William Abott Herdman an Ernst Haeckel, Liverpool, 31.12.1900

„Away then, Away,

We lose sport by delay,

But first leave all sorrow behind us;

If Miss Fortune should come,

We are all gone from home,

And a-fishing she never can find us.”

Well – Good Luck to you! And ‘Good Hunting’ –

With All Good Wishes

For the New Year –

and as much as you like

of the century –

From Dr & Mrs Herdman and Familiy.

Croxteth Lodge, Liverpool:

Last night of XIXth centy.