Hugo Schuchardt Archiv

Rhyl¹
Dec 8. 76

My dear Professor Schuchardt,

My husband thanks you cordially for the nice testimonial you wrote for him. When he asked you to add your diplomas to your name, he meant you to do just what you did, it was not because you are not known in the philological world but because the electors to the Celtic chair do not know much about |2| the leading philologists of the day unfortunately. We are very sanguine in respect to this Celtic professorship it would be so much more congenial to Mr Rhŷs. We are glad you have removed to Graz, if it is better for you than Halle. it is a pity your health is still bad I hope |3| by & bye it will improve I have no doubt that the climate is warmer in winter there than it is at Halle.

Myfanwy is very much grown since you have seen her, she speaks every thing now she is a regular little Welshwoman. I will soon have her photographed & will send you her carte de visite she does not say didl didl |4| any more.

There was a much better “Eisteδfod” at Wrexham this year than the one at Pwllheli last year.² My husband unites with me in kindest regards to you. he will write to you when he will be a little less busy His book will be out at the End of this month. He is going to send a copy of his book to the Literarisches Centralblatt. he will tell Trübner to tell the editor of that journal that you should have it for review.³

Yours sincerely
Elisa Rhŷs.

Mr Rhŷs has got Schmidt’s Vocalismus for review in the Academy,⁴ He is now come round to Schmidt’s views with respect to Fick’s⁵ genealogical tree and has expressed himself to that effect in the Lectures. he says he did not at first understand Schmidt’s theory.

ERhŷs

We are anxious to see the rest of your correspondence on Wales.⁶