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Sawyer, with some advice gratis.
1. Series of eight stories. Mighty clever general idea; good stories
well written. Same style maintained throughout; good plots. Our house
could not handle them--not of our line. Send to ----. (Here followed the
name of a New York publisher.) I will write Cooper, one of their
readers. He is a friend of mine, and will secure quick decision, which,
I prophesy, will be favorable.
2. "Her Native Land" is a fine story. I can get it into a weekly
literary paper that our house publishes. I know Jameson, the reader,
will take it, especially if you would give him the right to dramatize
it. He is hand and glove with all the theatre managers and has had
several successes.
3. That story about the Duke, I want for our magazine. It is capital,
and has enough meat in it to make a full-blown novel. All it wants is
oysters, soup, fish, entrees, and a dessert prefixed to and joined on to
the solid roast and game which the story as now written itself supplies.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 24th day of
February, 186--.


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