Describes a letter from Alf Waud, in which he gives news of their friends and acquaintances in New York. Transcription: he and ?ǣWattles ? dividing its cuts. Poor [] Banks hard up, has succeeded in getting in debt for two months rent with old Myers, nothing to do and his prospective situation depends on a man ?s death. Yatman folly increases, he wears crosses, anchors, hearts &c as the gifts of ?ǣladies, ? corresponds voluminously with idiotic females, teaches the classes ?ǣPhisiognomy ? and ?ǣEnglish composition, ? also leads a quire at Church. He is also strongly suspected of breaking t
Describes a letter from Alf Waud, in which he gives news of their friends and acquaintances in New York. Transcription: he and ?ǣWattles ? dividing its cuts. Poor [] Banks hard up, has succeeded in getting in debt for two months rent with old Myers, nothing to do and his prospective situation depends on a man ?s death. Yatman folly increases, he wears crosses, anchors, hearts &c as the gifts of ?ǣladies, ? corresponds voluminously with idiotic females, teaches the classes ?ǣPhisiognomy ? and ?ǣEnglish composition, ? also leads a quire at Church. He is also strongly suspected of breaking the Seventh Commandment. He has endeavoured to get up another duel, with ?ǣa young man of the name of Guppy, ? writing for [Alfred] Waud as a second. [] Stone has been to Boston, ?ǣbled the Governor, paid and spent his subsidy, and then hurried back to Catskill for the winter. ? [Charles] Damoreau has paid a flying visit to New York, and retired in disgust at the tightness of the money market; ? matrimony not improving him. Clarence Eyting ?s portrait is published as a visible ?ǣKnow Nothing, Uncle Sam ?s youngest son, ? at which his friends are not at all gratified. Other folk as usual. [Charles Bailey] Seymour writing sketch of [William] North ?s life, to prefix to the poor fellows works. [Frank] Bellew in Cincinatti, has written to Banks. [Edward] Heylyn has been in N Y, found nothing to do, returned to fetch his wife [Liz Heylen], with intent to permanently reside there. Fellows want me back, [Charles] Welden looking up mournfully as he passes my cockloft [290 Broadway]; Banks ?ǣbemoans my sojourn, and wants me back to start a paper; the Miss Eytinges want me to be introduced to ?em &c. [James] Parton, [Horace] Greeley ?s Autobiographer has used bits of my last letter in his newly started paper. [Matthew] Brady, [Jesse] Hany, [William] Levison, [Frank] Royal, [Alfred] Swinton &c send reminiscences. Alf commences thoughtfully, and sorrowfully, ?ǣthat he has lef
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