Comments on his recent diary writing habits. Transcription: knew her [Sarah Mouatt] at once, spite of her fine raiment. Beside her, lovingly, walked an individual ? her admirer doubtless. / Getting home found by Mr [Joseph] Greatbatch who called that a friend of George Boltons John Conworth bound Canada-wards has called on me ? off to morrow. Reading [word crossed out] ?ǣMonte Cristo during the evening. 30. Tuesday. Of late My Diary has been but pitiful shreds and Patches, ? a Week or more strides by and I have to grope backwards after its foot-prints in most halting manner. Therefore unle
Comments on his recent diary writing habits. Transcription: knew her [Sarah Mouatt] at once, spite of her fine raiment. Beside her, lovingly, walked an individual ? her admirer doubtless. / Getting home found by Mr [Joseph] Greatbatch who called that a friend of George Boltons John Conworth bound Canada-wards has called on me ? off to morrow. Reading [word crossed out] ?ǣMonte Cristo during the evening. 30. Tuesday. Of late My Diary has been but pitiful shreds and Patches, ? a Week or more strides by and I have to grope backwards after its foot-prints in most halting manner. Therefore unless this Resolve prove a Square of Hell ?s Pavement I ?ll return to the good old Rule, the simple plan of chronicling each days detail at its close. So be it. / In doors till 12, then met Joe [Greatbatch] as I descended. To [Thomas W.] Strongs where I met Lockington, he having me with him Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 4, page 68, March 29-30, 1852 . 29 March 1852. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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