Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1877-07-01)

ybg Coimbatoor, Sunday, July 1st '77

                                   Aug 23

Dear Prof. Ward:

    I arrived here this afternoon,

on my way to the Anamullays, which is just half way from Ooty. I walked from Ooty to the R.R. thereby saving </u 30 > Rupees instead of 13 as I had thought. It proved that I am quite myself again, although I did have another 2 days fever after I last wrote you. It came just as I was getting ready to start here, but I took quinine & brandy pretty strong, went on working & </u eating > with my pulse at 110. & so the fever could do nothing else but leave me. This hot weather brings the sweat out of me profusely, and I feel that the heat is good for me. I enjoy dry heat, and it agrees with me.

    I find here a late letter from Theobald.,

and prospects are brighter still. He says "I have sent again to my friend the Rajah, asking him to give me permission to shoot elephants free. I have every hope of his doing so, but he will expect, -like all, lives - a favor in return. So I have sent word to him that I will send him a good present if any elephants are shot. After you </s go to Madras > have bagged the two you want, you can get him a watch, gun, or such thing not exceeding 80 or 100 Rs. at the very most." So I am going with that understanding, am going to buy the two elephants, and send him a 70 or 80 Rupee gun from