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wonder。 ´ Ever yours��



R。 L。 S。



P。S。 ´ I go on my way to´night�察�if I can�察�if not�察�tomorrow�此 �

emigrant train ten to fourteen days' journey�察�warranted extreme 

discomfort。  The only American institution which has yet won my 

respect is the rain。  One sees it is a new country�察�they are so 

free with their water。  I have been steadily drenched for twenty´

four hours�察�water´proof wet through�察�immortal spirit fitfully 

blinking up in spite。  Bought a copy of my own work�察�and the man 

said 'by Stevenson。' ´ 'Indeed��' says I。 ´ 'Yes�察�sir��' says he。 ´ 

Scene closes。







Letter�此 �TO SIDNEY COLVIN







��IN THE EMIGRANT TRAIN FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO�察�AUGUST 

1879。��



DEAR COLVIN�察 � I am in the cars between Pittsburgh and Chicago�察�

just now bowling through Ohio。  I am taking charge of a kid�察�whose 

mother is asleep�察�with one eye�察�while I write you this with the 

other。  I reached N。Y。 Sunday night�察�and by five o'clock Monday was 

under way for the West。  It is now about ten on Wednesday morning�察�

so I have already been about forty hours in the cars。  It is 

impossible to lie down in them�察�which must end by being very 

wearying。



I had no idea how easy it was to commit suicide。  There seems 

nothing left of me�察�I died a while ago�察�I do not know who it is 

that is travelling。





Of where or how�察�I nothing know��

And why�察�I do not care��

Enough if�察�even so��

My travelling eyes�察�my travelling mind can go

By flood and field and hill�察�by wood and meadow fair��

Beside the Susquehannah and along the Delaware。

I think�察�I hope�察�I dream no more

The dreams of otherwhere��

The cherished thoughts of yore��

I have been changed from what I was before��

And drunk too deep perchance the lotus of the air

Beside the Susquehannah and along the Delaware。

Unweary God me yet shall bring

To lands of brighter air��

Where I�察�now half a king��

Shall with enfranchised spirit loudlier sing��

And wear a bolder front than that which now I wear

Beside the Susquehannah and along the Delaware。





Exit Muse�察�hurried by child's games。 。 。 。



Have at you again�察�being now well through Indiana。  In America you 

eat better than anywhere else�此 �fact。  The food is heavenly。



No man is any use until he has dared everything�察�I feel just now as 

if I had�察�and so might become a man。  'If ye have faith like a 

grain of mustard seed。'  That is so true� �just now I have faith as 

big as a cigar´case�察�I will not say die�察�and do not fear man nor 

fortune。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO W。 E。 HENLEY







CROSSING NEBRASKA ��SATURDAY�察�AUGUST 23�察�1879�А�



MY DEAR HENLEY�察 � I am sitting on the top of the cars with a mill 

party from Missouri going west for his health。  Desolate flat 

prairie upon all hands。  Here and there a herd of cattle�察�a yellow 

butterfly or two�察�a patch of wild sunflowers�察�a wooden house or 

two�察�then a wooden church alone in miles of waste�察�then a windmill 

to pump water。  When we stop�察�which we do often�察�for emigrants and 

freight travel together�察�the kine first�察�the men after�察�the whole 

plain is heard singing with cicadae。  This is a pause�察�as you may 

see from the writing。  What happened to the old pedestrian 

emigrants�察�what was the tedium suffered by the Indians and trappers 

of our youth�察�the imagination trembles to conceive。  This is now 

Saturday�察�23rd�察�and I have been steadily travelling since I parted 

from you at St。 Pancras。  It is a strange vicissitude from the 

Savile Club to this�察�I sleep with a man from Pennsylvania who has 

been in the States Navy�察�and mess with him and the Missouri bird 

already alluded to。  We have a tin wash´bowl among four。  I wear 

nothing but a shirt and a pair of trousers�察�and never button my 

shirt。  When I land for a meal�察�I pass my coat and feel dressed。  

This life is to last till Friday�察�Saturday�察�or Sunday next。  It is 

a strange affair to be an emigrant�察�as I hope you shall see in a 

future work。  I wonder if this will be legible�察�my present station 

on the waggon roof�察�though airy compared to the cars�察�is both dirty 

and insecure。  I can see the track straight before and straight 

behind me to either horizon。  Peace of mind I enjoy with extreme 

serenity�察�I am doing right�察�I know no one will think so�察�and don't 

care。  My body�察�however�察�is all to whistles�察�I don't eat�察�but�察�man�察�

I can sleep。  The car in front of mine is chock full of Chinese。



MONDAY。 ´ What it is to be ill in an emigrant train let those 

declare who know。  I slept none till late in the morning�察�overcome 

with laudanum�察�of which I had luckily a little bottle。  All to´day 

I have eaten nothing�察�and only drunk two cups of tea�察�for each of 

which�察�on the pretext that the one was breakfast�察�and the other 

dinner�察�I was charged fifty cents。  Our journey is through ghostly 

deserts�察�sage brush and alkali�察�and rocks�察�without form or colour�察�

a sad corner of the world。  I confess I am not jolly�察�but mighty 

