We have traveled a good deal; have lived quite a while in New Orleans, but for the past two years we have lived in a little bit of a place called Ulmata, in central Costa Rica.

Uncle's got an interest in some mines not far from there.

Say, why wouldn't it be a good idea for you to go to Ulmata and write your letters from there?
Ain't any railroad, but there's a mule line running to the coast.

How does it strike you ?" "I'd like to, but I'm afraid that it would take my letters too long to reach New Orleans; still, I don't know what difference that would make, as I'm not going to write news.

After all," he added, as though he were arguing with himself, "I should think that the interior is more interesting than the coast, for people don't hang their characteristics over the coast line." "There, you've hit the nail the very first lick.