ing. He made many plans for me, which in my youthful 

 egotism I rejected. I know now that I should have done well 

 had I followed this friendly counsel. He wanted me to take up 

 his work, so that there should be some one here to wear the 

 mantle of his life research. When I failed him he closed in 

 upon himself; for he had no children of his own. 



Chapman married her. This daughter married Doctor Chap- 

 were treated as if they were his own granddaughters. When 

 one of these young ladies visited Europe she had the entree 

 into the highest social circles. The second brother of the old 

 German Emperor William I was an eager botanist, and he 1 

 came a friend of this young lady. All court circles were open 

 to her. This prince became so enamored with Doctor Che 



the Doctor got wind of it, so incensed him that he cabled : 

 the stepchild's immediate return to America. 



Mv memories of those days when I studied with Doctoi 

 Chapman grow more and more disconnected, and I find myself 

 putting down things which happened in the order of 

 sonal interest— not at all as they occurred. For instance: one 

 day I went in to see him and he was at work upon some kind of 



done under a microscope. He looked up as I entered. " Come 

 here, my child," he said, " and look at these." 

 I looked, and I grant 



ealed tl 



mighty 



incredible task! The spores of these pa 

 id if the All Seeing has carried his law of order to even thes< 



