Travel Diaries and Journals

it while the other children, all dressed in white and covered with flowers, danced around her. This was followed by a cotillion in which the queen took part, then waltzing - it was a pretty sight to see the little things whirling round so gracefully and in perfect order. As I looked admiringly on I could imagine nothing prettier. After dancing about an hour the children with the queen at their head walked through the room in a procession and up stairs to supper. During their absence the guests amused themselves with walking round and dancing. Bye and bye the children returned and such as were so disposed took their places up stairs. I accompanied the Culberts and others to see what was to be had. Natty and I returned about ten much fatigued but much pleased with what we had seen and enjoyed. Thursday. Excessively warm - began to think of summer clothing Sarah Gonsalves? called in the morning to bid us farewell The family intend taking their departure for Hamiltons? this afternoon. She staid about an hour. To-day we are involved in all the inconveniences and [mischances?] of house-cleaning, a state of affairs for which I always entertained a great horror, and accordingly kept out of the way of dirty carpets, piles of furniture and pails of water as much as possible, and wondering to myself how Mrs ?? Charlotte]] and Mr Murrow could scrub and work so hard on such a warm day. I took my sewing and esconced myself in the rocking-chair in the back parlor for the greater part of the time Kept the "Wide Wide World" near by and took a peep at its contents once in a while. Father called on Mrs Hobrook? who is very low of heart, [illegible?] Mother called in the afternoon