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77 place of the one he has. I thought it rather a feeble sketch but there was evidently something in it which met his feelings. I had a letter from Lily French this morning, the first one in two weeks. She is to go home on Saturday at the end of the college year and seems in some doubt as to whether she will be able to go back next year. Thinks she is not to go to East Hampton, with the Weirs, that her mother has written her and will tell her when she comes home, but says she can easily guess, that it is the money question which always prevents the French family from doing many things. It's too bad. But I had a letter from Mrs. Weir and she says Lily is to go with them. I wrote to her today and a letter to Louise Weir who sent me a cunning little letter in her mothers. Wrote to John Sanford. Had my breakfast in my room. My boil was very sore and I considered not to go over to Marys. I went over to dinner but walking is a great torture. Eastman came to see me and I invited him and his wife and Ethel to go up home with me to spend next Sunday. Booth came. He told me how Rosalie and Joe mortified him and how slovenly they were in their dress. He has told me once before but today it seemed to be a relief to him to talk about it. Told of Joes carrying a pig in his arms at Long Branch one day when he had friends to dinner and then coming to the dinner table without washing himself or changing his clothes. He stayed and talked until after his dinner hour and then rushed off belated. Rosalie is a queer looking creature. I saw her once just after the assassination of the President when Booth was done at home, and she struck me as a strange creature. Wednesday June 18. 1879. Greene (E. D. E) the artist, for many years Treasurer of the Academy died last night. I did not even know he was ill and have learned none of the particulars. This has been a shock to me as it has to every one. There was a meeting of the Council of the Academy at 4, but I could not go on account of my lameness. I went up to Dr. Otis' this morning with much difficulty and he confirmed Dr. Joslins decision and to my satisfaction but thinks I have a chance of being cured in a year or two but is not sanguine. At two oclock I went to Dr. Joslins to see about my boil which has troubled me a good deal. He was not in but Dr Hunt immediately pronounced it a carbuncle, gave me some medicine and told me to keep as quiet as possible. He is to come tomorrow to see me. A lady called this morning, a Miss Tillman a teacher from Alleghany Co. and wanted to see my pictures having seen them at the Centennial and being familiar with my work. I took her to Giffords, De Haas' Woods
