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Island�察�a man ashore told me afterwards the sight of the JANET 

NICOLL made him sick�察�and indeed it was rough play�察�though nothing 

to the night before。  All through this gale I worked four to six 

hours per diem�察�spearing the ink´bottle like a flying fish�察�and 

holding my papers together as I might。  For�察�of all things�察�what I 

was at was history ´ the Samoan business ´ and I had to turn from 

one to another of these piles of manuscript notes�察�and from one 

page to another in each�察�until I should have found employment for 

the hands of Briareus。  All the same�察�this history is a godsend for 

a voyage�察�I can put in time�察�getting events co´ordinated and the 

narrative distributed�察�when my much´heaving numskull would be 

incapable of finish or fine style。  At Savage we met the missionary 

barque JOHN WILLIAMS。  I tell you it was a great day for Savage 

Island�此 �the path up the cliffs was crowded with gay islandresses 

��I like that feminine plural�� who wrapped me in their embraces�察�and 

picked my pockets of all my tobacco�察�with a manner which a touch 

would have made revolting�察�but as it was�察�was simply charming�察�like 

the Golden Age。  One pretty�察�little�察�stalwart minx�察�with a red 

flower behind her ear�察�had searched me with extraordinary zeal�察�and 

when�察�soon after�察�I missed my matches�察�I accused her ��she still 

following us�� of being the thief。  After some delay�察�and with a 

subtle smile�察�she produced the box�察�gave me ONE MATCH�察�and put the 

rest away again。  Too tired to add more。 ´ Your most affectionate��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







S。S。 'JANET NICOLL��' OFF PERU ISLAND�察�KINGSMILLS GROUP�察�JULY 13th�察�

'90。



MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � I am moved to write to you in the matter of 

