Mentions an argument with a publisher, James Stringer, and meeting an Irish girl named Marguerite, who was stitching his pants at a tailor's. Transcription: 3. Friday. Fast day, in consequence of Cholera , so every body holiday making. Self at work on ?ǣAunt Elsie ?s ? Story of the ?ǣHump and Long nose . ? Pleased myself ? may do the publisher. Walking, matagrabolizing with G [George Bolton] & J [Joe Greatbatch] in the evening. [words crossed out] 4. Saturday. Completed drawing. Afternoon, visiting the Schnieder, ? pretty Irish girl stitching in the shop. Talk national and culottie. To New
Mentions an argument with a publisher, James Stringer, and meeting an Irish girl named Marguerite, who was stitching his pants at a tailor's. Transcription: 3. Friday. Fast day, in consequence of Cholera , so every body holiday making. Self at work on ?ǣAunt Elsie ?s ? Story of the ?ǣHump and Long nose . ? Pleased myself ? may do the publisher. Walking, matagrabolizing with G [George Bolton] & J [Joe Greatbatch] in the evening. [words crossed out] 4. Saturday. Completed drawing. Afternoon, visiting the Schnieder, ? pretty Irish girl stitching in the shop. Talk national and culottie. To New York ? to Bobbett & Edmonds ? then to Stringers. Slight row with the latter. He was never nearer getting knocked down in his life. Sense enough to think I could ?nt afford the luxury of assaulting a publisher. Verily I think they ?re the damnedst animals existing. To Appletons with sketch ? referred to Monday. Jersey. Terrific lightning and rain. A call in at the Pork Store then to Schnieder ?s. The fair Marguerite again. stitching my pants. Talk of a devoted one of hers ?ǣwho wore a white hat. ? / Job completed. Parting, ? kissed her at street door. ?ǣhoped she would see me again. ? ?ǣMaybe I might if I liked ? (take the place of the white-hatted ?ǣDoctor. ?) So she said, and she has a nice waist for one ?s arm to go round, as I discovered. 5 Sunday. Visited George. Partly arranged about migrating to their diggings. He came to the ?ǣAmerican ? in the afternoon. A walk, Hoboken-way in the evening. Joe at New York, Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 13, August 3-5, 1849 . 3 August 1849. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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