Regarding Edward Dixon accepting one of his articles for Scalpel. Transcription: and drizzle, feeling ? oh! Got hair cut. A letter from Dillon Mapother this morning. Oh me! The contrast! Newly married ? happy ? prosperous ? weekly expenses of the firm, for wages $200 ? got a contract for a $6000 map of Louisville ? talks of buying a house and lot in Spring! Well, God bless the fellow! Eheu! Saw White the Irishman, ex-treasurer (!) to F. Leslie. Graham's mag to be removed to New York, he publisher. Spoke to him about work. How I had tried this week ? how I must keep on trying! 5. Sun
Regarding Edward Dixon accepting one of his articles for Scalpel. Transcription: and drizzle, feeling ? oh! Got hair cut. A letter from Dillon Mapother this morning. Oh me! The contrast! Newly married ? happy ? prosperous ? weekly expenses of the firm, for wages $200 ? got a contract for a $6000 map of Louisville ? talks of buying a house and lot in Spring! Well, God bless the fellow! Eheu! Saw White the Irishman, ex-treasurer (!) to F. Leslie. Graham's mag to be removed to New York, he publisher. Spoke to him about work. How I had tried this week ? how I must keep on trying! 5. Sunday. Writing, in doors, all the dull, dark, dreary rainy day. 6. Monday. Bit of a morning walk to bootmaker &c, writing, down town by noon. Left stories at 'Great Republic' mag-office. It's [Ralph Waldo] Emerson's revivified ? won't live ? don't deserve to but may pay for a number or two. Saw White. A basement office under Nassau Bank, which he occupies in conjunction with another ? mutual tin sign out. Back, meeting Selena Jewell by the way. Writing. Evening called on [Dr. Edward H.] Dixon. Getting talking of things in general, happened to speak of my being at work on critique on [Oliver Wendell] Holmes' 'Autocrat,' intending to take it to 'Tribune' or 'Times.' What did I expect to get for it? Told him $20. 'Better let me have it for Scalpel,' said he. Which I agreed to, wishing to submit article for approbation before acceptance. That he wouldn't hear of, and paid $5 as earnest. Talk of other subject for me to do or Scalpel, regularly. Hurrah! ? sky clearing a bit! Called on the Jewell's for an hour or so. Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 10, page 33, December 4-6, 1858 . 4 December 1858. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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