Describes a conversation with Lotty Kidder. Transcription: unhappy girl [Charlotte Kidder]. She had her child [Frederick Whytal] brought to her, at, I half think, a strong suggestion of mine. It cried to [word crossed out] be restored to arms of its Irish nurse; ? she put it back with a phrase of hate! ?Tis almost a stranger to her, and I am sure loves its nurse more than its mother. Poor child, and wretched mother! Now [John] Whytal does love his child, little ill-looking, common place-speaking well meaning clay as he is. But she ? how can woman ?s heart and feelings be stirred within her
Describes a conversation with Lotty Kidder. Transcription: unhappy girl [Charlotte Kidder]. She had her child [Frederick Whytal] brought to her, at, I half think, a strong suggestion of mine. It cried to [word crossed out] be restored to arms of its Irish nurse; ? she put it back with a phrase of hate! ?Tis almost a stranger to her, and I am sure loves its nurse more than its mother. Poor child, and wretched mother! Now [John] Whytal does love his child, little ill-looking, common place-speaking well meaning clay as he is. But she ? how can woman ?s heart and feelings be stirred within her, ? how one sincere thought produced? ?Tis writing on the sand, the next wave of circumstance blurs and swamps all. By turns impressive, flippant, reckless, ? every thing wrong by turns, and naught lasting. She told me of [Dan] Dod, the small Dod, whom I fancied dozed by her face. She shared the moonshine ? fancied she ? pah ? ?ǣloved him! ? ? till he proved unworthy, would have been feebly dishonorable, or somewhat; ? that she ?d seen him that night somewhere with his arm round a girls waist, ? that she ?d seek her out ?tell what he was ? pah! I told her what all this was worth, as gently as I could. But ?twas of little use. ?ǣShe was so! ? ?ǣIt was her nature, she couldn ?t help it! ? [words crossed out] She ?ll go her own road, self tormenting, despite Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 5, page 212, June 5, 1853 . 5 June 1853. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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