently among them, shall
think Of those from whom I have scccivcd
loving words. even though thay did NOT aeai
noucfn, for Il IL ali 10 ncsrjy conncctcI. Eome
who ha,s .unt dIsl not undersanl packing, and oil
arg gone; but tako ths will for ta decd, and opo
ncuit to ralao from seed. / viii try them fof your
sake.
odell, many thsnks; you will receive mlao
soon. -
to yonf hapr1ne.s By ssndiaV to yau Inc ienpafd
leKonin, would bo very selfish not 10 do 40. il
grows from Leaf. N' '0~ ~ ~ ~
!inskley. many THINKS. I ahatl sand soon. OF
had talmon. eolore1 geraniasn scn. nc, 5ut Il
died Iins any kind fflend nltcher. nIant faT nns
WIN has long desfrcd une1 Think Il would crsAt.
~ .enhance good natnro.
wiater blooming. They sEs most iecidodty Better
than old plants You sfo nuite riebt in frvfnv nniy
tho com,I,ou ancs, VIM cots hn,n s.trdcs - ,vnt T5