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Mary Emma Jocelyn diary, 1851-1852.

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p. 45

Sunday Feb. 15th. Bright overhead, but the snow which lay a foot thick on the ground, chilled the air and made it unpleasant out of doors. I attended church all day and Sunday School in the afternoon. Father preached evening at home, reading. Monday, very pleasant. Kate Hudson made a long morning call. Soon after dinner I was surprised to receive a call from Henry. He was quite feeble, seemed scarcely able to walk, and looked almost corpslike, he was so pale and thin. This appearance did not seem at all natural, but his manner was the same as ever, though perhaps more manly and easy than formerly. He is that rare, but most pleasant and interesting character a perfect gentleman! He staid about an hour. Caroline and Harriet spent this afternoon and evening in New York. After Henry had left. I employed the remaineder of the afternoon in writing to Mary Reeve. About half past seven int he evening Phineas Hudson bounded in scarcely able to contain himself for joy, with the anouncement that his father had arrived about half an hour before safely from California. We could not get this delighted boy to sit down, he was off in a moment. Father went to their house immediately to see his old friend and rejoice with them. - Well! they are all back again at last, safe and well! Three years ago many feared and some prophecied that this would never be. Three years of doubt and fear mingled with hope have [illegible], but through a thousand dangers they have returned.

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