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the price of my Winter mountains picture and when he went away he said I would hear from him again. This is the first inquiry I have had in a long time but I presume that is the end of it. He did not strike me as a very appreciative man. Whittredge called and was very friendly, seemed somewhat interested in my picture but thought if I painted the sky lower & whiter it would be better. This would involve a different treatment all through. Wood called. He thinks I have improved the picture greatly. A Mr. Beatty an artist from Pittsburgh called. I lent him four of my studies for his art school. Mary told me at dinner that Joe had been there. He sent a note from the Union League club saying he could not call without permission. Mary sent word she would see him at 4 o clock. She and Marion who had been out found him there on their return. The interview was awkward and trying enough as how could it be otherwise. Mary and Marion inquired about all the family and avoided irritating topics. Joe spoke of having taken Laura to St. John for medical advice and intimated that she was in a precarious condition, but later he spoke as though the difficulty was only temporary. He said it was entirely mental and he was going to Cape May to see about having her go there later and that as in his own case it was necessary to get her to think of something else. evidently as Mary thought trying to lead up to the discussion of all the painful topics of the past which she would not enter into. He finally got up to go and they went to the door with him and bade him good bye After passing out he came back and with a wave of his hand said "I bid you a long farewell." I suppose he was disappointed that Mary was not more cordial, and cannot see how entirely it is his fault. I feel very sorry for him for he must be a most unhappy man now he will go home and stir them all up again and instead of doing something to soothe the unpleasant differences keeps up his irritating and damaging policy. He will be the death of poor Laura if he does not change his course.- I spent the evening at Marys and then went around to the Club and wrote all this to Sara. When I came to my room I found a letter from her, speaking of having seen John Stebbins about the lady in Washington who once wanted to study with me, telling me my father had resigned his trusteeship of the Industrial Home and John McEntee been appointed in his place. She also sent me a Freeman with a complimentary notice of her as a physician. The weather has been cold since Monday and tonight there is a prospect of snow

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SEVERAL CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.
UTICA. Jan. 22.——The will of the late John B. Jervis, of Rome, contains the following bequests: American Board of Foreign Missions, $2,000; American Bible Society, $2,000; Presbyterian Home Missionary Board, $2,000; American Missionary Association, $2,000; Hamiltion College, $2,000; Hampton Institute, $1,000. It also provides for a library and library building at Rome, to be of an estimated value of $30,000.
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Wednesday Jan. 28" 1885. Began to rain this morning which froze as it fell and finally turned to snow. Arthur Parton came up to see my picture and said he thought it very fine and impressive, He gave me a hint which I carried out and which I think has helped it. Calvert came over to see it and thinks I keep improving it. Have not worked a great deal today but now that my picture seems to be thought good I feel more hopeful and cheerful. There is a wonderfully sustaining power in the accomplishment of good work. Julia Dillon came to invite me to dine with her tomorrow to meet Mr & Mrs. Akers. While she was here Lockwood Deforest came and invited me to dine with him this evening. Julia liked my picture and remembered it as it was originally.

Thursday 29" Dined with Lockwood DeForest and his wife last night. It was bitterly cold and still is this morning. This would have been my dear Gertrudes birth day. She would have been 51 years old. She can never grow old nor change to me and I long for her today after more 

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