Describes a letter received from Hannah Bennett, which describes the end of his brother Ned Gunn's relationship with Mary Ann Chinner. Transcription: a coarse form of the latter. She [Mary Anne Chinner] exulted brutally over kind Mary Bennett when Ned [Gunn] walked or rather was trapped out of the one's gentle meshes to be haled into the butcher's daughters beef-net. Thus the whirligig of Time brings revenges. Honest old [Amos] Chinner's death made the escape easier to Ned. M. A. will feel her inevitable old maiden-hood bitterly, as she never can, will, or ought to have another offer: the won
Describes a letter received from Hannah Bennett, which describes the end of his brother Ned Gunn's relationship with Mary Ann Chinner. Transcription: a coarse form of the latter. She [Mary Anne Chinner] exulted brutally over kind Mary Bennett when Ned [Gunn] walked or rather was trapped out of the one's gentle meshes to be haled into the butcher's daughters beef-net. Thus the whirligig of Time brings revenges. Honest old [Amos] Chinner's death made the escape easier to Ned. M. A. will feel her inevitable old maiden-hood bitterly, as she never can, will, or ought to have another offer: the wonder is she ever had one. William Bolton's excesses have produced severe illness, liver complaint: he has suffered horribly, been 'mad ? running about naked in his room,' frightening his mother [Mary Bolton] ? the only human being who really cares for him, I do believe. At Neithrop they don't seem to have heard of George [Bolton]'s marriage yet, at least Hannah [Bennett] writes unknowing of it! Secretive and Boltonian, Replied to Hannah's letter. Writing and doing Pic work etc, with [phonography] pretty steady; busy all the time. One evening out, calling on Frank Hillard and having a pleasant three hours with him, his wife and wife's sister, all intelligent and kindly. I like these Boston fellows, they know something. [Jesse] Haney called once, of a morning. Saw George Arnold at the Pic Office, he in town for the first time since his rustication. One evening he visited [Frank] Cahill at his boarding house, supping with him and on taking his seat at Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 11, page 40, July 6-8, 1859 . 8 July 1859. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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