Discusses George Bolton's departure from New York to England, and his missed opportunity of saying goodbye to him. he anticipated having to come back again. At about 1/2 past 9 or so Joe [Greatbatch] and I went over. The ?ǣPhiladelphia ? gone ? another vessel in its place. / Well ? George [Bolton] is gone and I ?m sorry for it! I shall be some ten times lonelier [lonelier]. For as to Joe his good-feeling don ?t make amends for his solemn pomposity and dogmatic commonplace [words crossed out]. Of George, somehow I do fear there ?s an under-current of Boltonian-selfishness in him, but he stri
Discusses George Bolton's departure from New York to England, and his missed opportunity of saying goodbye to him. he anticipated having to come back again. At about 1/2 past 9 or so Joe [Greatbatch] and I went over. The ?ǣPhiladelphia ? gone ? another vessel in its place. / Well ? George [Bolton] is gone and I ?m sorry for it! I shall be some ten times lonelier [lonelier]. For as to Joe his good-feeling don ?t make amends for his solemn pomposity and dogmatic commonplace [words crossed out]. Of George, somehow I do fear there ?s an under-current of Boltonian-selfishness in him, but he strives well, loves books, and has nine-tenths good about him. I had thought that the illness of Conworth ?s sister might have been an inducement for return, but ?ǣit appears ? (as Joe would say) that ?tis not Sarah [Conworth] but her younger sister; ? therefore George ?s indifference as to the news he gave me a bit back, is accounted for. / I ?m not disinclined to think, as George himself thinks, ? that he ?ll be back again ? though not under some years time. Meantime ? ?ǣThe World ?s mine Oyster-?! ? / After a walk and lounge on the Battery, back to Jersey. Evening, the boys [Fred and Edward Greatbatch] ran in for a visit, and accompanied us to the Ferry. A stroll up Chatham Street &c. Broadway. Entered the Mechanic ?s Hall and heard the latter part of a sermon. A Baptist preacher, and the man in earnest in what he said. Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 24, September 9, 1849 . 9 September 1849. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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