The Players,
16 Gramercy Park.
November 24th, 1891.
[DEAR FAMILY:]
I had a great day at the game and going there and coming
back. I met a great many old football men and almost all of
them spoke of the "Out of the Game" story. Cumnock, Camp,
Poe, Terry and lots more whose names mean nothing to you, so
ignorant are you, were there and we had long talks.
I went to see Cleveland yesterday about a thing of which
I have thought much and talked less and that was going into
politics in this country. To say he discouraged me in so
doing would be saying the rain is wet. He seemed to think
breaking stones as a means of getting fame and fortune was
quicker and more genteel. I also saw her and the BABY. She
explained why she had not written you and also incidentally
why she had written Childs. I do not know as what
Cleveland
said made much impression upon me — although I found out what I
could expect from him — that is nothing here but apparently a
place abroad if I wanted it. But he thought Congress was
perfectly feasible but the greatest folly to go there.
DICK.
