Gives his recollections of Henry William Herbert. Transcription: It was curious to watch [Frank] Bellew's face during [] Banks' jabber. There was Patience, wonder, dismay, consternation and exhaustion succeeded each other. He said just four brief sentences during the continuance of the performance. [Robert] Gun was alternately talking to me and inviting all of us to drink. It rained hard when we got out ? Banks talking Bellew to the door, everybody looking at him ? so Gun must needs have us into 'The Store' for more drinks. Bellew escaped, and I got my abbreviated namesake home by half
Gives his recollections of Henry William Herbert. Transcription: It was curious to watch [Frank] Bellew's face during [] Banks' jabber. There was Patience, wonder, dismay, consternation and exhaustion succeeded each other. He said just four brief sentences during the continuance of the performance. [Robert] Gun was alternately talking to me and inviting all of us to drink. It rained hard when we got out ? Banks talking Bellew to the door, everybody looking at him ? so Gun must needs have us into 'The Store' for more drinks. Bellew escaped, and I got my abbreviated namesake home by half past twelve. 18. Tuesday. Down town to 'Golden Prize' Office, saw [George] Arnold and left M. S. To Pic Office. Bellew there and Gun. Rain; rode uptown. Evening, round to Arnold's, with him, [Jack] Sears and a fellow boarder. I was introduced to [Henry William] Herbert in 1849, on coming to this country, at Stringer and Townsend's the publishers. Having seen a portrait of 'Ned Buntline' and not knowing the fellow's character, I fancied Herbert the man and thinking the recognition might be a compliment (!) said so! The publishers roared but Herbert got rather excited, exclaiming 'For God's sake don't take me for that scoundrel! ? call me Burke or Hare, or Thurtell, but not Ned Buntline. I have seen him more than once subsequently, and remember him at the 'Sachem' office door with [Thomas] Picton and others about him. He impressed me as a very overbearing, self willed man. As an instance of his passionate nature, he once drew a bowie knife in Stringer & Townsend's office, set a box wood block up edgewise and chopped it to pieces. He had made a drawing on it which wasn't wanted, and which they demurred at paying for or something of the sort. One of the publishers was horribly frightened. Herbert's death, like [William] North's, Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 9, page 151, May 17-18, 1858 . 17 May 1858. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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