Mentions the death of Robert Roberts, Baker's intention to get married, and Joe Greatbatch's visit for a day. Transcription: [repara]tion. Then to our room and backgammon. 20. Saturday. Drawing in the morning. Then to New York ? called at the American Tract Society, enquired for Mr. [Robert] Roberts, and was informed ? that he died yesterday! As forest leaves are come and gone So do the race of mankind hie, ? The wind up-blows, and straightway strows The scattered leave upon the ground But soon the wood blooms green, in bud When the spring tide again comes round ? / Called on Baker, ? I s
Mentions the death of Robert Roberts, Baker's intention to get married, and Joe Greatbatch's visit for a day. Transcription: [repara]tion. Then to our room and backgammon. 20. Saturday. Drawing in the morning. Then to New York ? called at the American Tract Society, enquired for Mr. [Robert] Roberts, and was informed ? that he died yesterday! As forest leaves are come and gone So do the race of mankind hie, ? The wind up-blows, and straightway strows The scattered leave upon the ground But soon the wood blooms green, in bud When the spring tide again comes round ? / Called on Baker, ? I seeing Robben by the way ? bye the bye, last time I saw him, he displayed a most loving and ill-spelt letter from his mother and sister, he having written for the maternal blessing, inasmuch as he intends matrimony. / Then to the Office of the ?ǣBubble ? a paper ?ǣa la Punch ? just started. Saw the Editor [John] Brougham, long talk with him, and [] Orr the Engraver, who happened to come in for certain ill-drawn, but not badly designed illustrations. Talk about my ?ǣMose [among the Britishers] ? subjects. / Walking to North Moore Street, went aboard the ?ǣHudson ?, the new Ferry boat for Jersey. Witnessing [Jabez] Wing, John Haun and Hugh [Muir] at work, paint all over ?em. / Evening a bit of a stroll ? then backgammon with Wing. 21. Sunday. Joe Greatbatch entered at 6 in the morning, come on a visit, for a day or twain. A long vagabondize Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 42, October 19-21, 1849 . 19 October 1849. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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