Transcribe Lucas, Fred A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1882-03-04)

anyone could see, were packed securely,- broke on the way -, or as De Kempeneer declares were brken by Mr Toursaint in unpacking, - and second because I omitted to put prices on the list of things sent. My mistake is not pricing things arose from the fact that I was presuming enough to suppose that with your catalogues and your knowledge of prices in general, you could arrange prices to your satisfaction. This may encourage anyone to devote themselves to work, but it is not the method I should employ. You ask me "what is your constant care about earning more money? you have no family to support and are having opportunities to develop you special faculties which you never would have had elsewhere and probably never will have." I had always supposed that a man was paid according to his worth, and not on account of his relatives. If such be the case Robert should have higher wages than any other man around the shops. You do not seem at all to think that my expenses are far higher than those of any other man you have, and that while I freely acknowledge the great facilities I have for learning yet I would suggest that in order to render them of value