[Letter] April 27,1894 [to F.H. Giddings]

April 27, 1894, n. p.

Dear Friend:
       I must tell
you how pained I am
by the thought that
a physical limitation
such as you describe
is to be put about
your activities. Perhaps
it may merely keep
effort within limits,
prevent a too severe
nervous strain, and
give you a larger
and more fruitful
life than an overworked
man can have. It
has served to have
exactly that effect in
the case of the registrar
at Amherst college,
Mr. Marsh. I would not
allow myself to believe
that more than this
restraint will result.
I have feared for you
somewhat on the ground
of excessive labor. For the
sake of your friends and the world
you will, I am sure, guard
against too severe a strain.
May we not see you all this
Summer? We shall be here or
at Amherst most of the time.

          Yours Very Truly,
             John B. Clark

I will write on an item
of business soon.