| 568One and all, men, women and
children, are a prey to an
inordinate desire to hazard
something in games of [chance?]
and sometimes strong men
may be seen sitting in the
sand of the street tossing
pennies with the small boys –
not simply to amuse the
boys but "for keeps." But I
think them fully as manly
as our well dressed American
[?] who simply set those
whom they can't [?] into
their dens.
I see you are on the
editorial staff of the American
Naturalist. You have certainly
had a most uniform progression
since you left home with
Mr. Hastings and you may be
sure we all [?] with you and
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are proud of | 568One and all, men, women and
children, are a prey to an
inordinate desire to hazard
something in games of [change?]
and sometimes strong men
may be seen sitting in the
sand of the street tossing
pennies with the small boys –
not simply to amuse the
boys but "for keeps." But I
think them fully as manly
as our well dressed American
[?] who simply set those
whom they can't [?] into
their dens.
I see you are on the
editorial staff of the American
Naturalist. You have certainly
had a most uniform progression
since you left home with
Mr. Hastings and you may be
sure we all [?] with you and
[Page Break]
are proud of |
