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2 gospel. Have been up the Hudson was delighted to find fresh traces of ice-action everywhere along that historic river.
It is flowing in a glacial trough every line in its landscapes is a glacial line scarce at all modified as yet by the post
glacial agents. The very first day in New York - I found all the rocks in Central park were scared by the ancient ice sheet,
in every way as glacial in form as any in Alaska. Went to Boston, Concord, Manchester Cambridge Brookline etc etc etc. Dined
with Emerson's son family in Concord. They seemed to regard me as a long lost son. Met a college mate of Thoreau. Went to
Walden pond, visited Emersons Thoreaus graves laid flowers on them. Col. Higginson took us to the mansions of Lowell Longfellow.
unchanged as yet. Had a good time with Prof. Sargent