P. S. This is a full 2-hour program, with no allowances for applause & a dozen other little eaters-up of valuable seconds & minutes; so, either Cable or I had better knock one 15-minute piece out of his program. ; a 20-minute piece would If Cable objects to knocking it out of his, be sure you knock it out of mine. Knock out “Why doan’ a Frenchman talk like we does.” The audience must go away hungry, not surfeited; & you know that after an audience has had about enough, every added minute acquires an ascending scale of weight, in pounds, just as the diamond does in carats; & to a well-tired crowd the next-to-the-last minute weighs upwards of a ton. Hearken to these wisdoms, dear sir & citizen, & act accordingly,

P. S. I asked Gerhardt what color of plush would go best with the plaques, & he suggested dark olive green; also said dark maroon was a good color; & suggested that it form a border 2 inches broad around the plaque, & that the plaque be countersunk or bedded in it—meaning, I suppose, as a watch is, in its velvet jewel-box.