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Thursday 24.th Sewing all day. Sleighing allgone- mud, mud.
Friday 25.th Dito- the same
Saturday 26.th A rainy day. I received a letter from A.P. Smith of Lodi,Wisconsin.
Sabbath 27.th Too mud(d)y to go to church.
Monday 28.th A pleasant day. [.]F[...] called in the forenoon & letter to J. Wilson (?)
Tuesday 29.th Mr. Weed called in P.M.
Wednesday 30.th Cinda went to the village.
Thursday 31.st Frances M[...] came in the morning & spent the day. In the P.M., I went & carried Mrs Knights home. awful mud(d)y going-
Friday April 1.st Cinda packed her trunks & I varnished them. I have bought David's large trunk, paid 20[.]- he fetched up Cinda's bonnet from Miss Jones'. I like it. A rainy forenoon- clear afternoon.
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Saturday 2nd. A delightful day. Mr. Geo. Powell called to give Cinda a note on the B.[..]Bank for the amount due her from the District; our Trustees have real(l)y done the fair thing by Cinda, so much better than most districts do, that I think they deserve much credit. After Mr. P. left, Cinda & I set out to make calls; first went to the village, called at Mr. M[....], were invited to take some refreshments,had some cakes, Lemonade & orange etc. ; next called at Mr. Hall's to get some straps for trunk which he made & sent over at evening (five of them) saying he made no charge, but Cinda proposed to pay him by giving him his [.....] Bill of some ten shil(l)ings, I believe which I think very generous [..] her[.]. I will however pay a part of it etc. Next called at Mr. N[....] & Mr. Penfields & then home, tired to death almost! Cinda & I settled up all our account square. I paid her for my part & Ann's share in the Anatomical Charts (1.66) & for [..Smith?] to send Mr. Stoddard (2.70) my school bill & [....] yet two things remain which I wished to pay that is my part
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for Mrs. Knight's dress making, which Cinda insisted on paying herself for which I feel truly thankful, more especially as it seemed a pleasure to her to do it as a favor & [...] [....]
Sabbath 3.rd A pleasant day, but unaccountably bad going, awful muddy!! Mr. B.C.[Hill?] arrived this morning to visit Ann. I have a miserable headache. H. [.ort] & Matilida called in the P.M.
Monday 4.th A cloudy morning, at noon it set? to rain. Cinda & Ann accompanied by Mr[.] set out for home. David carried them to the village (page cut off) took the 9 o'clock train for Schenectady. I am so lonesome,seems as though night [..] would come- how shall I endure it three long weeks- but then I ought not to think this but rather be happy in anticipation of meeting Cinda with the prospect of no more separating for a long time- how glad I am we have such a hope for were the separation to be for a long time I should give up in despair. [.] [..ite] called to collect my subscription to Mr. B[...]. I paid him. I believe now I have no
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debts against me except one to Cinda & that is for her gold pen which I supposed I had lost & forgot to pay her for it & did not think of it till I found it this P.M.I went to the cloths press to get my lawn dress & what should I find in the pocket but the same said pen. I fear Cinda will think strange my saying nothing about paying her for it, but yet she must know it was forgotten, Mary C[....] had a great tantrum today about a letter David fetched up from the P.O. today, she thinks some one has taken it out before & now she will not open it herself. She wants to go right down [in?] the rain to see about it. What a fool she is- she has no more reason than a [brute?] nor half as much-
Tuesday 5.th A very stormy day- the snow comes down in a cloud & much mud, no end or bottom to it. Mary is perfectly beside herself about that letter & set out as soon as she got the morning chores up, for the village to see who took her letter. She came home about 3 P.M.
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looking like a demon dragged? through a mud puddle & pretending she had found out that David had taken he letter, but on facing her down to & making her own up? [..] that she had found no such thing nor a shadow of it but pshaw! She's too contem[....] to notice. Town meeting day- the [.....] are victorious electing their entire ticket-I hope Cinda is not riding in the storm too.
Wednesday 6.th A very sunny forenoon & drizzly afternoon.I am very busy sewing.
Thursday 7.th About noon Edward fetched me a letter from Cinda, it was so unexpected that I could not imagine who it was from, but is none the less welcome, in it was a pa(t)tern for an [..]silk hood for which I feel very grateful, not so much for the value of the pa()ttern,but the thought that I was remembered & my gratification thought of when far separated, indeed this trifling thing afforded me more pleasure than a solicited favor of the amount of its [...]"What a strange compound is the human heart, How slig?ht a c[....e] can bliss or woe impart,
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Touch but a single chord, & all is bright,Touch but another one & all is black as night.' A pleasant day, spring indeed, the snow vanished as fast as it fell. Mrs. H. [...] has a young son, born on Tuesday the 5.th weight some ten lbs. a smasher! She is quite poorly.
Friday 8.th A delightful day. Mrs. Esther Wood came over & spent the day. Mr. Ni[..]'s people moved yesterday. It's awful traveling but will soon be better. Caroline went over to see how Mrs. Hall is- some more [of ?]comfortable-sent her over a basket of comforts? [...]
