Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-08-30)

subject, which will soon be ready for the press." Well, I have a good deal done toward already.

    Now you see how it is. If you wish

to publish a book to make money for </u H. A. W. > and Alice W., please do it soon, and I will honestly and truly help you with it, </u all I can >. I will write a good share of it, and others can write the rest. What I do will be a free gift, "in memoriam" if you please. </s which > I could not be </u hired > to help with it, for several reasons, and I would not take anything for it but good will. I will even make Lucas write his share on the same terms ! Confound him, he ought to do it, & so ought </s it >. If its to benefit </u you >, here's with you, with a will. If it is to advertise the Establishment - </u that is L. F. & F. A. Ward, > more now than ever before, and dang me if I do the first hand's turn for </u them> at </u any > price. I think, moreover, that when mine does come out it will advertise the Establishment, willy nilly, quite as much as yours, and perhaps even more effectively. You know "I'm not ashamed to own my lord." nor my bringing up, either..