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herbalism I returned last Saturday evening from a long ramble of 25 miles through marshes mud and brushwood with a heavy basketful
of flowers, weeds moss and bush things having made five or six visits besides and pressed 30 specimens or more so you need
not cry over my sober face I am not so feeble you see You would like the study of Botany It is the most exciting thing in
the form of even amusement much more of study that I ever knew very unlike the grave tangled Greek and Latin - but I will
see you soon. Goodbye Affectionately yours J Muir. I had almost forgotten Sarah to tell you that I was elected judge in
one of the debating clubs a short time ago, also president of the Young Mens Christian A illegible . You say that you expect
something great bye and bye, Am not I great now