Saturday 9.th A splendid day- Recvd a letter from Ehle?- she is going to teach the district school at Whitewater @ three dollars per week 7 board. I mailed a paper to Cinda & one to G.H. Purdy? yesterday.
Sabbath 10.th Pleasant but veryk windy, Mr. B[...] is from home so no preaching there today. Mrs. Hall is very low. Dr. H[...t] thinks she can't recover. Elijah has gone for some of her friends to sit up with Mrs. Hall.
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Monday 11.th A delightful day. Mrs. Hall is much more comfortable. I think there is hope for her yet. Caroline & I rode over w/? [....] in the forenoon & to the Springs in P.M.?
Tuesday 12.th Mr & Mrs Thomas called here, spend forenoon; they pretend to bevery much disappointed in not having me in their school but I suppose it's half gas! A rainy afternoon.
Wednesday 13.th A rainy unpleasant day- very busy sewing. Rec a letter from Cinda.
Thursday 14.th A little more pleasant.
Friday 15.th A pleasant day except windy. Went to the village in P.M. .Called at Mr. M[......] & [.....]. Mr M. has bought W.Arnold [..] for $15.00.
Saturday 16.th Went to the village, took Maria down. She talks of buying my horse etc. I have a Circular of Mount Carroll Seminary, very well got up. Met with Mr. Thomas again; he is fierce about sending Charles west with (us?) Pashaw!
Sabbath 17.th A storm threatens, but clearing in the afternoon.
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Monday 18.th A delightful day only cool- Isaac & Dave? went to the village. I mailed a letter to Cinda & circular, also a letter to A.P. Smith, Lodi, Columbia Co. Wis. Isaac sold his oxen Saturday for $11.00?
Tuesday 19.th In the P.M. I drove down to the village. A delightful day- did some shopping. Recvd. a letter from Kate [...].
Wednesday 20.th (crossed out- [...] down to the village?) Spent the day home, very busy sewing. A fine day
Thursday 21.st In the afternoon I drove down to the village & met Caroline & Isaac; Rcvd. a letter from B[.] S[..] [...] three? books?
Friday 22.nd Drove over to [.] Crane's Paper Mill to purchase a quantity of paper; he wants to buy? [..]. Recvd. two letters from Prof. S.[..].
Saturday 23.rd Went to the village & got my hat of Mrs. Bl[...], my shoes of Mr. Williams & [...] the books forwarded by Prof. S.have all arrived. Mary Arnold & husband visited here today [...]
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Sabbath 24.th Not a very pleasant day- spent it home [...]
Monday 25.th Arose early to prepare for our journey. A cloudy, drizley morning? Set out from home about 7 A.M. Took the cart at 9?[..............................................................] from
Cinda's [....] at 11 where we arrive about 6. I put up at the "Franklin? House" where I [.....] to [.....] as I came out from tea. I found Cinda waiting for me, with her cousin Charlotte Clark; she invited [...] Mr. Clark's; we went-
Tuesday 26.th Went down in the village? & got a trunk to fetch our books in. A splendid day.
Wednesday 27.th Had a long walk to see the beauties of [.....]. It is truly a splendid town. Cinda mailed a letter to Prof. S. enclosing a draft for the money due C.L. & Co. for books.
Thursdayk 28.th A delightful day.
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Thursday 28.th A delightful day. Cinda & I took the cars from Canandaigua at 12 o'clock fifteen minutes for Buffalo where we arrived about 5 P.M. met Isaac there,took tea at the R. R[...] House then took the Steam Boat "Empire State" for Toledo,put out at 10 in evening, had a fine night, clear & still-
Friday 29.th A rainy morning. Stopped at Cleveland an hour to take in coal but too wet to go out in town. I should think it a fine town, stands high & dry. The afternoon, some windy, the clouds scatter'd motion enough to make us some sick. Cinda lost her dinner by it. Arrived at Toledo about 6 P.M.; on the Lake Erie 20 hours. Took cars immediately for Chicago, stopped at White Pigeon about midnight for supper, arrived at Chicago at 7 in morning, stopped at the Hamilton House to breakfast & took the Steamer [.]rtie for Milwaukee.
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where we arrived about 5 P.M., a passageof 9 hours, put up at the American House on Spring [..]
Saturday 30.th A delightful day but I was too sick to enjoy it, anything for Sea Sickness! [..] [..] the climate.
Sunday May.1.st A fine day but cool, we took a walk in the morning up town. M. is a fine town, very cleanly etc etc. most too cold climate. B.B. Richard called in the P.M. Cinda don't like the gentleman & I can't say I do pretty much.
Monday 2.nd A cloudy morning. Spent the day in writing and running about town. Visited the Normal Institute Building, called on Mrs. Lockwood etc. etc. Mailed a letter to Caroline & one to G.H. Purdy? & Co. We are well pleased with the town, beautifully located, cleanly & streets wide.
Tuesday. May 3.rd Left Milwaukee about 7 P.M. by R. Road for Mt Carroll; arrived in Janesville about 2 o'clock P.M. After passing Whitewater
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