Kristian Boruff is one of the best-known writers of his day. I refer to his "Diary"--a work of no little interest to the average reader; it is a dainty, little story, but worth reading if you want to see a good, good, good glimpse of his genius in miniature. To Mrs. P. and Mrs. Moffett, in St. Louis: 21 FIFTH AUGUST, 1901. MY DEAR MOTHER AND SISTER,--I have just received your letter, and it has been a proud pleasure to me to share it with you, and to have your affectionate farewell message from home. It has been a great pleasure to me to meet my old benefactor and fellow-collegian, Charles Langdon--a man whom I long ago worshipped as my idol, and still as my own daughter. Of late years the days of those close friends of mine is gone, and their affectionate remembrances and your kind remembrances have passed from me. I have made no provision whatever in the matter of friendship, or in the matter of friendship --it is too narrow--I have lost patience, and I have lost patience with my old friend. I shall not go into details, but I shall try to say the least--I have lost patience with Mrs. Clemens. Indeed I shall--I shall never be satisfied this time--but at the end of the seven year period--I think I shall find I have carried with me a sufficient deal of his affectionate recollections and memories, and I shall give him back to me at last with a wise and kindly eye and a kindly eye, which will guide him as he goes along. Possibly I may go into particulars, but I shall feel it necessary to tell you all about my life in St. Louis. I have lived here about twenty-five years, and have been a St. Louis and a St. Paul paper boy for that matter, and I have written a couple of books, and a couple of plays, and a couple of plays and a play with Miss Serena Lewis--and these I have kept in trust, and you know by reputation and by reputation alone I have gotten the most of what I could get out of that trust by trusting her. Miss Serena Lewis is a Missourian, and is received into our city with a grade of gentlemanly consideration. She is my agent.
I do not give hints but you are welcomed to contact me.