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4 telling what little I knew and gave your San Francisco address so you may hear from some of them Dont you think I am getting
to be quite a traveler, I was actually at Racine in the fall, Sister Annie was going so I had company. Dan and Emma showed
us around the City and did every thing to make our visit as pleasant as possible They have a very pleasant home in the most
beautiful street of the City, the greatest attraction about the place for me was the underlined: Lake the roar and dash of
the waters was delightful, then as far as the eye could reach 00832 1 Port Hope Feb. 16th 1879 My Dear Brother John
I feel that I must write to you to-day, I am so anxious to hear from you. Your last letter I find is dated underlined: thanks
giving eve /77 just after your hungry days among the mountains, Anna and I have written at different times since then, but
perhaps you have not received deleted: them our letters. I read two of your articles in Scribner lately, why John I should
think that by this time you would have forgotten all about underlined: Craigie -Lee and underlined: Bonnie Doon , I do not
wonder the Squirrel sat still to listen