Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-01-22)

more ready to go home than I do at this time, and I doubt if I ever </s do > will. It takes every bit of life & spirit out of a fellow, and I don't care two cents whether I ever see Australia or not. When I do get there I know it will be just as it has been here & in Ceylon, and there'll be no Robert Campbell down there either.

    You </s make > ^may^ think I'm making the

money fly right & left, but the fig- ures I send you herewith will show you that my expenses fall below $150. pr. month on the average. Let me see, there's 100. pounds coming, about $550. I owe now all told Just about $280. which leaves $320. Well, I </u may > get to Aus- tralia with $150. to begin a campaign there, and by the time this reaches you I will no doubt be writing another letter to match this. There is not a doubt of it unless I get some- thing soon after I get to Australia.

    That 100. pounds is now overdue. You tel-

agraphed on Dec 10th that it had been "sent". We have New York dates up to Dec. 13th. I hope it has not been sent to another. W. F. Housley instead of to me. If it don't arrive by </u next > mail I don't know what I shall do.

    My health continues very good

I'm happy to say I have skinned