
          out of that source of revenue & of 
course feel a little anxious to know 
how money matters will result here. 
I had quite made up my mind to 
try & be contented it here. There are so 
many things which attach me to the 
place. I have such good friends in the 
faculty, get along so smoothly with the 
students & so much work of my own 
hands has been expended here that I 
should hate to give it up. But then the 
monies! We shall see how it will all 
come out. If they pay I shall be able 
to pass my vacation in New York where I 
can live in a small way & do up my 
enumeration of the grasses. I find that 
I must do this before I finish the catalogue. 
Here it is just impossible to do any 
botanical work. From seven in the morning 
until late at night I am thoroughly 
occupied. We have had quite a sickly 
season & Dr. Miles & myself have 
had to give a great deal of time to 
the hospital department. We usually 
make our visits together & I keep a 
private apothecaries' shop & dispense 
at my own expense. I have had to 
stop while writing to answer two calls 
for medicine. We neither of us make 
any charge as that would give the 
people claims upon our service. We 
have had abundant dysenteries & 
        