calm�察�in my distresses。  My illness is a subject of great mirth to 

some of my fellow´travellers�察�and I smile rather sickly at their 

jests。



We are going along Bitter Creek just now�察�a place infamous in the 

history of emigration�察�a place I shall remember myself among the 

blackest。  I hope I may get this posted at Ogden�察�Utah。



R。 L S。







Letter�此  �TO SIDNEY COLVIN







��COAST LINE MOUNTAINS�察�CALIFORNIA�察�SEPTEMBER 1879。��



HERE is another curious start in my life。  I am living at an Angora 

goat´ranche�察�in the Coast Line Mountains�察�eighteen miles from 

Monterey。  I was camping out�察�but got so sick that the two 

rancheros took me in and tended me。  One is an old bear´hunter�察�

seventy´two years old�察�and a captain from the Mexican war�察�the 

other a pilgrim�察�and one who was out with the bear flag and under 

Fremont when California was taken by the States。  They are both 

true frontiersmen�察�and most kind and pleasant。  Captain Smith�察�the 

bear´hunter�察�is my physician�察�and I obey him like an oracle。



The business of my life stands pretty nigh still。  I work at my 

notes of the voyage。  It will not be very like a book of mine�察�but 

perhaps none the less successful for that。  I will not deny that I 

feel lonely to´day�察�but I do not fear to go on�察�for I am doing 

right。  I have not yet had a word from England�察�partly�察�I suppose�察�

because I have not yet written for my letters to New York�察�do not 

blame me for this neglect�察�if you knew all I have been through�察�you 

would wonder I had done so much as I have。  I teach the ranche 

children reading in the morning�察�for the mother is from home sick。 

´ Ever your affectionate friend��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO SIDNEY COLVIN







MONTEREY�察�DITTO CO。�察�CALIFORNIA�察�21ST OCTOBER ��1879�А�



MY DEAR COLVIN�察 � Although you have absolutely disregarded my 

plaintive appeals for correspondence�察�and written only once as 

against God knows how many notes and notikins of mine ´ here goes 

again。  I am now all alone in Monterey�察�a real inhabitant�察�with a 

box of my own at the P。O。  I have splendid rooms at the doctor's�察�

where I get coffee in the morning ��the doctor is French���察�and I 

mess with another jolly old Frenchman�察�the stranded fifty´eight´

year´old wreck of a good´hearted�察�dissipated�察�and once wealthy 

Nantais tradesman。  My health goes on better�察�as for work�察�the 

draft of my book was laid aside at p。 68 or so�察�and I have now�察�by 

way of change�察�more than seventy pages of a novel�察�a one´volume 

novel�察�alas� �to be called either A CHAPTER IN EXPERIENCE OF ARIZONA 

BRECKONRIDGE or A VENDETTA IN THE WEST�察�or a combination of the 

two。  The scene from Chapter IV。 to the end lies in Monterey and 

the adjacent country�察�of course�察�with my usual luck�察�the plot of 

the story is somewhat scandalous�察�containing an illegitimate father 

for piece of resistance。 。 。 。  Ever yours��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO SIDNEY COLVIN







MONTEREY�察�CALIFORNIA�察�SEPTEMBER 1879。



MY DEAR COLVIN�察 � I received your letter with delight�察�it was the 

first word that reached me from the old country。  I am in good 

health now�察�I have been pretty seedy�察�for I was exhausted by the 

journey and anxiety below even my point of keeping up�察�I am still a 

little weak�察�but that is all�察�I begin to ingrease�察�it seems 

already。  My book is about half drafted�此 �the AMATEUR EMIGRANT�察�

that is。  Can you find a better name�拭 �I believe it will be more 

popular than any of my others�察�the canvas is so much more popular 

and larger too。  Fancy�察�it is my fourth。  That voluminous writer。  

I was vexed to hear about the last chapter of 'The Lie��' and 

pleased to hear about the rest�察�it would have been odd if it had no 

birthmark�察�born where and how it was。  It should by rights have 

been called the DEVONIA�察�for that is the habit with all children 

born in a steerage。



I write to you�察�hoping for more。  Give me news of all who concern 

me�察�near or far�察�or big or little。  Here�察�sir�察�in California you 

have a willing hearer。



Monterey is a place where there is no summer or winter�察�and pines 

and sand and distant hills and a bay all filled with real water 

from the Pacific。  You will perceive that no expense has been 

spared。  I now live with a little French doctor�察�I take one of my 

meals in a little French restaurant�察�for the other two�察�I sponge。  

The population of Monterey is about that of a dissenting chapel on 

a wet Sunday in a strong church neighbourhood。  They are mostly 

Mexican and Indian´mixed。 ´ Ever yours��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO EDMUND GOSSE







MONTEREY�察�MONTEREY CO。�察�CALIFORNIA�察�8TH OCTOBER 1879。



MY DEAR WEG�察 � I know I am a rogue and the son of a dog。  Yet let 

me tell you�察�when I came here I had a week's misery and a 

fortnight's illness�察�and since then I have been more or less busy 

in being content。  This is a kind of excuse for my la

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