I just loved your letter. I was so glad to hear from you. I was afraid
you would have trouble with your Latin. What a funny little fellow
Opdyke must be; I am glad you like him. How do you get on at football?
We have found no bear. I shot a deer; I sent a picture of it to Kermit.
A small boy here caught several wildcats. When one was in the trap he
would push a box towards it, and it would itself get into it, to hide;
and so he would capture it alive. But one, instead of getting into the
box, combed the hair of the small boy!
We have a great many hounds in camp; at night they gaze solemnly into
the fire.
Dr. Lambert has caught a good many bass, which we have enjoyed at the
camp table.
Bear Bayou, Oct. 16, 1907.