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2 that I would like to know John Muir. She smiled, and in her quiet way replied, you would like him . Oh , I said, did you
ever see him? This time she laughed softly, and said; Oh yes; he has trotted me on his knee . This neighbor is Mrs. Gertrude
Hutchings Mills, formerly of Yosemite, who, with her husband and boys, came to Vermont seven years ago. They live 3 on
a large farm, have three bright boys, and seem quite contented here among our green mountains. Mrs. Mills is one of the finest
women we have ever met, and it was a pleasure to have her tell us about the True man of California , whose writings appeal
to us strongly - not only because we love trees, but because you love them, and interpret them so truly. I am sending you
by