page [87] 18 Aug 1901 (seq. 89)

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Magnolia, Mass.
1901
Aug. 18

A clear, beautiful day, rather warm in the A.M.
75° {degrees} at 8.30., brilliant afternoon, neither warm
nor cold, starlit evening. Sunday.

This morning we staid at home writing
and reading. This afternoon we walked over
to Norman's Woe and sat there for some time.
We never tire of the glorious view into the
harbor and over the ocean. Part of the time
I read aloud Richard Carvel. I walked
round to see Rafe's Chasm once more. The
rocks were covered with people, enjoying the
scene. It is truly a wonderful spot, and
gives one a lesson in the great forces of
nature.

This evening we walked to the Casino
of the Ocean Side to hear Mrs. Balentine Booth
speak on the subject of her experiences in
the prisons of the United States. The room
was crowded, people standing on the balcony
outside and listening through the open win-
dows. It was a wonderfully fine, clear,
powerful address. Mrs. Booth is of moderate
size, with a very earnest, pleasant face,
and she described just how she works among
"The Boys" as she calls the convicts. She
is known among them every where, as the
"Little Mother". Wonderful conversions were
told us. She is working great good. When
The Boys are "graduated" from prison, they repair to
Hope House in New York if they can, where they
are kept till they get work. Much money was subscribed.