. Correspondence with Walter Deane, 1886-1909 (inclusive). Correspondence; Barnes, Charles Reid, 1858-1910; Deane, Walter, 1848-1930; Botanists. Department of Botany The Botanical Gazette December 29, 189 9. My dear Dean«* -f^fe/- <$ IaM^ m^fttl^^^ The charging little hook which you Bent came a few days -^f d&tltey-. before Christmas, and in accordance with your note on the corner was / kept unopened until Christmas day. It is a delightful little story ar has already been much enjoyed by the family as well as myself. Your letter which accompanied it was greatly appreciated. I was deligh
. Correspondence with Walter Deane, 1886-1909 (inclusive). Correspondence; Barnes, Charles Reid, 1858-1910; Deane, Walter, 1848-1930; Botanists. Department of Botany The Botanical Gazette December 29, 189 9. My dear Dean«* -f^fe/- <$ IaM^ m^fttl^^^ The charging little hook which you Bent came a few days -^f d&tltey-. before Christmas, and in accordance with your note on the corner was / kept unopened until Christmas day. It is a delightful little story ar has already been much enjoyed by the family as well as myself. Your letter which accompanied it was greatly appreciated. I was delighted to hear from you again and to know how you were getting along. I should have responded to it earlier hut for various distracting events. Among them was an unfortunate accident which befell my sister-in-law on Christmas eve . ^She and her three children have been living with us since we came to Chicago .)" On Sunday night some friends who were visiting with us were to he taken to the Second Presbyterian Church to hear the Christmas music. As they were calling at a distance of half a mile or more I was sent over to take them down by the cable CJU-^ while Mrs. Davidson and my wife went down on the Illinois central Railroad. Their train was delayed by break down and on alighting at Twenty-second Street they were hurrying to the church where we were to meet. A narrow atrip of ice on the side walk was unnoticed and Mrs. Davidson fell in such a way s to break both bones on the right leg a short distance above the shoe top. Some men who were passing '•ssisted her into a neighborly house and Mrs. Barnes then came for me. The gentleman who was visiting us was a physician and he at once pronounced the trouble a break. We were only a few blocks from St. Luke's Hospital and telephoned at once for an ambulance , took Mrs. Davidson there, had the leg, set/J and next day, Christmas, ^ brought her home. TIaturally this interrupted the Christmas festivities con- siderably and it was
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