Comments on poverty, and states his hopes that he will be paid by John Sartain. Transcription: horizon, where the sun has just set in a broad lurid glare, and over him lay a mass of huge slate-hued clouds; ? seeing all this, I felt right grievously blue-devilled as I thought ?ǣOf what a thing is Poverty Tis Crime, and Fear and Infamy And houseless Want in frozen ways Wandering ungarmented, and pain, And worse than all, that inward stain Foul Self Contempt, which drowns in Tears Youths starlight smile ? ? God grant this [John] Sartain may pay what he owes me. / Going sadly to my boarding ho
Comments on poverty, and states his hopes that he will be paid by John Sartain. Transcription: horizon, where the sun has just set in a broad lurid glare, and over him lay a mass of huge slate-hued clouds; ? seeing all this, I felt right grievously blue-devilled as I thought ?ǣOf what a thing is Poverty Tis Crime, and Fear and Infamy And houseless Want in frozen ways Wandering ungarmented, and pain, And worse than all, that inward stain Foul Self Contempt, which drowns in Tears Youths starlight smile ? ? God grant this [John] Sartain may pay what he owes me. / Going sadly to my boarding house, (can ?t say ?ǣhome ?) got a letter from [William] Boutcher, very good medecine for the devils in it; ? enjoyed a hearty grin. After tea, taking a walk called on [Silenus] Brinsley, at the place he ?s been at for the last week. Wrights public house, ? where Joe [Greatbatch], George [Bolton] and I played bagatelle some month or two agone. 14. Sunday. Wrote a long letter to Boutcher. In the afternoon over to New York; to Christopher Street, Mr. [Joseph] Greatbatch ?s and family ?s new location. Tea with them. Joe has written; and his father ?s notion is he ?ll not remain long. A walk with the boys in Washington Square in the evening. Mr. G. accompanied me some half hour in my walk Jersey-wards. 15. Monday. At work on Mr. [Robert] Roberts tract. Interest- Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 40, October 12-15, 1849 . 13 October 1849. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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