
Dr Johnston got back to England all right—he went down to Long Island West Hills &c:—saw Herbert Gilchrist—saw John Burroughs— the Illustrated American N Y Aug: 30 has a long middling good piece ab't Ruskin, a ¶ or two devoted to me—fine sunny weather—bread & fruit & comb honey for breakfast—The essay "Comparison of Elizabethan with Victorian Poetry" (2d vol) in Symonds's books makes up for all the ponderosity (if that's the trouble) of the rest & is first rate—Yes, I enclose a slip of "rejoinder"—I have just sold 50 sets in sheets big book $3 each—(I suppose some Londoner, Eng—don't know for certain)—have had my early supper—out soon in wheel chair—pleasant cool evn'g—
Aug: 29, early A M—have had my breakfast—oatmeal, comb honey, & some melon—fine day—was out last evn'g—O W Holmes has a fling at me in last Atlantic—I send you it in paper—the "rejoinder" continues to be extracted & criticised & talked ab't—(it is nothing but what I say throughout in my books)—frequent visitors—generally receive them, but do not if too ill or stupid wh' happens at times—Sit here the same in the old den—as now—my grip takes the form of cold in the head & sore throat to-day—
God bless you & all Walt Whitman
