in margin: Weather funereal illegible With best wishes to yourself the illegible am ever truly J.M. (2) I first thought
after conferring with the publishers that I could put the material in shape thus save you further trouble. But my ignorance
I find is too thick for the purpose too comprehensive. In talking over the country yesterday with Messrs Dewing Oge it seemed
best that you should not attempt to cover so much territory with so thin a layer of words but rather that you should give
a good solid instructive, lively shining picture of Passadena the B illegible the old Mexican Young American Angels with all
their flowers grand beds groves etc etc padres. Mr. Oge stricken word however promised to write you particularly I need say
nothing more than Good Luck I but forget the arithmetical signs for the top of pages CA 146