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Brooklyn, N. Y., Juno 8tli, 1880. 
W. B. E. Miller, I). V.S., Camden, N. J. : 
Invite all the boys to be present at Prospero’s death and 
burial, and charge expenses to M. J. Parks. 
New Y"ork, June 11th, 1880. 
W. B. E. Miller, Veterinary Surgeon, Camden, N. J.: 
Destroy Prospero at once. Send head by order of owner. 
- A. Liautard. 
On the 17th of June I returned to New York, and in looking 
over the morning papers was surprised to find that they had pub¬ 
lished obituaries on the death of Prospero. I called at the office 
of the New York Sun and asked them to correct the report and 
state that the order would be carried into effect on Saturday, the 
19tli of June. Now, Mr. Editor, if you will think for a moment 
that I knew nothing of the result of the conference between Mi-. 
Parks and Dr. Liautard, nor had any communication from either 
of them, from the time Dr. Liautard made his diagnosis of osteo 
sarcoma” until my return from Maine, during which time the 
newspapers all over the country were publishing the “ big head ” 
theory, you can readily conceive how grossly I have been misrep¬ 
resented when they published the assertion that I had pronounced 
it a case of big head, or “ osteo porosis .” 
I arrived home late on the evening of the 17th, and on the 
morning of the 18th went to my infirmary to see Prospero. I 
found him much better than I expected. The discharge had con¬ 
siderably lessened and lie was eating and feeling quite good, and 
I remarked that it was too bad to have to destroy such a horse. 
However, I prepared to carry out the instructions, and drove to 
Point Breeze Park to invite the boys, as Mr. Parks directed. On • 
my way I called at the offices of the Philadelphia Record and Item, 
and invited them to send a reporter. I then called on Dr. J. W. 
Gadsden, veterinary surgeon, with whom I was personally ac¬ 
quainted, and gave him an invitation to be present. I then 
returned to my office in Camden, and was shown three telegrams 
which had been received during my absence, which read as 
follows: 
