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I wrote you a little note by St Hoyt. since which nothing exciting | I wrote you a little note by St Hoyt. since which nothing exciting | ||
or important has transpired. Yesterday was my usual field day for the family & | or important has transpired. Yesterday was my usual field day for the family & | ||
all were out all day, resulting in a bag of 27 lovely young grouse - some | all were out all day, resulting in a bag of 27 lovely young grouse - some too | ||
large to | large to broil - Joe & I together have bagged already this season 122 birds - I have never | ||
seen such good grouse shooting anywhere. | seen such good grouse shooting anywhere. | ||
I am much gratified with your success. | I am much gratified with your success. | ||
The papers try to make public opinion, & to little men it is always easier to find fault than | The papers try to make public opinion, & to little men it is always easier to find fault than | ||
fairly to discriminate - And I am sorry to say that the very large majority of newspaper | fairly to discriminate - And I am sorry to say that the very large majority of newspaper | ||
reporters are very little | reporters are very little men - But the box office is the best critic, & after vainly | ||
trying to keep a man down - these same little reporters will eventually join with exceptional | trying to keep a man down - these same little reporters will eventually join with exceptional | ||
enthusiasm in the praises of that man who succeeds in spite of their abuse | enthusiasm in the praises of that man who succeeds in spite of their abuse | ||
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Fort Sully D. T.
Aug 3rd 1884
My dear Boy.
I wrote you a little note by St Hoyt. since which nothing exciting or important has transpired. Yesterday was my usual field day for the family & all were out all day, resulting in a bag of 27 lovely young grouse - some too large to broil - Joe & I together have bagged already this season 122 birds - I have never seen such good grouse shooting anywhere. I am much gratified with your success. The papers try to make public opinion, & to little men it is always easier to find fault than fairly to discriminate - And I am sorry to say that the very large majority of newspaper reporters are very little men - But the box office is the best critic, & after vainly trying to keep a man down - these same little reporters will eventually join with exceptional enthusiasm in the praises of that man who succeeds in spite of their abuse