Regarding Frank Cahill's feelings for Matty Edwards. Transcription: Left almost immediately. Up sunny and cool Broadway, met the Edwards ? girls, Sally dressed smartly walking with Monroe, the Californian, Matty and Eliza behind. Matty gave me a greeting smilingly. I passed the two last again, Eliza in company with a girl friend, Matty some blocks behind, walking alone. I was an ass for wasting one grain of sympathy on [Frank] Cahill ?s presumed passion for this pretty girl. I find he has hinted of it to Bob Gun and I believe spoken more openly to [Frank] Bellew. He had no claim ever to have
Regarding Frank Cahill's feelings for Matty Edwards. Transcription: Left almost immediately. Up sunny and cool Broadway, met the Edwards ? girls, Sally dressed smartly walking with Monroe, the Californian, Matty and Eliza behind. Matty gave me a greeting smilingly. I passed the two last again, Eliza in company with a girl friend, Matty some blocks behind, walking alone. I was an ass for wasting one grain of sympathy on [Frank] Cahill ?s presumed passion for this pretty girl. I find he has hinted of it to Bob Gun and I believe spoken more openly to [Frank] Bellew. He had no claim ever to have been taken to the house: I wouldn ?t have taken him there. He and Bob Gun came, or rather were brought home by the engraver Probasco about supper-time. I found them lying In Gun ?s bed with Probasco looking out of window. Wrote to Dick Bolton and other matters. 31. Wednesday. [] Shepherd up. From him I learnt that [George] Arnold is in town, having come up from the Highlands yesterday. He, Gun, Cahill and Shepherd were all on the spree yesterday with the afore chronicled result. Down town with Shepherd after some writing. To Pic Office. Found [Dr. Edward] Dixon there, talking to Gun & Cahill. Left, to Century Office, Carrington ?s (leaving M. S. at both,) to Post Office, (where I again met Dixon) then to Sunday Courier Office. [Jesse] Haney there and [James L.] Smith. I to do a column or less a week for $5. Found Gun, Cahill and Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 11, page 104, August 30-31, 1859 . 30 August 1859. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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