FL10409699

1865

Feb'y 6th.
Monday. We were much alarmed by smoke
coming out of the ventilator in the middle
of passage. and on feeling the floor near
there the boards were hot. Mrs A was sent
to enquire next door; if they had a fire near
the River and Mother' (as she's called) said no, but when
they went into their yard there was a large
fire blaysing against our blank wall.
made by a youth whose mother happened to
be out.
Matron went to see that the danger was over
the fire had been removed and he was throwing
water against the wall. requested that the
outside ventilator be taken out and see
that there was nothing smouldering.

Teusday 7th. Jane Dillon is falling back to her old
habit of quarelling.
and does all she can to evade going to
school. though she can not read or write.
sent her to Mangle. she tried hard to
convince the Matron that she could not
do it. after using argument in vain, she
tried tears. - at last she was called
before the ladies.