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2 in your friendship. Have you not proved yourself my friend and I thank God for your affection for myself and my children.
You are brought to my mind in very many ways. I think of your lonely, nature filled life ( a contradiction you will say) and
its contrast to ours with our cares and worries its little ness and I breath stronger for thinking of you. Then you come before
me in your beloved Yosemite breathing the pure air Strong in muscle limb walking, running, climbing going whither you will
I go back to myself shut up in the house as I have been for months feeble and good for little or nothing. Do you wonder that
I almost envy you that I love to think of you? I thank you for the friendly chat wh. you held with me in the Fresno forest.
Next time May I be there to see Last night Miss Hendricks sent me a Sacramento paper containing a notice of your lecture.
Your success delighted me much as it did her but I knew you would not fait. Miss Ely a and I had talked it over before hand.
When I spent a very pleasant day with her some ten days ago and we wished we could take wings and be present. I have been
sick since before Thanksgiving but am once more improving and hope soon to be able to resume my duties and go about as usual.
I wish you could see and talk with my sister Kate. Her life grows richer and deeper every year. So consecrated as it is