Show from flom the diary di of a J faithful co contributor I 1 13 by y G guess ue is who dear doc this is not alto altogether go aber an easy let 1 tor ter to write it being the issue of the paper that winds up our brilliant car career e er with the reaper I 1 consider it pe perfectly estly fitting that I 1 should say a 11 w word c rd or two of so long to our many admirers and incidentally to you doc old man and I 1 do not use the term terin old man in the sense of years but as a token of endearment and affection you have lave been a wonderful friend if any person could surround himself with f friends like you have been to me truly he could say with the poet 1 I want but little here below now dont ion t get to blubbering and sniffing around this is no worse than when I 1 have lave had to part with a widow now and then I 1 just wanted to say these things while you are present to hear them and to the many people who have lave been kind enough to tell me that they have derived a little pleasure from our correspondence I 1 am deeply grateful it has been our object in a humble way to bring a little sunshine if we could to help lighten if only for a moment the cares of our friends and if in so doing we have ever given offense to any one let us asslie you it has not been intentional tent ional and now doc to you aou my friend may the other 30 or 40 years that are left to you be generous and kind and to our readers I 1 say so long I 1 have got to go to pan duitch aitch |