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sketching club. My sketches and drawings went to the art students League for their reception tonight. I did not go. Now at 10 o'clock when I came in it is snowing hard and it looks as though it would continue. I would like to be in the country to see this storm. A letter from Mr. Bates of Providence who wants to know if I will paint him a small picture of the one I painted up at home based on one of my Vermont sketches. I hear nothing from the Union League people and am afraid that has fallen through.

Wednesday Jan. 5. 1881. Worked all day on my picture but not entirely satisfactorily. Stedman and Aldrich called in the afternoon and Stedman bought my water color "October" for $100. Oscar called. Calvert and I went to the club, I to attend a meeting of the trustees. It was raining when I came to my room. Wrote to Sara.

Thursday 6. Weir came in for a little while. Went to the Twelfth Night festival at the Century a very successful affair and plenty of fun for those who love jollity. I was rather a looker on.

Friday 7.
Shortly after I came to my room a young man from Cleveland called to ask me to take him as a pupil. I was interested in him for he had been a sign painter and had become an artist. I had a long talk with him and told him while I could not take him as a pupil I would be glad at any time to tell him anything I could. A Miss Ives of Montreal called with her Aunt Miss - a relative of Holts. Miss Ives had a letter of introduction from Weir and is a student in the art school. Eastman Johnson came to tell me there was great opposition in the Union League to their buying my picture and I told him not to embarrass himself and to withdraw the proposition. I dont want to press my pictures upon them and so I suppose that has fallen through. While he was here Weir and Mrs. Weir called. Mrs. Weir is always so kind and tender to me. They are going to Hudson to visit Mary Gifford. I have felt despondent all day. I slept but little last night and I think it is owing to that. Called on Mrs. Henry and met there Mr. & Mrs. Thos. Moran.

Saturday 8. Painted most of the day but have felt unhappy. Went with Downing to a museum of Chinese giants, fat women, bearded women and that sort of thing at the corner of 9th St but soon got disgusted. Attended the annual meeting of the Century. The old ticket elected except Eastman Johnson on the trustees in place of Lafaye and Stedman in place of Judge Curtis. I am still continued there. I did not have a very happy evening because I felt depressed and almost wish I had gone home instead.