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Wednesday, December 22, 1875.
A very pleasant day. Went to Franklin with Charlie B. Emmie and her little ones and Mrs. B.  A children's lecture and experiments but very interesting. C & I left the others and meandered up Chestnut st after lecture. looking at the brilliantly lighted Christmas shops and having a good time. Got in cars at Broad st.

Saturday, December 25, 1875.
A warm rainy evening but happy and full of Christmas secrets. Sir all the others had gone up and I was shutting the front shutters when Charlie B. appeared [[?to be]] coming in at the [[?gate]]. He had only come up to bring a little Christmas remembrance" as he said. He only stayed [[?a minute]] and when I went in I found [[?big]] box and found two [[?gel]] little magnets for Etta and me but mine was the sweetest and had a sprig of heliotrope and mignonette.   Jan 2nd.

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Mr about of your father's illness. I am very sorry to learn that it is so serious but hope he may soon recover. I suppose you heard about our Christmas in Munich so wont bore you with it again. Sophia wrote about your presants. You must have had a lot and also had a very pleasant time. We had the Admiral of Venice here but he acted so badly at table that the proprietor was obliged to tell him to leave. It seems that he is a little cracked and use to make the most horrible faces at the other guests. He kept us in roars all the time. He also made remarks about the food and the waiters. He would sit for five minutes at a time staring [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] at someone at the table with his under jaw dropped about 2 feet below par. The American girl who was here use to laugh so at him that she frequently came near choking herself to death. We have the most intelligent gondolier, he is a regular [[strikethrough]] pear [[/strikethrough]] jewel, seems to know