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Saturday June 18" 1881.  A letter from Lucy saying that the passes are to come and thinking they would be here by the time her letter came. I spent most of the day after finishing the sketch of the house in the forenoon packing my things for the journey to see if I could get all in one trunk. Mary and Sara drove to High Falls.

Sunday 19.  This is the day the world was to come to an end according to some seer. I have written a letter on my trip to the Kaatskills and will send it to the Tribune. Wrote to Mrs. Sawyer about Gertrudes portrait which I have finished and put in the frame and will send at once. Mary and I drove out to Flatbush to see Miss Ford. She arrived there on Thursday and seemed entirely pleased with her home, and Mrs. Philips seemed pleased with her. I took her out one umbrella, some sketching books and some paints. After we got home while we were at tea John McEntee drove up on his return from High Falls wanting her to go up to see Annie Norton who is ill. We started at half past eight and arrived there at 11. She did not think her illness serious. Sarah Tremper and her daughter were there and Nannie.

Monday 20.  We returned after breakfast via Roch Loch. The valley was very beautiful and it seemed to me I could find nothing as pretty in Nevada. Found a letter from Mary Gifford. She says she is ill and fears she never will be better. Mrs. Sanford Gifford has written them a letter taking a final leave of all of them on account of a disagreement about Sanford's will. I fear Mary is worrying herself sick over this and I have just written her begging her not to let this prey upon her spirits. I also wrote James Gifford a short note. Mary went home this morning by the Powell. Julia and Emma Brace came by the Powell this evening.

Tuesday 21.  Cool and autumnal. Emma Brace sat for me to paint the little head dress in dear Gertrudes portrait. She Julia, Marion, Jamie and I took a walk on the commons after tea. I have had a feeling of discouragement over our affairs today and had to write to Calvert about some money he owes me. I wish I was not obliged to speak of it for he was always so helpful to me. I told him not to put himself to any trouble, that I would rather manage some other [[?]] Letters from Mrs. Sawyer and Alice.