Undated, ca 1930s

A new slant different from Thoreau — the melancholy of Burroughs or any of the rest of them. Nature School is romantic Joy — sheer joy in being alive — tipping your hat to a sunset — walking on air — romance — adventure — the world is sick of tragedy — show this side of the outdoors in every article you write — zest, joy and abandon.

If you can describe every jaunt of yours and inject the joy that is often yours, the romance of that first year — get away from the mediocre — the commonplace — away from tragedy and remorse — pure joy in living and doing — do it well enuf so that anyone reading any article or story of yours cannot help but feel uplifted and happy — nothing sickly sentimental at all — not Burroughs — he is old — but something entirely different — none of those have as yet touched it — the joy in doing anything out of doors, love of the soil, of travel of hunting of fishing of everything — no dried melancholy philosophy but something new and alive — a philosophy of happiness in actioin — the joy of doing things for their own sake —

Strike a note & hold it — the world is sick of tragedy, tears, broken hearts. What it wants is light heartedness — happiness — a chance to enjoy —

Stop regretting what is going on — No one loves a reformer — necessary as they are. Be an interpreter of the happy life —

Above all keep forever in touch with the one basic idea
"Mallard for Breakfast"
"The Namekagon"
"Exploring"
"The Vista Hunters"
"Adventure"
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Certain subjects may be barred from this angle but not many.

I feel so strongly sometimes that I know I cannot go on without satisfying — The emotion I know at times hurts me terribly. It is all that is worthwhile in life to me.

Human feelings — emotions — the only worthwhile things in life. Nothing else matters just that — love — understanding — sympathy. They are all — that is worthwhile — One who can understand and feel must give without stint. A broad sympathy and understanding — that is enuf —