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peared in full feather during Glover and Levison�s
possession of the Picayune. Josey was showily pretty,
dressed very flashy, and was an immense fool. She
was sillily fond of Glover, would say �she�d like to
have a little Thad� �(his name was Thaddeus,) and
if Hinckley the printer is to be credited, they could
scarcely have been more intimate. He came up into
the sanctum one night and found ���� Allie
maintained her sister, I believe. She used to try
little fascinations of on Haney � perhaps by way of
inducing him to take her articles. He used to
be curt and rile up at Glover�s filling the place with
such company. She has been very foolish � if no
worse. Sol and Haney have visited her of
late, and are, I believe convinced of her being a very
ill used person, or else they ���
Edifying details, all these!
September.
1. Monday. To the office of Frank Leslie,
anent a proposition of his that I should go to Kan-
sas for a month or more, there to make sketches of
all the notable scenes incidental to the present �war.�
Asked him $25 per week, with all expenses, which he
agreed to. To the Tribune Office and saw Dana.
He predicts a rope or bullet as the sure result of my
attempt to enter Kansas. To the Dispatch Office. Saw
Williamson who has just returned from Nebraska.