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surprising   readjuster   of   values。   I   paid   my   way;   I   think;   throughout   my 

pilgrimage;   but   I   discovered   that   stamped   metal   is   far   from   being   the 

world's only true coin。 As a matter of fact; there are many things that men 

prize more highlybecause they are rarer and more precious。 

     My   friend;   if   you   should   chance   yourself   some   day   to   follow   the 

Friendly Road; you may catch a fleeting glimpse of a man in a rusty hat; 

carrying a gray bag; and sometimes humming a little song under his breath 

for the joy of being there。 And it may actually  happen; if you stop   him; 

that   he   will   take   a   tin   whistle   from   his   bag   and   play   for   you;   〃Money 

Musk;〃 or 〃Old Dan Tucker;〃 or he may produce a battered old volume of 

Montaigne from which he will read you a passage。 If such an adventure 

should befall you; know that you have met 

     Your friend; 

     David Grayson。 

     P。 S。 Harriet bemoans most of all the unsolved mystery of the sign man。 

But it doesn't bother me in the least。 I'm glad now I never found him。 The 

poet sings his song and goes his way。 If we sought him out how horribly 

disappointed we might be! We might find him shaving; or eating sausage; 

or drinking a bottle of beer。 We might find him shaggy and unkempt where 

we    imagined     him   beautiful;    weak    where    we   thought    him   strong;    dull 

where we thought him brilliant。 Take then the vintage of his heart and let 

him go。 As for me; I'm glad some mystery is left in this world。 A thousand 



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                                    THE FRIENDLY ROAD 



signs   on   my   roadways   are   still   as   unexplainable;   as   mysterious;   and   as 

beguiling as this。 And I can   close my  narrative with no   better motto   for 

tired spirits than that of the country roadside: 

     ' REST ' 



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