the end papers。  I am somewhat tempted to begin them again。  Follow 

the reasons PRO and CON�此�



1st。  I must say I feel as if something in the nature of the end 

paper were a desirable finish to the number�察�and that the 

substitutes of occasional essays by occasional contributors somehow 

fail to fill the bill。  Should you differ with me on this point�察�no 

more is to be said。  And what follows must be regarded as lost 

words。



2nd。  I am rather taken with the idea of continuing the work。  For 

instance�察�should you have no distaste for papers of the class 

called RANDOM MEMORIES�察�I should enjoy continuing them ��of course 

at intervals���察�and when they were done I have an idea they might 

make a readable book。  On the other hand�察�I believe a greater 

freedom of choice might be taken�察�the subjects more varied and more 

briefly treated�察�in somewhat approaching the manner of Andrew Lang 

in the SIGN OF THE SHIP�察�it being well understood that the broken 

sticks method is one not very suitable ��as Colonel Burke would say�� 

to my genius�察�and not very likely to be pushed far in my practice。  

Upon this point I wish you to condense your massive brain。  In the 

last lot I was promised�察�and I fondly expected to receive�察�a vast 

amount of assistance from intelligent and genial correspondents。  I 

assure you�察�I never had a scratch of a pen from any one above the 

level of a village idiot�察�except once�察�when a lady sowed my head 

full of grey hairs by announcing that she was going to direct her 

life in future by my counsels。  Will the correspondents be more 

copious and less irrelevant in the future�拭 �Suppose that to be the 

case�察�will they be of any use to me in my place of exile�拭 �Is it 

possible for a man in Samoa to be in touch with the great heart of 

the People�拭 �And is it not perhaps a mere folly to attempt�察�from so 

hopeless a distance�察�anything so delicate as a series of papers�拭 �

Upon these points�察�perpend�察�and give me the results of your 

perpensions。



3rd。  The emolument would be agreeable to your humble servant。



I have now stated all the PROS�察�and the most of the CONS are come 

in by the way。  There follows�察�however�察�one immense Con ��with a 

capital 'C'���察�which I beg you to consider particularly。  I fear 

that�察�to be of any use for your magazine�察�these papers should begin 

with the beginning of a volume。  Even supposing my hands were free�察�

this would be now impossible for next year。  You have to consider 

whether�察�supposing you have no other objection�察�it would be worth 

while to begin the series in the middle of a volume�察�or desirable 

to delay the whole matter until the beginning of another year。



Now supposing that the CONS have it�察�and you refuse my offer�察�let 

me make another proposal�察�which you will be very inclined to refuse 

at the first off´go�察�but which I really believe might in time come 

to something。  You know how the penny papers have their answers to 

correspondents。  Why not do something of the same kind for the 

'culchawed'�拭 �Why not get men like Stimson�察�Brownell�察�Professor 

James�察�Goldwin Smith�察�and others who will occur to you more readily 

than to me�察�to put and to answer a series of questions of 

intellectual and general interest�察�until at last you should have 

established a certain standard of matter to be discussed in this 

part of the Magazine��



I want you to get me bound volumes of the Magazine from its start。  

The Lord knows I have had enough copies�察�where they are I know not。  

A wandering author gathers no magazines。



THE WRECKER is in no forrader state than in last reports。  I have 

indeed got to a period when I cannot well go on until I can refresh 

myself on the proofs of the beginning。  My respected collaborator�察�

who handles the machine which is now addressing you�察�has indeed 

carried his labours farther�察�but not�察�I am led to understand�察�with 

what we used to call a blessing�察�at least�察�I have been refused a 

sight of his latest labours。  However�察�there is plenty of time 

ahead�察�and I feel no anxiety about the tale�察�except that it may 

meet with your approval。



All this voyage I have been busy over my TRAVELS�察�which�察�given a 

very high temperature and the saloon of a steamer usually going 

before the wind�察�and with the cabins in front of the engines�察�has 

come very near to prostrating me altogether。  You will therefore 

understand that there are no more poems。  I wonder whether there 

are already enough�察�and whether you think that such a volume would 

be worth the publishing�拭 �I shall hope to find in Sydney some 

expression of your opinion on this point。  Living as I do among ´ 

not the most cultured of mankind ��'splendidly educated and perfect 

gentlemen when sober'�� ´ I attach a growing importance to friendly 

criticisms from yourself。



I believe that this is the most of our business。  As for my health�察�

I got over my cold in a fine style�察�but have not been very well of 

late。  To my unaffected annoyance�察�the blood´spitting has started 

again。  I find the heat of a steamer decidedly wearing and trying 

in these latitudes�察�and I am inclined to think the superior 

expedition rather dearly paid for。  Still�察�the fact that one does 

not even remark the coming of a squall�察�nor feel relief on its 

departure�察�is a mercy not to be acknowledged without gratitude。  

The rest of the family seem to be doing fairly well�察�both seem less 

run down than they were on the EQUATOR�察�and Mrs。 Stevenson very 

much less so。  We have now been three months away�察�have visited 

about thirty´five islands�察�many of which were novel to us�察�and some 

extremely entertaining�察�some also were old acquaintances�察�and 

pleasant to revisit。  In the meantime�察�we have really a capital 

time aboard ship�察�in the most pleasant and interesting society�察�and 

with ��considering the length and nature of the voyage�� an excellent 

table。  Please remember us all to Mr。 Scribner�察�the young chieftain 

of the house�察�and the lady�察�whose health I trust is better。  To 

Mrs。 Burlingame we all desire to be remembered�察�and I hope you will 

give our news to Low�察�St。 Gaudens�察�Faxon�察�and others of the 

faithful in the city。  I shall probably return to Samoa direct�察�

having given up all idea of returning to civilisation in the 

meanwhile。  There�察�on my ancestral acres�察�which I purchased six 

months ago from a blind Scots blacksmith�察�you will please address 

me until further notice。  The name of the ancestral acres is going 

to be Vailima�察�but as at the present moment nobody else knows the 

name�察�except myself and the co´patentees�察�it will be safer�察�if less 

ambitious�察�to address R。 L。 S。�察�Apia�察�Samoa。  The ancestral acres 

run to upwards of three hundred�察�they enjoy the ministrations of 

five streams�察�whence the name。  They are all at the present moment 

under a trackless covering of magnificent forest�察�which would be 

worth a great deal if it grew beside a railway terminus。  To me�察�as 

it stands�察�it represents a handsome deficit。  Obliging natives from 

the Cannibal Islands are now cutting it down at my expense。  You 

would be able to run your magazine to much greater advantage if the 

terms of authors were on the same scale

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