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Wednesday December 17th Sewed as usual. Hannah Wilde called
in the afternoon . In the evening we received a note from
Mr J.C. Warner, stating, that the [in?] consequence of an
engagement, he would be unable to attend singing school
this evening. Of this we were very glad as the cold
which was intense made us dread to go out. We rec'd
an invitation from the Hudsons to spend the evening
with them, but for [?] some reason declined. Read
Kossuth's great speech of the eleventh, and wrote to Sarah
Gonsalves? inviting her to spend the holidays with us.
Father left us to-day for Montpelier, Vermont on business.
He expects to be absent nearly a fortnight.

Thursday.. Still very cold. Went to the post-office and to Hamilton's
in the morning. In the afternoon I called on Kate Hudson.
George accompanied me home. In the evening Mother
and I attended [Lycenum?]. Mr Saxe, the Green Mountain
poet, delivered a very fine poem on New England.

Friday.. Bright but cold.. Sewed most of the day and evening.
Sarah Olmsted, am old friend and schoolmate, whom I
have not seen for more than two years, called in this
afternoon. We had a rather lengthy and pleasant chat
on things long since past, but not forgotten.
How pleasant it is occasionally thus to meet, one, who still
remembers, and loves to think of the little events, and
pleasing remembrances of our school girl days. They were indeed
pleasant, and I shall not soon forget them.

[text on left side of left margin: [?] [?] for the purpose
of taking [music?] lessons.
Her family lives in the country
where she is unable to obtain a
[music?] teacher.

[text on right side of left margin: [?] [?] [?]
[?] the Rev Mr Porter [?] Mr Stephen [?] Branch. son of the
late Judge Branch of Providence. She has been engaged to him
only six weeks. He is reputed to be a gentleman of wealth & respectability
The happy (?) couple set out immediately for Washington. They intend
visiting Europe in May