Rome, 5. XII '06
Dear Ed: - Thanks for letter of Dec 1st and hope to be in a position to return the many favors I received from you. All is well and I shall send you the money right away, and do not fail to notify me, if it reached your person. In case I need your kind services in the future I shall take the liberty to let you know. Keep Life of Christ for the present and give cardboard to Toni, for I only borrowed it. Directory belongs to Rex or Convicts Library. Heard of the grand success of banquet through Schlarnaus[?] & Father McConnell. I think programme is as neat as any ever printed in our time! It contains many new ideas and I feel good to know that you had a good time out of it. Hurrah for the Chairman of [?]
Say! You write as tho' Gigi wrote me an awful big letter where you say he told me all about the visit of the Archduke. Thus far I have not received a letter nor a postal from Gigi. Give him my regards but tell him to write if he wants to keep out of trouble. Yesterday I had the pleasure to attend a singing practice of Perosi & his famous Sixtine choir. Lord, but those dago kids can sing. I have quite a pull with Perosi. He is a charming little fellow. Arh!
Took a big walk of about three hours this morning on the Via Appia. Prime Hohenlohe went with me. O Rome is swell Ed, come and see! Regards to Dee & other Americans Yours Jos. Zeyen
Didn't see Dingfeldes yet.