
          tickets being put rather high on purpose, and he 
 is not only gratified, as he well may be, with such 
 an audience but will put a clear $1000 into 
 his pocket. Meanwhile, by the aid of Pourtales, 
 &c., his work-shop (looking like a wholesale butchery)
 goes on flourishingly. He has been 
 of great use to science here, and we shall 
 long feel the benefit of the impression he has 
 made upon the minds of men here. 
 He enquires after you most cordially always, 
 and retains his high regard. You must see 
 more of him. Of course, I shall not say 
 a word to A. [Agassiz] about Feuchtwanger's report. It is not 
 worth a thought, and on the other hand you may 
 be sure he is not the man to speak slightingly 
 of the few acquaintances he made in New York. 


 I hope you will write some Smithsonian 
 Memoirs. I cannot, as now situated in
 respect to the American Academy, it would not 
 look well, though the $3 dollars per page would be most 
 welcome, for I find that it will be necessary to
 to increase my income to meet the advances I am
 obliged to make to Sprague, George, and a younger 
 brother's education, who will probably enter College 
 next August. I should like it if our Scientific 
 School should bye & bye bring in a few botanical 
 students.
        