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letterhead March 27 1913 Grass Lake Mich, Mr John Muir:- I have just finished reading your book to my son-- The Story
of my boyhood and youth. I read to him while he eats breakfast. And I told him his opportunity was different from yours, even
if we are just plain country people. The book was most interesting and we much admired the boy and his work? - the home-loving
boy . My people came from Scotland - and this June we - my son 12 years old this month and his father and myself - expect
to go to 05413 2 letterhead Edinburgh - perhaps for a year. The boy and his mother are home-loving and we can hardly?
endure the thought of leaving our precious little home - but we have long planned on the journey and I believe it will be
good for the boy and his father. My husband went from this little village country to Jackson - was called up and for 2 years
has done his work there - but we stay here and our 2 horses were the things that troubled me most. I wanted them killed -
but my husband said they were too lively 05463