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I have tried to do well- -tried hard to do as well as I knew 

 how in my own way, and I commit myself and my future in 

 hope and trust to that Divine Tower who is the Author of 

 all things, whose ways and works I have tried faithfully to 

 understand the duty of every rational being. 



You see I am now very much in my own mind. It is a 

 peculiar occasion, and will never occur again. Yet I do not 

 forget the rest, and there can be no fitter time than this to 

 acknowledge my deep indebtedness to you, to my dear 

 father, and to my brothers and sister, for the kindness and 

 self-sacrifice I have experienced from all of you. You have 

 been very good to me in my past times of trouble, and very 

 patient with me in my times of irritation. I can never 

 repay the obligations and never sufficiently express my 

 deep feelings of gratitude. A thousand heartfelt thanks to 

 you all. One of the profoundest satisfactions of my life 

 is that you and father are still spared to us, and in circum- 

 stances of pecuniary comfort. May your remaining days 

 be pleasant, and may you be happy in the prosperity of 

 your children and in the prospect of a future life ! 



Your affectionate son, E. L. YOUMANS. 



On arriving in London he found the great city 

 terribly crowded, 



LONDON, June 15, 1871. 



DEAR SISTER : I am here for sure, as witness a painful 

 consciousness. Arrived at Euston Station, I took a cab for 

 the Langham. No rooms. Frightened at the reports, I 

 stipulated with cabby by the hour and started. We visited 

 about a dozen places of all sorts, high and low, but to no 

 purpose. Not a room anywhere, nor a private room or 

 apartment either. I then left my trunk at the Langham 

 and went to 37 Queen's Gardens. There they offered me 

 a room not larger than my stateroom, which of course I 

 took. It is close and suffocating, and I have had a hard 

 time in it. I have not got over the sea yet, my brain be- 



