Dearest Mrs. Young:
Your letter has been before my eyes many times…
Keep up your courage and your faith in women and in the old flag. I came across it the first time after I arrived, in a moment of extreme despondency. It did me a world of good… In three weeks, if all goes well, I shall see you. We sail for New York on the 12th of this month.
Affectionately,
J.C.C.
From a Letter to Mrs. Harriet Nourse
… Oh, yes, I have made my will many times; but some man always spoils it and I am obliged to make it over, I am not at all superstitious about making a will. My only trouble is having nothing to leave. I am fond of superstitions—the little ones. They give interest to life, if you have to spend it in one place. A little unreason is less monotonous than the eternally reasonable, and if it makes you happy for a minute to see the moon over your right shoulder, why not see it, and be unreasonably happy?
From a Letter to Mrs. Margaret W. Lemon
222 WEST 23RD STREET, NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 1900.
My dear Mrs. Lemon:
I am very glad you are to formulate the resolution of thanks and appreciation of the work of the Reception Committees. Of course it goes without saying that it will be spread upon the minutes.