He said, 'Why mind the fashion?
Wear a big hat, and be comfortable!' I said I would if I had one, and he has sent me this, to try me.

I'll wear it for fun, and show him I don't care for the fashion." And hanging the antique broad-brim on a bust of Plato, Jo read her letters.
One from her mother made her cheeks glow and her eyes fill, for it said to her...
My Dear: I write a little word to tell you with how much satisfaction I watch your efforts to control your temper.

You say nothing about your trials, failures, or successes, and think, perhaps, that no one sees them but the Friend whose help you daily ask, if I may trust the well-worn cover of your guidebook.

I, too, have seen them all, and heartily believe in the sincerity of your resolution, since it begins to bear fruit.

Go on, dear, patiently and bravely, and always believe that no one sympathizes more tenderly with you than your loving...
Mother "That does me good! That's worth millions of money and pecks of praise.