BLACKWELL FAMILY            [*EMMA Blackwell*]            [*Blackwell, ANNA*]Anna Blackwell
13 Follen Street
Cambridge, Mass
April 15th 1898
Dear Anna
The twelve little books
form a very good nucleus
for a young girl's library.
As far as I have read them
I like them and think them
well fitted to induce a 
sympathetic feeling toward
"our four footed friends"
Anna says she hopes that 
aunt anna does not think 
that she needs to taught to
be kind to animals!  And
indeed nothing could exceed
the respect shown to the
wishes and feelings of her
three cats.  We sometimes
think it would be nice if all
the humans in our family 
were as carefully considered
in their likes and dislikes.But the pussies are regarded
are entirely dependent on us for
their happiness, while people
can to a certain extent provide
for themselves.
Your own booklet, the
"Whence and whither" expresses
much that I fully believe
as to spirit and matter, or
soul and body, but satisfactory
manifestations of disembodied
spirits are given to so few,
that the great majority must
rest their faith on something
else.
We are watching the papers
daily, with very great interest,
to know if our President will be
forced into an unrighteous 
war, by an irrepressible
Congress. It looks today as if
he would. The time is not fully
come for the Beating of the 
spear into The pruning hook,
but it seems as if it ought to be
near, affectionately yours
Emma.