pay for them. They go in gangs of us high us & dozen and the author¬ 
ities are dealing very severely with them. The Ceast cities ma$e 
what seems to me a great mistake,in furnishing food, and lodging 
for these toughs in great stockades. Se lcn e , as they do this there 
is always a strong drift to the cities. I l© net mean that the 
destitute should not he taken care of, hut the methods employed put 
a premium ®n idleness and crime. 
One day last summer I heard a little peep, peep, on the 
lake shere, and hunting round I found a little sandpiper huddled 
up under a boat. He was still in the down and exactly like any lit¬ 
tle sandpiper of which re have plenty, but .jet black. He was all 
alone and nearly frozen. Can you tell me rhat it could have been? 
I am very glad you were pleased with'the bock on the Col¬ 
umbia, Mr. Williams was a guest ©f mine last summer. He is prepar¬ 
ing a similar book on the Olympics, end seme day I may be able to 
send you one. 
I || trust you have had a pleasant Christmas and that 
both yourself and Mrs. Deane are enjoying good health, re here 
have been very well for a long time past, this t_ne a year ago 
Mrs. P. was down with pneumonia and I was having all kinds of trou¬ 
ble. X hope I may be spared this winter. And new goodnight. 
wishes for the coming year, 
Very faithfully yours, 
With best 
