Travel Diaries and Journals

Travel Diaries and Journals

Pages That Mention Mrs. Holbrook

Mary Emma Jocelyn diary, 1851-1852.

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p. 119

Saturday.. Weather the same. Busy as usual in sewing and domestic duties. Preparations for Harriet's approaching marriage fills up our time pretty well and till then we shall have little or no leisure. I am afraid that I steal a few moments too many for my books and [fear?] but when they are in [night?] it seems almost impossible to resist the temptation. However as soon as I have disposed of what books I have just now in hand, I shall try to deny myself those dear privileges for a few weeks, [reocessing?] only the pleasure of writing my nightly record which must be attended to at all events. It must sometimes be brief but a line is better than nothing at all, and perhaps it will be better for me not to fill up so many pages with my poor scribblings.

Mary Willet made a long call on Carrie in the afternoon. Mr Murphy took tea with us.

Sunday. Pleasant. Attended our church all day and S. [singing] School in the afternoon. Father's ~~preached~~ text in the morning was "Choose ye, this day, whom ye will serve." and in the afternoon "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" I was much interested in them both.

Spent the evening at home in reading. Harriet read aloud To Mr Murphy and Caroline. Harriet was not well enough to-day to go out. Old Dr Beecher preached at Central Hall to-night but a shower coming up about the time to go prevented any attendance, Natty weak.

[written sideways along gutter edge] Mrs. Holbrook died this morning at four o'clock, falling peacefully asleep in the arms of the Saviour in whom she trusted

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