I came on from N. Y. last night, left N. Y. at 3:30 and was here at
8:45, round trip $8, ticket good till next Monday. I had a nice time in
N. Y. and improved all the time, though I was much broken of my sleep. I
stayed with Hamlin Garland at the hotel New Amsterdam, I like him much,
he is coming on here. I was out to dinner and to lunch every day. The
_Century_ paid me $125 for another short article on bird songs. I wrote
it the week before my sickness. It is lovely here this morning, warm and
soft like April, the roads dusty. Baker's people are all well and very
kind to me. They have a large house on Meridian Hill where it was all
wild land when I lived here. I shall stay here until next Monday. Write
me when you get this how matters go and how your mother is. Tell Hiram
you have heard from me.
Your loving father,