Creator
Helen [Muir]
Recipient
Wandering Wanda
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Transcription
3And shouts "come Helen let's climb a hill,You little muggins I'm sure you will,The wet brush ticks and cloverMake me happy all over."She is growing wilder all the time,As I'm trying to tell in prose and rhyme,And climbs so well it doth appearSome day she'll be a mountaineer,So wondrous wise, so wondrous strong,So wondrous gold, so wondrous long,Where'er a mountain lifts its head,Upon its top she'll make her bed,She'll scale the very highest peakOf that wild land called Mozambique,And if you only think to ask herShe'll (tramp the peaks) of Madagascar,And shout and dance and wave her hatOn the very top of Ararat.Some doubting say "There's many a slipBetween the mountain's footy and [illegible] tipBut all her features proclaim the climberAs this fine letter proclaims the rhymer.06270
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Date Original
[ca. 1903]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0948-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0948
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
