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occasionally. He is swift im- pulsive in flight frequently hovers about the ends of spruce boughs like a humming bird A lot
of Chickadee like birds flitted about like moths one with a rich fluty voice approached in the Ce illegible tangle but did
not show himself after all these were illegible a big voiced owl echoed the column grove from end to end, next day as I drifted
slowly down to the lower trees I saw birds everywhere. - The Grizzly giant was full of birds, as I was about to start for
Clarks while I linger- ed among farewell impressions at the base of the last Sequoia a bird came down to one of the lowest
branches near my head uttered loud clear a bosomful of the most startling worded song that I ever felt From first to last
all of Nature seemed to hear the call of another King David joined in one grand rejoicing. There was the sweetest wavings
hushings of trees hummings of insect wings open jointed warbligs of birds the rocks too pulsed to the general joy, every crystal
individual dust 4 1 Yosemite July 6th Dear Emerson, You are in the calm of home perhaps will be glad to hear this small
echo from our Mariposa trees. Here is Ramoset? with whom you are acquainted with whom I spent a night day. He is noble in
form behaviour as any Sequoia friend that I have - less proper- less orthodox than his two companions but has more dignity
- more freedom, wh' he manifests by the curving thrusting of every limb. All three touch intermingle at the top, at least
when breathed upon by the winds Some spurey arrowey firs are poised about his 1