several of the relations and neighbours collected in the room
where she was laid out.—I began to sketch the features of the corpse, although
in a very disadvantageous position for that purpose.—The old man entered
the room, and his sobs burst forth as he stoop’d over the head of the bed
and view’d the original.—The drawing I took with me in order to finish
it.—
May 11th. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for the shall
see God.” How impolitic is it then to defile the soul for a little sordid
gain or for the sake of exciting a short-lived pleasure.
12th. This being the Anniversary of Tammany, an oration
was deliver’d by Mr. Wortman, in the Old Presbyterian Church.—I attended
and heard it. It might be reckon’d an excellent composition, but was almost
spoilt by the ungraceful gestures of the orator.—Just as the Society enter’d
the church a violent storm of hail began.—
May 13th. A. Tiebout brought me a most excellent medicine;
viz. 125 dollars (which I had lent him) and the interest, amounting to
5 dollars.
About twelve O’clock I took my trunk and went down to
Mr. Bailey’s.—Augustus got ready and we trudg’d down to the boat near the
Albany pier. Here we met with a disappointment, for the boat
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was not to sail ‘till high tide. My fellow traveler began to
swear & splutter.—I prevail’d upon him to go home with me and eat some
bread and cheese. –Between 3 & 4 we set sail, and, after narrowly escaping
being run down by a vessel and breaking and Indiaman’s windows, we glided
along very pleasantly. When we came in sight of the lighthouse, the wind
died away and we must content ourselves with sleeping supperless.—A. B.
found means to hold a conversation with almost everyone on board. –He began
to show us a specimen of his dancing abilities and perform’d a number of
manoeuvres while I whistled for him.—
14th. I got a nap last night, upon a bed of down—right hard
wood.—
About 7 this morning we landed at South Amboy.—Breakfasted
at the Stage-house, where we met with very good treatment, and then seated
ourselves in the Stage, to the number of 14 or 15.—Mr. Ellis who keeps
the Porter House—from London; Corre and his four chidren going to make
ice-cream in Philadelphia; a fat old Quaker; two Scotch traveling traders;
a Flat-bush scholar; an old Roman Catholic Irish lady, & c.—With these
we jogged n very cheerily, while A.B. was incessantly talking or singing.—When
some doses of liquor had rais’d
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