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2 but hardly hoped to see. Should I see no more of Australia the sky about the Southern Cross I would be repaid for my long
journey many times over The ground is all mossy ferny, the forest is 3 stories high, 1st one of lovely tree ferns, 2d one
of buck, sassafras, acacia etc the 3d of gigantic eucalyptus covering hill dale far near- never imagined a 1 in margin:
P.S. I weigh 147lbs am unwell or better than illegible many yours Melbourne Australia letterhead Dec. 28, 1903.
Dear Louie We arrived here on the eve. of the 23d Spent the 24th in the Botanical Zoological gardens the 25th 26 out in
the heart of the wild eucalyptus woods 60 or 70 miles from here. had a glorious time The woods here abouts are said to be
the best in the country - a government reservation an ideal Australian forest such as I have dreamed of for many years 03319