Letters to a Friend 



stating that a Hetch from my pen appeared in 

 the "Boston Transcript "of about March I2th, 

 1873, which may possibly be the article in ques 

 tion. If so, this present H. H. will be found to 

 contain a page or two of the same, but this is 

 about three times as large and all rewritten, 

 etc. That Tuolumne song of five cantos "Na 

 ture loves the Number Five" may perhaps be 

 better out. If you think it unfit for the public, 

 keep it to thyself. I never can keep my pen 

 perfectly sober when it gets into the bounce and 

 hurrah of cascades, but it never has broken into 

 rhyme before. 



Love to all and "Fare ye well, my ain Jean." 

 The kerchiefs have come from Bentons and 

 a package of books from Doggetts. 



Yosemite Valley, 



April 1 9th, 1873. 



The bearer of this is my friend Mr. Black, 

 proprietor of Black's Hotel, Yosemite. He will 

 give you tidings of all our valley affairs. 



I sent off a letter and article for you a week 

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