through life was frequently arrested by malice and envy. You should not confine yourself too much to reading history as it may not always be of sufficient interest to keep you amused. An occasional hour in looking over some nice article selected by Papa in one of the best periodicals would be an agreeable change. You will perhaps look over such articles as have reference to passing events in Europe, never of course thinking anything about the most modern fashions, or whether the ladies in Paris wear large combs or uncommon bonnets. These insignificant matters will be entirely beneath your ladyships notice and no doubt gives you as little concern as it does me what I shall wear before going out to the bush tomorrow but