This little story was the last production of her pen and appeared a few days only after her death.
25. Avis Benson; or, Mine and Thine, with other Sketches. 1879.
This is a collection of pieces that had already appeared in the Chicago Advance and in the New York Observer. It met with a cordial welcome and has had a large circulation.
Some of the readers of Mrs. Prentiss' books may be glad to see a specimen of her handwriting. The following is a fac-simile of the closing part of a letter to her cousin, Miss Shipman, written at Dorset in 1867:
[Illustration: Handwriting Sample]
[1] B. J. Lossing, L.L.D., in the Christian Union of Oct. 15, 1879.
[2] B. J. Lossing in The Christian Union.
[3] Mr. Nathaniel Willis, then in his 76th year. He died at Boston, May 26, 1870, in the 90th year of his age.
[4] Sickness: its Trials and Blessings. A very wise and comforting book. She bequeathed it back to Mrs. Prentiss at her death.
[5] To aid in defending it against the "Border-Ruffians."