Describes a picnic at Hoboken with other New York artists and journalists. Transcription: a thing that looked like a wooden mace but was intended to ?ǣpuddle ? punch. The day was sunny, chill and dusty but very exhilarating and we were all in high spirits. Arrived at ?ǣthe stairs, ? after much chaffing the driver as to the breach of contract implied in his not making the horse draw us up, we mounted, lugging up baskets, bottles and demi-johns. Gaining the top, not without drinks by the way, we rambled amid the rocks and trees, presently finding a capital spot for our pic-nic. It was rather pr
Describes a picnic at Hoboken with other New York artists and journalists. Transcription: a thing that looked like a wooden mace but was intended to ?ǣpuddle ? punch. The day was sunny, chill and dusty but very exhilarating and we were all in high spirits. Arrived at ?ǣthe stairs, ? after much chaffing the driver as to the breach of contract implied in his not making the horse draw us up, we mounted, lugging up baskets, bottles and demi-johns. Gaining the top, not without drinks by the way, we rambled amid the rocks and trees, presently finding a capital spot for our pic-nic. It was rather precipitous in front, pretty well wooded in the rear, and three or four monstrous boulders of rock formed a natural chimney, where we soon had a huge fire crackling, leaping and roaring. Everybody went gathering fuel ? of which there was plenty ? for half an hour, then got to eating sandwiches and promiscuous loafing till [Frank] Cahill came ? with no news of [Frank] Bellew. Jumping matches followed, and by, I suppose, about 1 o ?clock we all went to dinner. There was enough and to spare. [Fitz James] O ?Brien had bidden his landlord cater for him, and the man had put up the roast fowls, the major part of a ham, pickles, bread, condiments, and a gallon of cold-whiskey punch ? as strong as raw spirit ? and a bottle of brandy. We ? I and [Jesse] Haney ? brought a leg of lamb, pies, cheese, apples &c and a half-gallon of [George] Edwards ? gin. [George] Arnold produced sandwiches, pickes and Monogahela whiskey. There was no beer or liquor one might partake of without danger of speedy intoxication ? hence the disasterous results which ensued. We had just commenced the attack on the edibles when Sol Eytinge appeared, and was, of course, greeted with uproarious cheers. Well; all fell to. I think Haney was one of the first who showed symptoms of inebriety. His face flushed, his eyes sparkled, and he talked Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 9, page 23, November 3, 1857
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