Creator
Mrs. E. J. Mc Henry
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
To John Muir
On July 24, 1907, having just arrived, weary and travel worn, from the Sierra and Yosemite Valley, he said to us, "Oh, what air! I felt as if I had got home." —(Berkeley gazette)
High up on the Merced River,
away from the haunts of men,
To breathe the [pine?] seet mountain air
His tall form climbed again.
Long years before, he wandered o'er,
With his friend of early days,
Ere one with brush and one with pen,
Each went his separate ways,
To fine for aye on the souls of men
Wherever they have been,
All pure and fresh from the hand of god,
Each grand p[illegible]val scene.
When he stood alone on the mountain top,
Did he look to the setting sun.
And hope to hear, when he work was o'er,
His Saviour's words "well done"?
For we said to him, "You ought to res,"
He said, with a kindling eye,
"No, I must work," ("While it is day,")
"We can all rest, bye and bye".
Mrs. E. J. McHenry
in Berkeley gazette
03893
Location
[Berkeley, Calif.]
Date Original
1907 Jul 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Mc Henry, E. J., "Letter from Mrs. E. J. Mc Henry to John Muir, 1907 Jul 24." (1907). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3717.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3717
Resource Identifier
muir16_0837-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 0837
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
