We never refuse verses because they are too good for the
public. Nothing is too good for the public, but the public
must be the judge of what pleases it.
"The folks back home" is a phrase that will strike the eye
and ear of thousands of wandering sons and daughters. They
will choose that card from the heaped-up masses on the
counters and send it to every State in the Union. If you
will glance at your first card you will see that though
people may read it they will always leave it on the counter.
I want my cards on counters, by the thousand, but I don't
intend that they should be left there!
Make an effort, dear Mrs. Larrabee! I could get "the folks
back home" done here in the office in half an hour, but I'm
giving you the chance because you live in Beulah, New
Hampshire, and because you make beautiful pictures.
Sincerely yours,
REUBEN SMALL.