
          have lost four, have had twenty
two grand children, five of whom are
dead! Is it any wonder that I have
done so little in the world of Science
of Letters?

Little of much, however, 
I beg you to be assured, my dear Sir, 
that I shall ever entertain a most
lively sense of the “aid and comfort”
which you have at all times rendered
me, and that I am very cordially and 
gratefully yours
C.W. Short

P.S. I have quite a collection of
Willows from different sources. Would
they be of any service to Mr. Anderson,
and if so, how shall I send them?

        