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

Hornaday Feb '79 is quite happy again now that he can once more abuse you and your Establishment and make big wages out you at the same time. - say, two men's wages for one man's work. Yes, I am highly gratified to learn that Bailey is back, for he has always been </u so devoted > to your interests.

 I did not save any mias nests, and

don't think I would if I had another chance. I can make a pile of green boughs in a crotch as well as any mias and defy anybody to tell the difference between the fraud & the original. When the branches are </u dead > & the leaves dried up and gone it is a mias nest no </s long > longer and would not answer for one. We must make one with artificial leaves or not at all.

  I hope I shall receive 60. pounds by telegraph

and be able to start home (Steerage) within 3 or 4 days. You will know by the time this reaches you whether I have or not. Yours very truly Wm T. Hornaday. Hornaday Feb. '79