Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-02-07)

with it I am expected to square up here - when the </u next > steamer goes - get to Australia and collect a host of specimens, besides getting ready for home. - you promise $200. more you know. Well, it will square up my bills here, & leave a little over (if I get away from here </u soon >) but it won't pay my passage to anywhere. With this state of things I shall not try to go to Australia, nor anywhere else but home, and I'll be glad if I accomplish even that.

    Day before yesterday ( </u 3 > days after date) came

a London Telegram, of Jan 31st saying "Sixty pounds sent Brisbane." Sorry of it. Then I tel- egraphed to Rochester ($30.60) "Telegraph Sixty pounds passage home. Imperative necessity." </u Very > stupidly indeed they telegraphed back "Six- ty pounds sent December seventeenth," as though I </s tic > did not know that already, and as though it hadn't already been 50 days on the road, & at last reached me. Then I telegraphed again "Insolvent. Obey instructions". And since that they are silent. All this time I have advised with Mr Campbell at every step, and I can tell you he is heartily sick and tired of me. He don't offer to lend me any more money - and I wouldn't if I were in his place - &