8 November 1881

The Dandelion's pallid Tube
Astonishes the Grass,
And Winter instantly becomes
An infinite Alas--
The Tube uplifts a signal Bud
And then a shouting Flower,--
The Proclamation of the Suns
That sepulture is o'er.

Vinnie told me, dear friend, you were speaking of Mr Root--

Emily--