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4 or anywhere. for every place is sweet beautiful where you are. O dear I wish I could just jump on a train this evening
never stop until I got home - But two weeks will soon be past Tell mama I was so glad to get her letter saying that her eyes
were better give my love to Wanda Mama grandma Maggie Dave everybody that you know I love. I must go now see if mamas telegram
has come to tell that you are all well It was 10 o'clock in the forenoon when I telegraphed it is now five in margin: in the
afternoon Good night my love. Your devoted papa John Muir 1 letterhead New York Sep 23, 1893. My dear Helen Ive
got back to New York will soon be back to Martinez, I will be very glad. I came across the sea in a big ship. It sailed very
fast, but it shook a good deal I could not sleep very well. But I feel happy to get back into our own country again so near
our own home. I got your nice letter mamas just the day before I left Liverpool. You write so well that I could hardly believe
that my own little Helen had written that letter. If any more letters have gone to London they will be sent back to California
by my cousins at Berkanhead? .