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grievances. I cannot imagine a more unhappy man than Joe seems to be simply because he is determined to carry his own end if possible.

Tuesday Dec. 16" 1884. This morning I went up to see Launt Thompson I found him in a shabby boarding place in Sixth Av., in bed with his disabled hand. His room seemed comfortable enough and the Landlady kind but I thought of his own home with his family and how he had sacrificed it by his bad habits. He looked wretchedly but seemed glad to see me. Told me he was waiting to be paid for his statue of Dupont and had had to borrow money. He wanted me to wait until the mail came for he expected the check every day. Soon the boy came in with the mail and sure enough there was a check for him for thirteen thousand seven hundred dollars. It seemed a great relief to him. He gave it to me to take down to Col Lawrence 91 Mercer St who has charge of his affairs, which I did. I staid an hour with him. He was going to the Mt. Sinai hospital as soon as there was a vacant bed and the Dr. (Stimson) was going to drive him up there to see the place. The wound in his hand has to be opened and the bone scraped. I do not believe he will survive this disaster. He looks wretchedly but keeps up his spirits to an extent which is simply amazing to me. Dr. Stimson speaks very discouragingly of his case. I had a nice friendly letter from Booth this morning. Have been painting on my picture today but it is about done. Mary came over to see me this afternoon. I am going to paint her a little picture to give to Lou Warner for a wedding present. Spent this evening at Mary's and went around to the club to smoke my cigar. Received a letter from Sara in which she said as she was going up to the house she met Mr. Lindsley and Joe driving. She enclosed a letter from Lucy. She also sent me a long letter from Mrs. Taylor from Gotha telling me that Lily was soon disgusted with Herkomers Art School and had left it and had been rudely treated by him. I had written her about my desire to sell our place as she had had an experience similar to my own. She simply urges my selling it and said that in her own case she had not had a single regret. It was a very friendly and interesting letter.

Wednesday 17. There was a bad accident on the West Shore road yesterday just above Highland. Four or five cars were burned and several people injured one it is thought fatally. I have painted all day on a little picture for Mary to give to Lou Warner. It is a view of Port Ewen from the Vlightburgh. No one comes here and I have all my time to work.

Thursday 18" A grey day growing cold at night and evening. I painted all day working on several of my pictures painted a year ago. Mr. J. S. Kennedy came in in the afternoon and bought my little picture Autumn in Vermont for $250. I painted it a couple of years ago but have never sold it although it seemed to me a good example of my work. I have been worried as to how to meet the taxes now due. This just enables me to do it and removes that anxiety. Went to the club in the evening and read an Article on Goëthe in the Contemporary Review, by Prof. Seelye.

Friday 19" The cold wave arrived last night and today has been bitterly cold. I have painted all day on a small picture I began several days ago and am getting interested in it. I have thoughts of 

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Only unsure words remain Launt Thompson was the sculptor who cast the Dupont statue ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-04-27 16:52:09 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-02 07:37:07 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-02 08:33:35 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-02 11:55:04 .