FL10409979

1868
May 5th Thursday.
K. Barry's Parents brought a note
from Rev'd J. Smith giving them permission to
take her away. I felt very sorry to part with her
under such gloomy prospects. her parents are both so
ignorant, and so very poor, they had no money to pay
railway fare. Therefore had to [underlined] walk to Penrith[underlined], they "had a
friend there, that would lend them money for the rest of
the journey". we hope that Kate's stay with us may be
a blessing to her, she has had "line upon line" and precept upon
precept, she has comitted [committed] to memory a great many of the hymns, which we have in daily use, and can [underlined]sing[underlined] them too.

Mr. A. B. Armstrong brought 25 "Temperance Melodies"
for the inmates. Sarah Farrington's cold is so bad
that she cannot take anything but gruel.

Wednesday 6th
A poorly clad woman beg'd to come
in for a "night or two" ^[sup]I sent her to Mrs Goodlet[sup] Mrs Hughes engaged Eliz'th Logan as general servant 7/. pr week, and if she suits, will give 8/. I do believe Eliz'th [underlined]will[underlined] suit.
A woman called to ask the "terms" as she wished
to place her only daughter, 13 yrs old in, because
she [underlined]would[underlined] mix with girls that went at night to the P & C Lane.[?] I sent her to Mrs. Goodlet.

Thursday 7th
Sarah has been in bed all day, if not
better tomorrow will send for Dr. Nathan.
her throat is very sore. Mary McAveny is
greatly changed for the worse, Louisa Kerrigan asked
me yesterday, if she might be removed out of her bedroom
because Mary "had such a foul mouth" and swore so
dreadfully" but Mary always denies when I charge
her with swearing. She is also a very idle
woman, although a good iorner [ironer] (when she likes)
she often does [sup]^the linen[sup] so badly that they have to be
washed & starched over again -