p.

Aug 9th 1895
Sag Harbor
Dear Julia
As Stoddard has written you
I will only answer your question
concerning his blindness. Ever
since his 70th birthday was announced
there has been a stream of tributes,
and letters to answer, I have a heap
on hand now. For some time I
noticed a change in S a great
aversion from going out, he seldom
went to the office, when he did, he
took a cab, for days he sat silent,
sombre, sometimes suddenly irritable,
he took no interest what ever in our
daily life, it was a great distress to me