Creator
William Kent
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]Nov 3d 1908My dear Mr MuirYour letter curls me all up. I am very far from being the nickel plated angel. I have tried to see clearly and talk straight, but have blundered & stubbed my toes and sprained my ankles and have acquired many enemies who should have been my friends. At the same time whenever I get the blues I remember the defiant, cussed, cheerful attitude of Kipling's soldier man in "For to Admire""I paid my price for finding outNor ever grudged the price I paid,But sat in Clink, without my boots,Admirin' 'ow the world was made."As for you with your gentle strong philosophy of life, with your appreciation and practice of "living and letting live" and with your real inspired knowledge of what is worth04314 [letterhead]while in this complicated scale of existence, you fill me with envy and despair.For I am a pugnacious, meat-eating barbarian, over fond of food and drink and excitement and the philosophic balance which is a matter of course to you comes very hard to me.I dont write much because I dont know much. I think a great deal but am shy on definite facts.Anyhow I've had a life of it, and whatever comes next I'm ready for it, for which "The Lord be thankit."You must get in with our "American Magazine" outfit. Phillips, Miss Tarbell "Dooley" Dunne, Baker and Wm Allen White. They are your people. Cant you get in some stuff for them.YoursWilliam Kent04314
Location
Kentfield, Calif.
Date Original
1908 Nov 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Kent, William, "Letter from William Kent to John Muir, 1908 Nov 3 ." (1908). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5561.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5561
Resource Identifier
muir17_0979-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0979
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
