
          Cambridge, Tuesday Evening. 


 My dear Friend, 


 Your letter of Thursday last duly reached 
 me. I have no news since my last to give you. 
 Herbert is still doing finely. He took a cold on Friday, 
 from the lack of sufficient attention to the changes of 
 the weather. He had some sore throat and fever Saturday 
 and Sunday, but is now quite well again. I kept 
 him in yesterday, but to-day I took him to Boston
 with me, to several places, among them to the Missionary 
 House where we saw the Museum &c, and Herbert 
 made a donation of half a dollar to the funds of the 
 board. He has now for some time been 
 sound asleep. 


 I was quite gratified and pleased today to 
 learn that Amherst College has done itself the honor
 to make you an honorary alumnus. You are in 
 good company, too, with Gov. Briggs and Prof. Greenleaf;
 both true and good men. 


 I have already found time to do the Rhodoreae.


 The large strap you speak of that went to Princeton 
 around one of the girls' trunks belongs, not to the coachman, 
 but to me. It belongs to the Carolina travelling 
 press. You can send it in the parcel, with the bag that 
 held your own bundle. 


 Very glad to hear that students have come in so 
 finely this year at Princeton, hope the Medical College
 will fill up in equal proportion. I learned to-day
        