Letters to his cousin, Mabel

We have been having just perfect weather the last few days - clear and cool - and is just such weather that makes a fellow want to run, and get the surplus energy run off.

I must close now. Please give my love to your mother and all the rest and accept much yourself.

Your affectionate cousin

Walter.

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Stanford Univ.,

California.

January 12 '98.

Dear Mabel.

I was very much pleased to receive your letter, telling about your Thanksgiving. I enjoyed it very much and have read and reread it many times.

I should have answered it before, but we had to go through with all our examinations before Christmas and I had no time to myself; since t hen I have been spending most

of my time out of doors. We have had simply perfect weather so far this vacation. Nice and warm and sunshining all day; not a drop of rain has fallen so far, but we are expecting it almost any time now. Our wish is that it will hold off till vacation ends (Tuesday the 11th) but it does not seem possible, as this is what they call the rainy season.

You certainly must have had a delightful Thanksgiving day and

such a pleasant surprise also. I would never for a moment think that you did not keep your secret, for I know your mothers tendency toward matchmaking.

Well, I spent a pleasant Thanksgiving - but it was a college boys Thanksgiving and not a home one. We had a special train of sixteen cars, decorated up with cardinal bunting and red berries, take us up to the city. Our Univ. band of about forty pieces went

along in the same train with us, and kept us lined up during the hour and a half that it took to get to San Francisco. The band gave a concert in the corridor of the largest hotel there, and then we went for our lunch. Four of our old club of boys had been invited by one of the old fellows, that now lives in San Francisco to take lunch with him - we were very glad of the chance, and it was early so that we could get to the foot-ball grounds as soon after twelve o'clock as possible [last line cut off]