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Show A LU1TUR FROM VICIORIA. Footsiiay, Melbourne Victoria, 25 Sept. 11)0.1. l)x.n Mil. TrtANK. ., This is going n ho h ehart letter nnd I regret il, leeing that I have iit written' you for Hitch A long time. The fact ii, that I have very little real news to tell yuti. We have just put past us (file of the xevei'Mt winters I have ever remembered; re-membered; not f mm rain or cold po'nl of view, but ow ing to tb a m (til industrial indus-trial depression that has bw op, across llin continent, WhiiI of witerpiise, want of nark nnd want of muncy have brought with them the bnru necessities of life to tens of tboitsHiidH ol people, nnd tens of thousands ol olhorn who t-onld n fiord it cleared out of the conn-try, conn-try, principally to South Aplcn. Tho Oniiso of nil the trouble, a explained to you in a previous letttr, la tint to tho ix or seven years of unprecedented drought thai wtt have It.ul. whereby couutlesa millions of slicep nnd cattle have perished and counties thousands ol acres of land Imvu had to lie fal'ow. Honevei, even bad tlaies havn nn end, nnd it is thought by those tit Bt competent compe-tent to give hii pinion that a belter (tUiire is In store for the commonwealth. common-wealth. CerUln it is Hint the iiiHguili cent inins we have hud this wiutei have assured us a phenomenal grain crop, which will bring cotinlleftH millions of pounds into the country, am) if we have two or threo such moist aeasony then our wool crop will be enoriuoiiB. Just now we are running rapidly into spring, nnd people are in good la-art after tho depressing in(liience of the winter. As for ourselves we have been wing on pretty much the same na when I wrote last. Just within the last few days I havo been negotiating for tho sale of my prnctico preparatory to getting get-ting 111 trltufor our expected round, iht' previously I now leol rather old to'con- ' tfniij Hie. nctfvo prnctico of my profes ion and intend far the future lo take things much easier. On my return from this trip I intend lo routine my-ttelf my-ttelf to niy olllcial duties I ntu the Medical Ollk-er of Health for n large part of tho City of Melbourne, and'a select private practice. Ily till means I shall be fret to tnka more leisure nnd possibly take a 2-yenrly run across to the slates, where we have tUwnys bo much enjoyed ourselves. However, n lot of this is anticipatory, po we must not "ovsrrun the constable." Anyhow we nre all looking forward with grant gusto to spending a coupln of days with you on our return from the Si Louis Fair. Of couise, we hope too to mest you in St, Louis. What a revival re-vival of old memories thero would be I What a lot we should have to talk about! What comparing of notcHl What changes since list wo trod tho pavements of St. Louis together, 10 yenrB ago I But we mtiBt not anticipate the pleasures. As for yourselves wo all here sincerely sincere-ly hope that you are enjoying the best of btalth and that you nro all flourishing flourish-ing and prospering. And ns I eaid nt the outset this is to bo n brief letter and I must keep my word; but before the end of the year you may expect n larger one detailing all our plana and giving you all the news that I think may interest in-terest you. Mrs. McCarthy and Qer-nldine Qer-nldine join villi mo In sending kind regards re-gards and warmest affection to self and Mrs, Traue nnd nil the family. Sincerely yours, Ciias. II. McCarthy, |