. 52.] TO CHARLES DARWIN. 501 



an inscription on his tombstone. But, entre nous, I 

 should not fancy such an one on my own. I should 

 select rather some simple line of Holy Writ, ex- 

 pressive of the Christian trust and faith, such as our 

 friend died in. 



I had lately been writing brief notices of several of 

 our botanists, deceased, for the May number of " Silli- 

 man's Journal ' (as you see, I mail a copy just re- 

 ceived) ; and at the time I felt that they probably 

 would not be published before there would be another 

 and more distinguished name to add. 



I shall not wait for the year to come round, but I 

 hope to draw up a brief tribute to his memory for the 

 July number of " Silliman's Journal." So I should 

 be much obliged to you for the dates and other partic- 

 ulars you kindly offer to furnish. I hope that auto- 

 biography which you are so fortunate as to possess is 

 of such a character that it may be printed, and that 

 you will give it along with a little memoir from your 

 own pen. It will be quite in your way, and I would 

 rather you should do it than any one else. . . . 



By the way, I may as well mention that Dr. Dar- 

 lington told me that certain letters, etc., of Baldwin's, 

 which he could not print, as they were severe on Nut- 

 tall, should come into my possession after his own 

 death. You will probably know if any bundle of 

 papers is left, directed to my charge. 



TO CHARLES DARWIN. 



CAMBRIDGE, March 22, 1863. 



MY DEAR DARWIN, Argyle's article on the Su- 

 pernatural, to which you called my attention a long 

 while ago, I never happened to see till to-day, when I 

 have read it through. It is quite clever, not deep, 



