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grieving for me, or by any unavailing regrets, and that I am happier and calmer than I thought it possible to be. 

Monday Oct. 21. 1878. I have busied myself today in various ways. This morning examining the Jersey peach trees for the borer and doing many needful little jobs about the house. It has been a most lovely day, even too warm in the middle of the day. After dinner my mother, Mrs. Sawyer, Gussie, little Sedgwick and I took a ride out on Lucas' turnpike and home by Greenkill. We all enjoyed it exceedingly. I am so glad that I have no disposition to give way to despondency and gloom and that I can interest myself. There was a long notice of Mr. Sawyers sermon yesterday and a cordial recognition of the Christian liberality which had prompted the Methodist clergyman to invite him to his desk. I have had letters of sympathy today from J. A. Richards, Hicks and Mrs. Gray. Mary and Marian went home this morning to our regret and Joe also went to N.Y. He is discontented everywhere and already begins to talk of going back to Hillsboro. Lucy returned from N.Y. this evening but Sara did not come. Mr Sawyer went off with the early train and was much affected at leaving. We will miss him very much. My father sent the little Alderney calf down to Star Landing by boat tonight to be kept here until they want it at College Hill.

Tuesday 22. My father and I were obliged to meet the City Surveyor, the street committee of the common council and the property owners regarding the disputed line of Holmes Street where the curb is being laid on one side. All evidence goes to show that owners on the South Side have encroached on the street and now in order to get a street of sufficient width they wish us to yield on our side. Dunel an obstinate and ignorant man was the only impracticable one. He demanded a certain width of street which would encroach 1 ft 6 in beyond where the curb is now being laid. With my fathers approval I proposed that we would give 9 inches if Dunel and those on the other side would make the same concession. Flynn and Childs thought it the best way to settle it as did Canfield but as Dunel maintained his obstinate demand to have us give it all I left them and told them they might accept 

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