Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-01-14)

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two instances mentioned at the beginning of this letter.The third matter in which he was checked in the postponement, which you know he agreed to. Now him to get on his high horse and assume the role he does to you is exactly like a prostitute preaching virtue and railing at her chambermaid </s for > ^on^ the reputation of the house. It only shows that Studer is a contemptible poltroon as well as a pledge breaker. Why don't he stand up like a man & say he is sick of his bargain, that </s it > he has bitten off more than he can chew, and that it isn't as much of a spontaneous love feast in N. Y. as he expected ?

    But really I must beg your pardon for this

railing to you at another man. It will be hard work for me to keep from going to the other party with what I have to say, but I will promise to keep the peace until after the Exhibition. But it will not do for Studer and I to have </u anything > to do with each other, and above all I do not want to see him as long as it is possible to avoid him. Lucas can </s write > correspond with him and I with you with you, by which means we can perfect all arrange- ments