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throws all my plans out of gear. Pray offer my best thanks 

 to Prof. Marsh for his courtesy ; I hope to avail myself of 

 it very largely. 



At Buffalo my mouth shall drop nothing but buttered 

 pearls, such as we dispense at the British Association. My 

 wife and I will devote ourselves mainly to Niagara. 

 Ever, my dear Youmans, faithfully yours, 



T. H. HUXLEY. 



NEW YORK, September 15, 1876. 



MY DEAR SPENCER : I think I told you that a gentle- 

 man in Wisconsin had offered to index your work for us. 

 He has sent us the index for the First Principles, which is 

 now in the printers' hands, and is well done. He is at pres- 

 ent occupied upon the Sociology, and we shall have that 

 ready so as not to hinder the printing. 



This gentleman's name is Leland. I have had my eye 

 on him for five years as an assistant or co-worker, and 

 have now engaged him on my Cyclopaedia for two years. 

 He is now a cashier in a bank, is a thoroughgoing man of 

 business, a practiced bookkeeper, a writer on currency and 

 social reforms for The Nation and other periodicals, a good 

 practical geologist and botanist, and a man who has your 

 works almost by heart. He is a vigorous and steady worker, 

 and I count on his pulling me through, as I am badly break- 

 ing in the power of accomplishment. Although he will be 

 mainly occupied on the Cyclopaedia, Mr. Leland will give me 

 assistance on the Monthly, and wherever he can be of best 

 use. 



We expect the Huxleys to come to-night. Huxley will 

 give his three lectures in New York next week, and sail 

 next Saturday. His tour has been a laborious ovation 

 rather than a restful vacation, for which he can blame no- 

 body but himself. If he had been less good-natured he 

 would have been more free. 



