FL10409805

1866

Tuesday 6 so Matron lent her [sup] her own [end sup] hat, and off we
went. We were very succesfull [sucessful]; for
Isabella engaged to go to Mudgee as housemaid
& needlewoman £26 pr an, she is to
go in a few days.

Wednesday Sarah Booths' Mistress called to tell
7th that Sarah was going to be married to a
respectable man, a Stone Mason, he has
a nice cottage of his own and large garden,
the produce of which he sells, she gives
Sarah a most excellent character for
[underline] economy [end underline]
and diligence. "saves every bit of dripping,
peices of candle, [underline] picks [end underlined] up wood for
her boiler so that she has saved a good deal of what others
servants waste, and when her master was ill
she was most kind and attentive, doing much
more that she was asked or expected to do.

Thursday
8th