Mentions receiving a letter from Joseph Greatbatch about his family's new farm in Illinois. Transcription: trashy stories in Harper ?s, when I learnt that [Fitz James] O ?Brien was the author of them! Had he chanced to have been present I should have come out with my condemnation as largely, never supposing he could have written such trash. After all, one ?s predispositions to like or dislike are pretty often justifiable. [Jesse] Haney said a good thing to-night. We were talking of the ?ǣMarble Heart ? (Les Filles de Morbre ?) ?ǣSome women ? said he, ?ǣhave marble enough in their hearts to ma
Mentions receiving a letter from Joseph Greatbatch about his family's new farm in Illinois. Transcription: trashy stories in Harper ?s, when I learnt that [Fitz James] O ?Brien was the author of them! Had he chanced to have been present I should have come out with my condemnation as largely, never supposing he could have written such trash. After all, one ?s predispositions to like or dislike are pretty often justifiable. [Jesse] Haney said a good thing to-night. We were talking of the ?ǣMarble Heart ? (Les Filles de Morbre ?) ?ǣSome women ? said he, ?ǣhave marble enough in their hearts to make tombstones for their husbands. ? ?ǣYou looked at me, as you said that! ? said Mrs [Mary] Levison. ? She ?s not a bad sort of woman. Only she has no love and no religion. / How horribly absurd that reads) She looks prettyish, at times [William] Levison is only weak. That ?s the best and worst that can be said of him. 28. Sunday. In doors all day. Had a letter from Mr [Joseph] Greatbatch yesterday. Very ungrammatical, a little ill-spelt, and friendly. All pretty well, or no complaint of sickness. Details of prairie-farming life. The season ?ǣnot an average one, ? in consequence of summer drouth [drought]. [29. Monday through 31. Wednesday] Each day to the [European] Office as usual, and indoors during the evenings, writing Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 8, page 126, December 27-31, 1856 . 27 December 1856. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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