Mentions the work of his friends. Transcription: drawing till midnight. Not over well all day. 15. Wednesday. Down town to Bunnell & Price ?s, talking with the former when in came the indefatigable dodging unveracious man of all work [Thomas] Powell, with rhyming Christmas ?ǣPick ? celebration. Off with Bunnell, by Omnibus to Division Street, there to Ludlow, calling on [Edwin A.] Weed about big block on which he hath been immolating himself of late, staying up o ? nights, (or sooth so, whilk renders it doubtful, as he is given to lying.) To my room, met Woodpecker Thatcher, gave him cuts. Di
Mentions the work of his friends. Transcription: drawing till midnight. Not over well all day. 15. Wednesday. Down town to Bunnell & Price ?s, talking with the former when in came the indefatigable dodging unveracious man of all work [Thomas] Powell, with rhyming Christmas ?ǣPick ? celebration. Off with Bunnell, by Omnibus to Division Street, there to Ludlow, calling on [Edwin A.] Weed about big block on which he hath been immolating himself of late, staying up o ? nights, (or sooth so, whilk renders it doubtful, as he is given to lying.) To my room, met Woodpecker Thatcher, gave him cuts. Did chores, lit fire &c, dined at Sweeny ?s, down town again. Return, made drawings on wood, two, [Dillon] Mapother came at 4, or so, anon Charley Brown & [Joseph H.] Brightly, Charley having to work at the ?ǣIllustrated News ? the night, willed that I should accompany his sister [Emma Brown] and brother to the social party before spoken of, but I declined. Supped with Dillon at the ?ǣLive & let live, ? then to [Frank] Royals, talking with him and Bush hours twain, then to room of [Alfred] Waud, here he & [Augustus] Fay were working. I read aloud a recently recieved [received] letter from [William] Boutcher. Adjourned, all four to the ?ǣShades, ? ale & rarebits &c. Walked with Dillon to the Jersey City ferry, returning at midnight Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 5, page 106, December 14-15, 1852 . 14 December 1852. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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