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and day and the air is full of smoke.

Sunday Aug 23. 1874. We had five showers friday night putting an end to the drought which was becoming oppressive. We have had a letter from my father & mother and they are to be home on friday night. Calvert came up last night and he and I took a walk out beyond Kingston bridge in the hills. It was a sober day with a little feeling of the autumn in the brooding stillness and the chirp of the cricket. Had a letter from Eastman Johnson from Nantucket last night. Have all my illustrations for "Among the Trees" done except one. I made two last week and commenced a little picture of the river looking north from New Paltz which perhaps Vanderlip may want. I had a letter from him last week and he tells me he is in great need of money. I fear he is in great trouble and will paint him a picture at once which he says he can get the money for.

Monday 24. Sent my picture "November" 12x16 to S. A. Coale Jr St. Louis by express. Wrote to Whittredge. Vaux went back to N.Y. Wrote to my tailor, boot maker and to Snedecor for colors. A lovely cool day like many others this delightful summer. In the afternoon we rode up to St. Remi and called on Mr. Hasbrouck & Mrs. Lillie & her children. It is an interesting old fashioned place and they all seem to enjoy it. Mr. Hasbrouck is 83 years old and has seen much trouble yet he is hale and apparently happy and interested in all about him. On our way home we called at Capt. Andersons but they had gone out riding.

Tuesday 25. Julia Vaux came home from the Adirondacs  bringing as her chaperone Will Hoffer who goes to N.Y. this evening. Another cool sober day with a hint of fall in it.

Wednesday 26. Lucy Gertrude and I had a charming ride. Called to see Girards wife in Flat-bush and following the river road came home by the old Flat bush road. It was a beautiful day and the river was quiet and the landscape full of the late summer sentiment. Received a letter from Whittredge. John McEntee, his wife and Miss Lee spent the evening here

Thursday 27 Miss Lee and her brother an episcopal minister called to see my pictures and sketches while Gertrude and Sam were out calling. The weather continues cool and quiet and comfortable. My father and mother are on their way home and are having the best weather for travelling. We had a letter from Mrs. Bachelder yesterday from Etretat inclosing one for Weir which I sent with a short note. Spent the evening at John