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Can you tell me anything about your cousin Will Collins 
in Portland? I saw by the Damariscotta paper that his Piper 
in-laws had been called to P rtland by his serious illness, 
and at once wrote Miss Helen^Pipee, who is here in New York. 
She is right busy, and I have not had any word from her, nor 
has there been any further items in the local paper. Will 
was here in the city not so very long ago. 
Bartram is back from 
the west, and is getting settled fast. He has put out the 
first 50 of his Arizona mogges, and they look like good things. 
I have them here, qnd have listed them for the Bryologist. 
He is enthusiastic over the work, at present, and I hope to 
get the chance to see himhefore the school year is over. 
The 
Round P 0 nd folks are still south, and will stay there, I ex¬ 
pect until nearly the first of May, if not a little later. 
They have had a very quiet year, or season, there, with w 
good deal of rain and iloudy days. Unusually wet, apparently 
according to the comparative tables which Henry sent me. 
I expect that they hate to come back North, for I am sure that 
neifcer of them care to undergo the fuss of the cottage business 
any longer. 
I nope ohat things are going all right with George 
and Edie— they mudt be settled by this time, and I hope that 
George has gained in health and strength all the winter. It 
could not have been such a great strain as last winter on him, 
anyhow. Here that was nothing that one could call a real 
winter, and I presume that you had much the same sort. Even 
in main®, there was nothing particularly severe. Give them 
my kindest regards when you see them, or when you 'phone. 
I suppose you are also well settled down to the usual routine, 
and that you have got where you know where things are about 5 
your room. What a time it does take, doesn't it. I don't 
know where anything really is now, and don't expect to for a 
long while. 
Well, it is nearly time for me to go out for eats, 
and I must close this up to mail on the way out. 
Best wishes to you all, 
As ever, 
