1 letterhead March 22, 1902 Dear Dr Muir It seems like a fairy tale to read of your adventures and learn of your travels.
You have realized the fullness of your youthful desires - not dreams. You have been crowned with honor? you have richly earned,
and you have added to the illegible of human knowledge and human happiness This has doubtless been at the sacrifice of ease
and comfort and has called for much self denial privation and suffering The sturdy scotch character and will know not failure.
it is victory or death you owe much? to the circumstances of your birth in the land of the blue bell and heather. I congratulate
you on the proud distinction you have achieved and I am glad that K knew you away back in the years of your youth I am pleased
to learn that you have a family to lighten your cares and make your life joyous at that period when the toils of life are
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