_Alexandria, Red River_, ----, _Louisiana_.
_Dear Sir_,--Your polite letter of the -- is before me, and the view
which you present of the estimation in which you hold my poor labors
is every way gratifying. It would afford me great pleasure to send you
a few trifles for the Hum-drum, which I have no doubt will prove a
very useful periodical if its design is well carried out--but the
truth is my time is entirely occupied.
Yours,
[Illustration: Timothy Flint]