ইউরোগ প্রবাস br。 I hope to leave Europe by the Bombay Steamer of the 5th January and reach Calcutta about the early part of February, just to see our Indian winter expire. I think it would be better for me to leave my family bere till I am well-settled in Calcutta, Living in France is cheap and I could not start in life as a Barrister in a becoming style for a time unless I had more money, than I am afraid, you could raise for me. As a single man, I conid live anywhere and in any way I chose :-the case world be far different with a wife and children, I earnesily entreat you not to fancy that I am capable of treating your advice lightly ; but in thie matter, I think you are misled by the idea that living in Europe is dear, However strange the assertien might appear to you, I assure you that Europe is the cheapest qmarter of the globe in many respects. When, I reach Calcutta, I hope to hire the npper story of some house with an Attorney's or other office below, furnish a few rooms decently and iive with a cook and Khitmutgartill “briefs” begin to come in. Mrs. Dutt conlä five here very comfortably for 250 or 300 Rs. a month. I would rather that things went on this way till next winter, I must now proceed to draw your attention to a much serious snbject. I need scarcely ten you that you are my only friend. I am shout to undertake a long voyage by sea. Life is uncertain. “In the midst of Hife we are in death.” Should anything happen to me, my wife and children will #ave no one to took to but yourself.... I cannot conceal it from myself, that in order to get into the profession, I bave well-nigh beggared myself. It now remains to be seen a goofs wowshow But there is no use of despairing. If I had been a single man, I should have marched ont fearlessly, for I am not naturally timid; but it's a serions thing to have wife and little children, ali nnable to help themselves, iu case of any emergency, I must now tromble you my dear Friend, to send Mrs, و&
