300 Caroline Lucretia HerscheL [1838. 



tilings I knew, and which, after all, proved of no use to me 

 afterwards, except what little I knew of music, being just 

 tible to play the second violin of an overture or easy quar- 

 tette, which my father took a pleasure in teaching me. 

 N.B. When my mother was not at home. Amen. I must 

 think no more of those times, only just say I came to Bath 

 with a mind eager to learn and to work, and never changed 

 my mind till I came here again, but now I can no more. 

 .... One thing I must tell my nephew, which is, that I 

 hope I have found a deserving protector of my sweeper in 

 Director Hausmann, and I hope either himself or his son 

 will find us a few comets with it yet. He is a constant 

 visitor of mine. 



SIR J. F. W. HERSCHEL TO MISS HERSCHEL. 



SLOUGH, Nov. 26, 1838. 

 MY DEAR AUNT, 



I have received a letter from Sir Win. Hamilton, 

 Astronomer Royal, Dublin, informing me that the Royal 

 Irish Academy have elected you an honorary member of that 

 bod}*'. The diploma is by this time on its way to my care, 

 and I will, so soon as I receive it, take the very first secure 

 opportunity of transmitting it to you. 



Yesterdajr I received your most welcome letter and Mr. 

 Boguslawski's in one. I wrote to him some time ago rela- 

 tive to Halley's comet. He seems a very diligent observer, 

 and I am glad you have seen him. 



Your letter of September 24th, with its numerous dates, 

 was like a little diary, and almost made us fancy ourselves 

 with you in Hanover 



I am sorry to see, on looking at my banker's account, 

 that you have not (as you promised to do) drawn on Cohen 

 for the 50 of this half year. Pray do, and that soon, or I 

 shall be sadly disappointed. 



