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Tuesday Feb. 3 1885. Awoke with a violent head ache and feeling very badly. Ate but little breakfast but have felt better during the rest of the day. Have worked a very little. Began a drawing of my Twilight for Kurtzs Academy Notes. Have had leisure today to get a little discouraged. I cant see my way out of my troubles unless I can sell some items, which seems almost impossible now. Spent the evening at Marys, reading Dr. Hammonds novel "Lal."

Wednesday 4. The weather has moderated and today it is thawing a little after a long season of cold. Fitch came up and talked very discouragingly. Some of the pictures of the members of the Artists Fund did not sell at all and they are in great straits. I think the Artists were never so poor and so discouraged as now. A card from Eastman saying he knew of nothing new to prevent his going up as proposed with me but failing to say whether he would prefer to go Saturday or Sunday. I wrote Sade we would come Saturday as I dont care for the monthly meeting at the Century. A letter from Girard with good accounts of my father and one from Alice telling me they had all been ill and that her mother is ill now and greatly depressed. Poor woman. I think she is discouraged. It troubles me to have them troubled. How it would have saddened dear Gertrude especially if she were powerless to assist. Life is full of sorrow and trial. We cant expect to be happy but we must strive for courage to meet trial and disappointment. It is all we can do. The evening came on damp and foggy. Julia Dillon and I by appointment went up and called on Mr. & Mrs Akers in the Newell building. We met there Mr. & Mrs. Silas Farrington who used to be at Mr. Sawyers in Clinton. He is now an Unitarian minister settled in England for many years past. He married Charlotte Baker a school friend of my sisters. I used to hear dear Gertrude speak of him and if I remember rightly he was an admirer of hers. Went around to the club to smoke my cigar.

Thursday 5. Bright and clear again this morning. I have been painting over the distance in my cliff picture, which I think I will call "A Storm Cloud" and have also worked on my woods picture. Eastman came down as I almost expected to tell me he would rather go up Sunday and I wrote Sade to that effect. Mr. Illman called on me. He had to tell me who he was. He is pastor of the 11" St. Universalist Church. He told me he thought the last time he saw Mrs. Sawyer her days were numbered. I have written a short note to Alice begging her to keep me informed of her condition. Poor Mrs. Sawyer. I am afraid she is discouraged with their troubles. Calvert and I called on Mrs. Putnam in 57" street. She and her three daughters were at home. She is a remarkably well preserved woman. We walked down to the club. I met Eastman Johnson there. He had attended the first meeting of the new board of trustees. We walked over to 6. Av. together.

Friday 6" Camilla came in to see my picture. He thought I had improved it. Have been at work on my woods. Girard came in. He told me my father and Sara had been out to Mrs. Jansens and while there my father went out to look at a calf we have there and in crawling through some sort of place he fell and bruised his hip. This troubles me but Girard seems to think it is not at all serious. He came down to get the agency of the West Shore Road and thinks there is no doubt he will have it. Dined at Frank Weeks with Miss Blake, Miss Pomery, Miss [[blanked out]] & Mrs. King & Mr. Sedgwick. Seeing I was

Transcription Notes:
Lal, not Sal, is correct name of Wm A Hammond novel ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-02 21:31:31