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25th. Sunday. Raining torrents all day. 7 1/2 in from last night - splendid
rain - rough too just like flood weather. Just read all day & had a quiet time
Doesn't augur well for to-morrow's tea - no services to day Y Y Y
24th. Monday. Cleared beautifully. Mr. G. took Miss & Miss Norman down this
morning - & told me to come down either by cane train or the other buggy but
I thought that it would be safer to stay than go down & risk another cold coming
home at 12 or 1 - I wouldn't go to come home directly after the tea. Mrs. G went M. &
Mrs. Wilde - the other Gibsons - only we youngsters at home. I've lost a 1/2 holiday
27th. Tuesday. We had a nice time last night - they've got over £500 - splendid one year today since I started here.
28th. Wednesday. Not so cold - glad too. Young man from Brisbane - a Mr. Wills -
no relation of mine - came to-day & is staying till Friday - a Gov. artist. We
had to entertain him tonight. Sent down £4.10.0 yesterday to them at B. to pay off our bills
29th. Thursday. Had fun tonight we girls & Mr. W. Letter from Ivy saying
she had paid all she could ~ quite a business young woman .. glad those hideous
things are getting less.
30th. Friday. Tired tonight - glad of the next 2 days. Letter from Ma - a week
old. She is well & had a nice trip up - must have been very different from
mine. Wrote to her & Ivy tonight.
Got quite a shock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Gibson came home & brought the
news that Herr Becker had died suddenly at 4 that morning of heart disease
What a terrible shock for everyone & her. I never knew that he was
affected that way but it seems he has been for some time - was 57
Poor old Becker I shall never hear him play again. "Be ye also ready"
31st. Saturday. Amused ourselves at home. went over to the Reading room
for a walk this afternoon - had some fun - company at night I like Miss N.
1st. August. Sunday. Church this morning. Wore my new turn-out -
it rather astonished the natives. Miss Stupart arrived late last night
with W. G. from town - he went down to the Isis to meet her yesterday afternoon
& then they drove home. She is the same as ever - no steadier. We all went
over to the Hall this afternoon to practise the hymns. Had big headache -
stayed home at night. Trying to wade through Lorna Doone. I like it
2nd. Monday. S. The rest went over to the Mill tonight. I went not. Letter from
Dear little Mother. Seems to be having a nice time with them at M.M. Enclosed a scrap from Art. He seems not much improved.
3rd. Tuesday. Miss G. & Miss N. went to town this morning to stay till to morrow
The girls were out at Mrs. John's tonight & came home with the
news that Mrs. Skyring had died & left 2 children & she was related to the
Skyrings & East B. & her name was Erumia. There was no paper here & I felt
like I don't know what thinking perhaps it was Erumie so Katie & I
trotted to Wrench's to see the paper - noone was home there so we waited
till C. came out of the Hall & he kindly went somewhere & got the "Star" for
us which I brought home & found it was Mrs. George S. as I had thought
Poor thing - she had a baby & both it & she died. Thankful its not Erumie.
4th. Wednesday. Had to go up to Wilde's tonight. Hate going out at night
now. ~ & especially là. Je sentais miserable tout le temps - j'avais je ne [...]
irai pas si je pour peux le' pempêcher. Feel very tired to-night. Started
with young Raymond yesterday & Jessie today.
5th. Thursday. Je ne donnais pas beaucoup deriner soir. Feel myself again today
6th. Those girls didn't come home till this afternoon - didn't mind being without
them - Miss S. & I had a yarn together last night. I like her.
7th. Friday. Raining hard all day. Had to trot along all the same - blissful