Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-02-11)

ybg Ho:naday, Feb.'79. Singapore (Last Time)

                     Feb 11th 1879.

Dear Prof Ward:

    Today came a telegram

saying "Transfer impossible. Draw sixty pounds." So I went to Mr. Camp- bell and arranged to draw of them Sixty-</u five > pounds, which will get me home, Steerage, and allow me a small margin to land upon in San- Francisco. There is </u no way > ^open^ for me but to go home. I fear you will be greatly disappointed at my not going to Aus- tralia. but I am bound to say that under the circumstance it is not only impractible to go there, but </u impossible > and you know that I do not stick at trifles, particularly when it is in trying to accomplish an object on which my heart has long been set. I see </u plainly > that there is practically </u no > money for Australia, and if you still think that I ought to go anyhow I will tell you that no one will advance me any money to go anywhere but </u home > straight, & </u only > Robert Campbell will do that ! Lucky for me that he will do even that much, considering my past ^financial^ record. I am going home via China & Japan because I think I can go </u cheaper > that way. If it turns out