Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[Frances N.] Pelton
Preview
Transcription
[3] and Cob restalled while the ribbons and feathers were being reboxed Silly Life most nectarous Angel envied deliciousness! What need of heaven But more of this since I've begun A few days after I became a Hasting they had a "party" in honor of the second wife wedding The table, after some weeks labor labor and study and pecuni- aryism assumed the heavenly form of a farce beautiful in nearly all its borders but the favored notissed ones came and the frail fringes were in ruins. 'Twas interesting while the company cracked their cookys to see so much watchfulness and care evidenced by the faithful servants. I thought they were coated with as much thrice extra earnestness as were the Mondells while feeding1. Maggie a favorite sister To Mrs Pelton the [first?] of his letters [illegible] [J M.?] mislaid. to tell all things coming into my mind now But we must see Maggie, that house by the by the apple trees I almost dread seeing her though she is not sentimental You certainly must not come in now O Maggie Maggie ............................. Ill go with you now. Down here across the little ravine is the best place but we'll go this way first In this great field is where Ive sweated and played worked and rejoiced There - is the garden where Maggie and I have lavished away many joyful hours, And away down this slope and over the level prairie is where we have taken hundreds of long walks and talked of earth and heaven
Location
[Madison, Wisc. ?]
Date Original
[ca. 1861]
Resource Identifier
muir01_0265-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0265
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
Wisconsin Historical Society. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
