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question. What I mean by [[strikethrough]] struth [[/strikethrough]] truth in a painting is as follows. Get up an [[strikethrough]] easily [[/strikethrough]] out fit for out door work go out into some woe begotten, turkey chawed, bottle nosed, henpecked country and set my self down get out my materials and make as accurate a painting of what I see in front of me as I can.

If I can draw it well and color it as I see it and if I see it well (which is the hardest part) my picture is true.

If on the contrary I go up to my room light a cigar set down and give my imagination full play and then paint what it suggests then I have a fanciful or an ideal painting such as you have lately seen of mine. 

So my style now is painting and drawing what I see and I am an infant in it.

So much for fathers questions if any are not answered satisfactorily send word immediately. 

Shirts - thier [[their]] uses and abuses - what they are in romance and what they are in reality - some valuable limits in regard to their construction.

Chap. II

The shirts are made in very good style, but need watching. I had an argument with one tonight. I thought I could wear it. Shirt thought I lied. I thought I could go through it. Shirt thought I had better try it on once by God. I walked into it