The Moonlight Traveler by Philip van Doren Stern

But I think I probably found it in a torn up and fragmentary copy of Andrews' Latin Dictionary. Most of the books are glorifications of the Confederacy like Thomas Nelson Page, _Two Little Confederates_ (New York: Scribners: 1905)-pretty distasteful stuff. I found it in a trove of old books that came to my father (later to me) after the death of a relative in central Georgia. 1893, for 'Tundum - The Wonder of the Age,' an anaesthetic for tooth extractions. Here's the best thing I ever found in a book: an ad, dated ca. Today's post features two of these finds. I love when readers contact me about some of the stuff they come across. I am getting tired and have to close for to-day.įound in 'The Spider's House' by Paul Bowles. Probably Haessler did not want to do it anymore. I see from the Lyceum program that 'Great Decisions' are being discontinued. We'll know more to-morrow after our visit.

If plans work out it would mean that I will miss the second half of your Studs Turkel reading. There are retirement homes here in Binghamton, but I am sure to find more interesting people in a place that caters mostly to retired Cornell faculty and their friends. Not for the duration as far as I am concerned, but for 2 months, November and February when Suzanne will be in Europe with Ross, who is taking a full year's sabbatical. To-morrow Suzanne and I will go to Ithaca to visit a Friend's Retirement Home.

Julia will be here in Binghamton where she has been accepted in a community service job. Now Niall is back in Berkeley, Michael has just started a new job for one year: A leadership training course with an organization called The Green Corps.

It lasted five days and I survived it with flying colors without getting another heart-attack. They were all here, grandsons, grand-daughter, son, daughter, in-laws. My family pulled out all the stops to make it a real big occasion. Which brings me to the fact that yours truly also celebrated a birthday in July, a 95th.

Only an 95 year old woman could have such notions. What do Americans expect of their president anyway? Statesmanship? What an old-fashioned idea. You have been so involved in devilled eggs and other birthday-related events, did you even notice that there were other things going on in the world?: A republican convention, designed to make us appreciate and sadly miss eight years of Clinton soap operas. I never knew that preparing devilled eggs could hold so much drama! Anyway, although I do not have the pleasure of knowing Henry, as an expert in birthdays, 95 versus 70, I wish him a Very Happy Birthday, and many happy returns. Well, it seems that HENRY'S BIRTHDAY was the outstanding big event of the season. Thank you very much for your abundant mail- two letters and one postcard!! Sorry I could not reply sooner, this is the first quiet day with time to write letters. From yesterday's request thread, here's a letter:

The Moonlight Traveler by Philip van Doren Stern