
I have yours of 21st enclosing Johnston's letter to you and Wallace's letter to me for both of which thanks. Of course I want a few copies of reduced photo (W.W. '90 ¾ length in chair)—please send or have Horace ^send 3 or 4 when convenient. Tell Horace, too, send me name & publisher's name of the Ingersoll book so I can send to N.Y. for it.
I have Horace's Lippencott piece today and read it with
great delight—the free breezy air that flows through
every line of it is most cheering and invigorating—it has
the genuine, "Leaves of Grass," exultant ring. It is not hard
to see where its inspiration came from. If I am not mistaken
the future will recognize in H. one of your most powerful
lieutenants. I say this not so much for what he has done
(which is good) as for what I feel sure
he will do (which will be better still). That bladder trouble does
not seem to let up—and indeed it would be simpler (unheard of)
if enlarged prostate did let up.
I know you hate the idea of the use of a catheter but, my dear Walt, you will have to come to it and when you do you will think how foolish you were to baulk so at such a simple easy thing
All well and quiet here—weather very mild—no sleighing but good wheeling—meter gets on quietly but well—inside of two more weeks we ought to have the first fifty uns. made
So long, dear Walt RM Bucke
