Describes a conversation with Sally Edwards about Thomas Nast. Transcription: Confidences with Sally and Matty [Edwards]. his [William Waud ?s] brother-in-law lives. In-doors till evening, then with [James] Morris to [] Chapin ?s. None of the [Edwards] folks in the family pew, the girls being tired out, as it subsequently appeared, by an afternoon at the Central-Park. [Jesse] Haney and [Charles] Honeywell at the house. Sally [Edwards], of course, knew [Thomas] Nast ?s destination. We got to talking of him, &c. She hints that she likes him more than I give her credit for ? she ?s ?ǣnot de
Describes a conversation with Sally Edwards about Thomas Nast. Transcription: Confidences with Sally and Matty [Edwards]. his [William Waud ?s] brother-in-law lives. In-doors till evening, then with [James] Morris to [] Chapin ?s. None of the [Edwards] folks in the family pew, the girls being tired out, as it subsequently appeared, by an afternoon at the Central-Park. [Jesse] Haney and [Charles] Honeywell at the house. Sally [Edwards], of course, knew [Thomas] Nast ?s destination. We got to talking of him, &c. She hints that she likes him more than I give her credit for ? she ?s ?ǣnot demonstrative, you know; ? says, again, ?ǣI don ?t do him justice, ? that he is bashful, conscious of ignorance, yet willing to cover it with a show of assurance. She talked about Haney, too, and characterized his abatement in liking for her as ?ǣfizzling out ? ? distrusted its reality, said ?ǣit was better as it was ? ? that it had ended. Evidently Mrs T. Nast in future. Told her so, and that she ?d tell him the subject of our confidences, which she denied. Pretty Matty [Edwards] told me, on parting, that Charley [Honeywell] was still sulking ? had asked all of the family to a gymnastic performance but her ? she didn ?t care a bit, and it wasn ?t of the slightest consequence. Eliza [Edwards] is restive about the limited circle of acquaintances these girls have, as I learnt incidentally from Sally ? evidently wants her triumphs. 5. Monday. Writing. Down-town by 1. waited half an hour while a man was talking to [Charles] Dana in the Tribune sanctum, then learnt that he, Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 12, page 86, March 4-5, 1860 . 4 March 1860. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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