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Mary Emma Jocelyn diary, 1851-1852.
p. 23
January 1st 1852.. As if in bright contrast to the gloomy close of 1851, the first day of 1852 dawned smilingly upon us. The sun so long hidden mounted rejoicingly the blue cloudless sky, and showering its warm beams on the grateful earth, soon banished the cold and damp, and presented to us one of the loveliest winter days I have ever enjoyed. We rose early, and also at an early hour dressed to recieve our friends. The calling commenced about eleven o'clock, and was kept up pretty briskly till about five P.M. then after quite a cessation, commenced again We had [???words crossed out] between fifty and sixty calls. Mr Murphy, Mr Dickinson, and [?] passed the greater part of the evening with us. Mr Murphy presented [H?] - with a pair of cuff pins, and Carrie and I each a gold pencil. Stan? and Albert called together in the afternoon. Of course the day passed delightfully; I enjoyed it fully. The young men seemed in high spirits and made themselves generally agreable, and we girls had merriment enough of our own to fill up the pauses whenever they occurred. We made some new acquaintances to-day, and also missed some old friends. The custom of making and receiving calls is not quite so fashionable as it once was, and the gents all said that the ladies complained of the small num- ber of calls. George H. called with E. Daniel & brother.
[text continues on left center margin:] George says that Henry is better. [?] [?] [this?] morning for Boston & Portland on important business.
James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)
p. 8
the country every field almost was covd. with water the grain some cut & some uncut lying steeped in it. At Lincoln we were obliged to change the line of rail. we got on to the Lincoln & Boston line the N.B. line being flooded The guard told us that a train had gone right on the N.B. line the day before was driven of the rails. Some passengers hurt & one nearly killed. As it was the line which we went on the train went through water nearly a mile (I believe it was mostly owing to the bursting of a large canal in Lincoln) We were detained 2 hours behind time of arriving in London by this means On arriving in London at King's Cross I was astonished to see the bustle & stir everywhere the whole side of the station lined with Cabs one of which I engaged & drove to the Waverly Hotel in Cheapside. I shortly after called on Mr Nisbet at Guy's Hospital He told I would require to be off immediately to Southampton as our vessel would sail early on Saturday morning.