P. S.—You see, I have done it.
The baby mentioned in the following letter was our mother’s first
great-grandchild, little Julia Ward Howe Hall.
241 BEACON ST.,
_June 16th, 1903_.
DEAR DAVID,— ... I saw your dear Harry last evening. He seemed
well—I thought him rather sober, as well he may be, with a
family to provide for. The Baby, not the less, is a very welcome
little creature, and it was a pleasant surprise when, on my
birthday, the little Mother laid the little daughter on my lap.
I returned on Sunday from a long visit in Gardiner. Always