in matters that he had no business with with regard to that disgusting woman McDougal. I hope that Mr Johnstone stayed with you and that you were able to make him comfortable. The Wild Duck will by this time be in cold latitudes. I am often with my dearest boy in thought and wondering if he is properly attended to. I miss him more and more every day and fancy that no one will attend to his little comforts as I would myself. I always took a pride and a pleasure in seeing to his little wants, but I hope that my loss will be his gain and that he will not forget his poor old aunt. Mr Strang is now getting over the parting but I do pity him, so lonely and so friendless as he is. I am busy putting his shirts to rights and soon as I make him