Gives his negative thoughts about publishers. Transcription: ?ǣMonster I do smell all horse piss ?-?! at which my nose is in great indignation! ? Calling in at Grove Street, found Joe [Greatbatch] there. George [Bolton] and I ventilating our boots in front of the ?ǣAmerican Hotel, ? subsequently. 8. Wednesday. Took Block No 1 to [Benjamin F.] Childs. Also left my yesterday ?s ?ǣtranslation of the letter of Pius the 9th to [Rodolfo] Audinot ? at the ?ǣSun ? Office. Drawing in the afternoon. Evening a gossip at the Schnieders [a tailor], with him and George. Bitten by muisquitoes till my face
Gives his negative thoughts about publishers. Transcription: ?ǣMonster I do smell all horse piss ?-?! at which my nose is in great indignation! ? Calling in at Grove Street, found Joe [Greatbatch] there. George [Bolton] and I ventilating our boots in front of the ?ǣAmerican Hotel, ? subsequently. 8. Wednesday. Took Block No 1 to [Benjamin F.] Childs. Also left my yesterday ?s ?ǣtranslation of the letter of Pius the 9th to [Rodolfo] Audinot ? at the ?ǣSun ? Office. Drawing in the afternoon. Evening a gossip at the Schnieders [a tailor], with him and George. Bitten by muisquitoes till my face resembles something betwixt a cullender [colander] and a grand pit. 9. Thursday. Drawing all day. In the Evening with George and Jo to the Battery, all three matagrabolized and very nearly wetted through in returning. 10. Friday. Drawing. A letter from [William] Boutcher. ([Edward] Heylyn to be in New York in a week or so.) Walk with George in the Evening. 11. Saturday. To New York with Block 2. [Benjamin F.] Childs ? ? Appleton ?s [D. Appleton and Co.]. ?ǣPublishers ? criticisms on drawing. O children! children! ye who turn over the leaves for ?ǣthe pictures ? in a fairy book so eagerly, your happy faces would be sadder did ye know all that the poor devil of an artist has to endure! Verily I loathe my art when I am by it brought into contact with such farthing-splitting, chaffering, purse proud numskulls. A hearty damn on all publishers, past, present, and to come. [Richard] Bentley ? [John] Tallis ? [words crossed out] ? Appleton ? bah-?! ? skunk ?s all and stink aloud. / Returning to Jersey, got my things transported per cart to York Street, the Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 15, August 7-11, 1849 . 7 August 1849. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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