Comments on the beauty of Autumn. Transcription: with him and Ben Haun, Bergen wards. Trees in all the inexpressibly beautiful hues of Autumn. Of a deep purple, light yellow, green of all shades ? slate and amber tinted rocks ? all lovely. Leaves falling with a quiet, deliciously mournful sound. Wandered across the little burial place, where a child-brother of Ben [Haun] lay. / Afternoon and rest of the day, rain setting in sans intermission, did not stir out. Evening; all fumigating around the stove in the kitchen, [John] Rankin, Sandy, Ben, [Jabez] Wing, Joe [Greatbatch], and self. Droll
Comments on the beauty of Autumn. Transcription: with him and Ben Haun, Bergen wards. Trees in all the inexpressibly beautiful hues of Autumn. Of a deep purple, light yellow, green of all shades ? slate and amber tinted rocks ? all lovely. Leaves falling with a quiet, deliciously mournful sound. Wandered across the little burial place, where a child-brother of Ben [Haun] lay. / Afternoon and rest of the day, rain setting in sans intermission, did not stir out. Evening; all fumigating around the stove in the kitchen, [John] Rankin, Sandy, Ben, [Jabez] Wing, Joe [Greatbatch], and self. Droll story told by Wing. [six lines crossed out] 22. Monday. Drawing till Evening. Then a bit of a walk, and backgammon with Wing. Joe unwell and consequently sulky. 23. Tuesday. Drawing in the morning. Sent off a letter to Mr. [Abraham] Hart, apropos of the ?ǣCholera Series. ? Afternoon to New York, to Baker ?s; to the ?ǣBubble ? office, to the ?ǣAmerican Tract Society ? ? the two last calls necessary to be done again, as there was nobody visible. / Backgammon and fumigation with Wing, at Night. 24. Wednesday. Drawing all day. Joe off for Middletown Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 43, October 21-24, 1849 . 21 October 1849. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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