I feel thrills of pride when I see us sitting cheek by jowl on the news-stands.

Lots of love.
In February, 1894, Richard was forced by a severe attack of sciatica to give up temporarily the gayeties of New York and for a cure he naturally chose our home in Philadelphia, where he remained for many weeks.

Although unable to leave his bed, he continued to do a considerable amount of work, including the novelette "The Princess Aline," in the writing of which I believe my brother took more pleasure than in that of any story or novel he ever wrote.

The future Empress of Russia was the heroine of the tale, and that she eventually read the story and was apparently delighted with it caused Richard much human happiness.
PHILADELPHIA.
March 5th.
DEAR CHAS: I am getting rapidly better owing to regular hours and light literature and home comforts.

I am not blue as I was and my morbidness has gone and I only get depressed at times.