Creator
J[ulia] M[errill] Moores
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
King Death.
King Death was a rare old fellow! He sat where no sun could shine; And he lifted his hand so yellow, And poured out his coal-black wine. Hurrah! for the coal black wine!
There came to him many a Maiden, Where eyes had forgot to shine; And widows with grief [illegible] laden, For a draught of his sleepy wine. Hurrah! for the coal-black wine!
The Scholar left all his learning; The Poet his fanced woes; And the Beauty her bloom returning Like life to the fading rose. Hurrah! for the coal-black wine!
All came to the royal old fellow Who laughed till his eyes dropped brine,
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So he gave them his hand so yellow And pledged them in Deaths black wine Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! for the coal-black wine!
If this is not the one – let me know – and & I will try again – but I think I am right this time. The direction on the yellow envelope is written by Charles’ Aunt Kate So I send it. Merrill sends his love – he is going to Danville Ill. to visit his cousins for a fort night after school is over.
Good night J.M. Moores
Char. remarks, that “That Cornwall don’t know much about [underlined: punctuality] – He gets his exclamations wrong.”
Location
[Indianapolis ?]
Circa Date
[1870's]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Moores, Julia Merrill, "Letter from J[ulia] M[errill] Moores to John Muir, [ca. 1870's]." (1870). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 511.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/511
Resource Identifier
muir03_1195-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 1194
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
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
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
