Regarding Charles Gayler and John McLenan. Transcription: [7. Tuesday and 8. Wednesday] Mostly in doors, writing, drawing, being nervous ? with bits of perusal of [Thomas] Carlyle's 'Friedrich II.' Weather horrible, ceaseless rain. 9. Thursday. Down-town, to Post, Pic & Tribune office. Met Mort Thomson; with him again to Tribune Office, to Rudd & Carleton's (his publishers) to get copy of his recently-born 'Witches of New York.' Met [Charles] Gaylor. [] Banks has supervised him in editing (!) [Thomas W.] Strong's Yankee Notions! Gayler did little else than abuse Mc Lenan, saying that Joh
Regarding Charles Gayler and John McLenan. Transcription: [7. Tuesday and 8. Wednesday] Mostly in doors, writing, drawing, being nervous ? with bits of perusal of [Thomas] Carlyle's 'Friedrich II.' Weather horrible, ceaseless rain. 9. Thursday. Down-town, to Post, Pic & Tribune office. Met Mort Thomson; with him again to Tribune Office, to Rudd & Carleton's (his publishers) to get copy of his recently-born 'Witches of New York.' Met [Charles] Gaylor. [] Banks has supervised him in editing (!) [Thomas W.] Strong's Yankee Notions! Gayler did little else than abuse Mc Lenan, saying that John had no notion of fun, never had an idea in his life &c ? that he, Gayler had put 'hundreds of dollars' in Mac's pocket, by suggestions &c ? that Mac had been 'ungratified' to him ? with much more. Judging from the stupidity of Mac's notions, I should think it highly probable that Gayler had favored him with the ideas and cursedly bad ones. I defended Mac, on principle, for he is an artist and can put splendid effect in his drawings. Gayler is a tall, burylish man with an over-rich complexion, (something of an Irish voice ? I always suspect him of Celtic descent) and plenty of self esteem which manifests itself unpleasantly when he's conversing with those whom he considers his inferiors. He sings a good song, makes puns, and wouldn ?t be a bad tavern-king were he not prone to attempting rough-riding over others. He can write parodies and dogged ? nothing else. Born (so he gives out) in New York he once had a good position on a Cin- Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 10, page 34, December 7-9, 1858 . 7 December 1858. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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