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company that he takes - fancy too. Il m'aimerait le plus si' j'[?ete fres lîkie]
They all went to Bucca for a drive. M. is giving J. every chance
4th. Friday. Got Mr. W. to write in my "Opinion" book. As I thought. He is
a youth given to falling in love from his remarks there. I played a
duet with him before going. Asked him to come to see me in B. should
I ever be settled there. Like him very much. He's a good boy too I know.
He knew Arthur Preston. Went to the Grammar School with him.
8th. Saturday. Went down this morning. The mother & I went to
Peat's first & got some lunch. - then did our shopping &c. before going
home. After great hunting got a pink silk blouse at Black's. Grace
& Joe are willing to let Elsie go - but it's no use making any preparation
till they answer from up there. Feel very tired. Always do coming to town.
6th. Sunday. Rained plenty last night. Following me as per usual. Went
to church. had to go round about to get out of the mud so were late. Mr.
S. preached a lovely sermon. "Do this in remembrance of me". There was
communion after. Mrs. W. there - she stayed too. Wanted me to come up
for tea but I begged to be excused. Said I'd come some time when
Ma's away. Intended going back in the buggy that brought Arthur W. down
M. was coming for a drive & I was to go back with them but it rained
my usual luck - so settled the matter - to stay till the morning. Feel nasty today -
7th. Monday. Up before 3.30. Had to leave my best things behind
& come up in borrowed garments of various kinds. It was quite fine
& not cold till we got to the Station here. Dark as night when we
left B.-g. didn't start to break till we got to here. I had to wait
till the truck came down. Got home here & dressed before breakfast. Felt
quite different to when I left too. Letter from H. Arthur passed through B-g
on Sat. night - excursion train to the Exhib. I could have seen him - Is
going to break his journey in B-g & Gladstone going back. I could have been
up here over Sunday. Wrote & told H. so. Didn't feel tired - nor sleepy [?till]
this evening. Will feel worse to-morrow. Must go down again next
Sat. i.e - if they send word from Mr. M.
8th. Tuesday. Very nasty today - tired & choky. Cold too - Mrs. B. was
taken ill & gave birth to a premature girl today - just lived an hour.
She is doing well. Pity! - but blessing it wasn't worse with her.
She will never have a living child the doctors say. Mrs. S. went down yesterday.
9th. Wednesday. Nearly distracted to day. Young Olive G. has taken it
into her head to come now. between her & Leslie it's lovely. I can't put
up with it. She'll have to stay home in the mornings. Jim S. will
be here for a week next week. Fancy! Dear old Jim - all my old
favourites are cropping up now.
10th. Thursday. Another delightful day of noise. I'm sure I'm not
going to turn [...] girl. Dave. S. is leaving the diary[sic=dairy?] & coming back
here to learn sugar boiling. Wish he wasn't.
11th. Friday. Miserable day. Cold-freezing! - & raining hard. What
funny weather for August. Word from Ma. "No letter" - No use my
going tomorrow then - must wait till next week 12th. Saturday. Letter tonight from her
enclosing one from H. I wrote to her this morning & went over to send
it & the telephone message. Went into the store then & who should come
in but Arthur Little - introduced himself to me - & came & held out his
hand to me. Said I hadn't changed much - I told him I thought he
would be taller. He's very short. He looks all his age. - Believe he came
in only to see me. M. & I amused ourselves all day. Very cold - windy
but fine. Perhaps just as well I'm not in town. H. said he didn't
get my letter till Thursday & Arthur had made all his arrangements