Boston Jan. 7 1883
My Dear Mary -
It now begins to look as tho' I should spend most of the next three weeks in Williamstown. I was talking with Prof. Sedgwick this morn. about Wilson, & he rather advises me to go there at once. He is going to write him about me to-day, & I shall decide in the course of three days what I shall do.
He says I must study under him sometime, whether now is the time or not is the question. He is a genius & rising man & one worth knowing, an intimate friend of his. He is more of a zoologist than Prof. Sedgwick - These remarks are prefatory to the
nextsubject now to come before the house. I may spend all the money I can get before I leave town, so, if convenient, you may send a postal order by the next mail to me here, then if I fail to connect with my Sem. money, I shall not be entirely out - Miss B. has not sent me the blanks for drawing my salary, so I may not be able to get the money here soon as I want it. If I should leave here by Thurs. or Fri. you may see me, as I shall probably stop over or train.Aunt Mary left this morning - she visits in Natick & around there until Wed. morn. Perhaps you may see her on that day or the next. She had not decided just where she would go.
She got her one of the cheap silks - 68 in wide - for 3.25 a yard, but on seeing a piece like yours, she regrets that she did not invest in Satin de Lyons
alsoinstead.Your dress is a bargain, & no mistake -
I have had such a good time with Aunt Mary, & she has seemed to enjoy it & has been real well -
I must stop writing & go back to my East [?] home.
Shall expect to hear from you soon. Postal code is better than reg. letter-handling [?] I think -
Hastily -
Cornelia