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14th. Sunday. Church - first time for 7 Sundays - Went down gathering
violets on river bank - Home by self at night
15th. Monday. S. They going to Pialba when the holidays commence - think
they'll be all up on 11th. & have six weeks - joy - want me to
go too but don't think so - don't want little mother to be too much alone -
16th. Tuesday. Got slippers finished & got Mr. Cracken here to sew the soles on but
I don't like them now - too clumsy. Think I'll take them down
on Sat. & will do for Joe or Will - make another pair for Dr. W. Last
night went out to lecture at Hall - magic lantern[some pen strokes not inked]
views - Fijian missionary & native miss. here - stayed all night &
went away away[sic] this morning. Very nice evening - views very pretty -
Mr. Worall very nice - Mrs. Boreham & baby here too - Tonight we
all set out for Sharon to hear Mr. Mann lecture on Henry Ward
Beecher - didn't know whether to go or not but wanted very much
to hear him - 7 of us went - Mrs. G & G. W - Dave - I. Mr. Wheatley
& Mr. Button. It was splendid - glad I went - he is a perfect [...]
- big man - 18 st. good many there - nearly choked with dust
going down - & coming. Some parts of his description of H. W. B. did
remind me of D. only newer religion - I like him inspite of his
queere[sic] temper - thinks he does me too.
17th. Wednesday. Feel not very nice today - after swallowing all that
dust last night.
18th. Thursday. Mrs. B. went home today - she does look miserably
thin - they are going to shift out of town - she gave me a [?mocke]!!!!
19th. Friday. Glad this week is over. It has seemed so long - gave
extra lessons to day too - tired. Clarkes - 2 - from Kalkie coming to-
morrow - & Tom G. - & I'll be away. Don't care - rather see my little
mother than them -
19th. Saturday. Finished lessons this morning. W. G. didn't want me
to go today at all - or else come back tonight - Got down @ 1/2-11 - hot & tired -
Will not home yet - went down town & did business - nice to be
our two selves together again - like old times - Had made up my mind
to have a week at Pialba as we are going to be have 6 weeks - would
like to see it - & we can have some fun - Ma & I can go for a week
or so to the Heads after Xmas.
20th. Sunday. Home all day. Felt bad again too. Sure as I come here I get bad
Will's chicks all dying wholesale from sarts. Had nice day home tho'.
went up to see Joe after tea. Hot today. Have to be up at 1/2-3 tomorrow morning
21st. Monday. Up at 1/2-3 this morning. Had something & walked up to
catch the train at 5. Got it & came on up. It was lovely in the fresh
morning air. Kate & Tom were waiting for me at the Siding - rode up -
Counted my 100 white horses & the first I shook hands with was Mr.
Truely - Mrs. Gillies son-in-law - he had come up too on Sat ~ would
like to have heard him play - is very musical - goes away this morning
but is coming back again for a day - The two Clarkes were here & Miss & Jim
& Tom G. I don't care for his face as much as B's. tho' he's better-looking -
heard this afternoon the reason he came up ~ as I had an idea -
is engaged to Emily Harvey at Kolan - went out this afternoon to see her
So no chance for me at all - Why didn't he go for a better one than that [...]
We had some fun out in the verandah tonight
22nd. Tuesday. Mr. Truely came up tonight & we had music - I got him to play
till after 10 ~ he's nice - rather effeminate looking -
23rd. Wednesday - Letter from Ma. Had telegram from Mr. Surich that a