The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 9/Letters - Fifth Series/XLIV Mother
XXXIV
To Mrs. G. W. Hale
NEW YORK
18 November 1894
DEAR MOTHER
I have been very late this time in writing you as Sister Mary[6]* has
already written to you, no doubt, about me.
The clothes have all reached safe, only I will send over some of the summer
and other clothes as it will be impossible to carry the burden all along
with me.
The certainty about going to Europe this December has gone; so I am
uncertain when I go.
Sister Mary has improved a great deal from what I saw her last. She lives
with a number of fox-hunting squires and is quite happy. I hope she will
marry one of those fellows with long pockets. I am going again to see her
tomorrow at Mrs. Spalding's — I was there last afternoon. I will be in N.Y.
this month; then I go to Boston and perhaps will be there all through
December. When I was sick in Boston last spring, I went over to Chicago, and
not to Detroit as Mrs. Bagley expected. So this time I am going to Detroit
first and then to Chicago, if possible. Else I altogether give up the plan
of going to the West soon.
There is more chance of working my plans out in the East than in the West,
as it now appears.
I have got news of the phonograph — it has reached safe, and the Râjâ[7]*
wrote to me a very nice letter on that. I have a lot of addresses and other
nonsense from India. I have written home to them not to send any more
newspapers. My love to the babies at home and I am going to visit the
baby[8]* abroad.
Mrs. Guernsey has been at death's door. She is now recovering slowly. I have
not seen her yet. She is not strong enough to see anybody. Hope she will
soon be strong.
My love to Father Pope and everyone.
Your ever affectionate son,
VIVEKANANDA