Mentions the imminent return of Maria Brooks and Nina Brooks to his boarding house, and William Leslie's alarm because of it. Transcription: was aroused very early by a bearded individual and with a pervading odor of bad tobacco about him. It was [] Banks. And his business was to contradict his last nights assertions and avow they were all lies! [John A.] Wood says he goes to bed drunk four times a week. [9. Wednesday through 11. Friday] Drawing for Nix-nax and writing letters &c to [Dillon] Mapother and Mr [Joseph] Greatbatch. Young Shelley, one of the book keepers at the Ocean House New
Mentions the imminent return of Maria Brooks and Nina Brooks to his boarding house, and William Leslie's alarm because of it. Transcription: was aroused very early by a bearded individual and with a pervading odor of bad tobacco about him. It was [] Banks. And his business was to contradict his last nights assertions and avow they were all lies! [John A.] Wood says he goes to bed drunk four times a week. [9. Wednesday through 11. Friday] Drawing for Nix-nax and writing letters &c to [Dillon] Mapother and Mr [Joseph] Greatbatch. Young Shelley, one of the book keepers at the Ocean House Newport called upon me. Season closes this week, there. 12. Saturday. Talk of Mrs [Maria] and Miss [Nina] Brooks returning to this house for a week or so ? [William] Leslie in a state of alarm as to whether his ?ǣpheelinks ? will enable him to stand out against the little girl ?s fascinations. Finally he declares he ?ll clear out for the time being. / Drawing till the afternoon ? big Picayune cut, down town then, to ?ǣFrank Leslie ?s ? & Pic office. Got no money from either. Returned with [Frank] Cahill & [Jesse] Haney. [Charles E.] Wilbour and [George] Arnold came at night. All in my room, smoking. 13. Sunday. A dull wet day. At the Edwards ? [745 Broadway] in the evening. 14. Monday. Wrote article for Pic. Down town in the afternoon, to Leslie ?s & Pic Office. [Fitz James] O ?Brien and Hinckley there and, presently, Wilbour and [Mortimer] Thomson. Drawing at night, a second big cut for the Pic. Up till 1. 15. Tuesday. Down town early. To tailors, bootmakers, Post Office, Russell ?s office, Pic &c. Writing on story in the afternoon and part of the evening. Hind, Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 8, page 226, September 1-15, 1857 . 8 September 1857. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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