Describes a visit to Bill Collinson and his family in Newark. Transcription: shop-mate Tysoe, and got as lucid a direction to the old mans [Bill Collinson ?s] whereabouts as ?ǣMr Smith London ? would be. Took the cars and 25 cents steam acceleration into Newark. Arrived there at about 4, an icy-hair-freezing wind blowing about the streets, the mud-rats in the roads hardened into granite by its breath. Divers adventures had I in essay to discover ? my quest, inquires innumerable and finally successful. Being directed to a shop where had worked a companion of the old mans, got his address, and
Describes a visit to Bill Collinson and his family in Newark. Transcription: shop-mate Tysoe, and got as lucid a direction to the old mans [Bill Collinson ?s] whereabouts as ?ǣMr Smith London ? would be. Took the cars and 25 cents steam acceleration into Newark. Arrived there at about 4, an icy-hair-freezing wind blowing about the streets, the mud-rats in the roads hardened into granite by its breath. Divers adventures had I in essay to discover ? my quest, inquires innumerable and finally successful. Being directed to a shop where had worked a companion of the old mans, got his address, and posting thither made inquiry, whereat a boy sitting at work sayeth ?ǣWhy that ?s my Father! ? and pilots me to the domicile. Jolly old Collinson was seated at work as of yore; but not alone, wife, two children, girls, and baby beside him. Marvellously glad was he to see me ? up he rose, and insisted on the immediate imbibition of a modicum of gin from a tea-cup. Supped with him and all of ?em in great honor and glory, he descanting our last winter evening in Jersey, enthusiastically. And when I purposed going, he, nor wife would hear of it ? I must stop and ?ǣsleep along ?o Bill Collinson. ? Much did I plead, but sooth to say the anticipation of the deathly cold wind, and dreary walk to the Rail road had to influence, and to the universal content of all I consented to remain. More fumigation and imbibition; old Collinson singing the ?ǣDeath of Nelson ? as of yore, and ever and anon declaring that he was so glad to see me as if I ?d been his own brother, and would ha ? given twenty dollars for the same! Finally what with gin and hospitality he waxeth slightly bibulous, and we, as rending a perpendicular ladder staircase to a clean whitewashed room, shaped like a Greek Delta, go to bed, the two little children in the corner, Mrs C and baby below, and wind howling outside. 31. Friday. Not being allowed to get up till breakfast was ready, lay till then. Decent [Descent], l
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