186 Caroline Lucretia Herschel. [1825. 



is not to look too high, but trust to his own good behaviour 

 and serving faithfully those who can employ them; then they 

 will not want encouragement. 



This is the way I compose myself, for help I cannot 

 anybody any longer, and it hurts me, for I am too feeble to 

 think much of these kind of things. The 4th April goes 

 the messenger, and my nephew will receive my handy 

 works and a few little publications. I have yet some publi- 

 cations to make which will take me some time, to go with 

 the catalogue : and then I shall have nothing to put me in 

 mind of the hours I spent with my dear brother at the 

 telescopes, and for that reason I keep the five printed 

 vols. of my brother's papers, and read them over once more 

 before I send them to my nephew, and besides, it would 

 be too much at once, for books are heavy. 



Farewell, my dear Lady H., and remember me to Miss B., 

 who, I hope, will be good to me and write often to 



Your affectionate sister, 



CAR. HERSCHEL. 



P.S. Mr. H is released from his plague, for his 



wife is dead. 



MISS HERSCHEL TO J. F. W. HERSCHEL. 



HANOVER, March 27, 1825. 

 MY DEAR NEPHEW, 



I hope the MS. Catalogue of Nebulse and that of the 

 stars, which have been observed in the series of sweeps 

 along with the eight volumes from which they have been 

 drawn out, will not unfrequently be of use to you. 



The gauges were brought immediately after observations 

 into a book called " Register of Star Gauges," which was 



