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The procession and my father went along and was greatly interested.  It will do him good to see me feeling so comfortable.  The hill is very lovely now. Gussie Putnam who has been here with her daughter since Tuesday went this morning with the Powell, having greatly enjoyed her stay here.

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NOT THE TRAGEDIAN, BUT A LITTLE GIRL.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR : I have noticed a mistake in Sunday's TRIBUNE about the marriage of Miss Edwina Booth, saying that Mr. Booth strewed the roses before the happy pair ; but this is not so, for it was I, only a little girl, who did so. My name is Isabella M. Grossmann, and I am a niece of the bridegroom.
I. M. G.
New-York, May 19, 1885.
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Saturday May 31" 1885. 
We have had a splendid rain all forenoon.  After dinner Calvert and I went over to the cemetery to see the flowers he and Sara arranged on Gussies, Maurices, my mothers and dear Gertrudes graves.  They looked quite fresh and beautiful. Although my boil begins to trouble me when I move we walked out to the View and returned through the cemetery where I spoke to Port about getting our lot ready for the plants. I wrote to Miss. Hallowell, Mrs. Ely, Wilmont and sent an order for plants to Henderson [[Ho?]].

Monday June 1" 1885
Calvert went away with the 11 o clock train Hudson River intending to call at Mrs. Monells. My boil is getting troublesome and I am doing nothing but attend to it. Have taken Dr. Hunts medicines since Friday morning and kept cold water on it. 

Tuesday 2" Remained in bed most of the day by Saras advice. It has been a forlorn day with a North wind and a warm, white atmosphere. One could hardly define what is in the air to distinguish it from a perfect June day and yet its sentiment and expression is one of sadness and homesickness. Yesterday as my father and I each sat on the front porch I wrote to Lucy, Sara having just received a letter from her enclosing Lauras cruel letter which she sent to Lucy. My boil began to discharge today and towards evening I got up but was very uncomfortable and retired early. Have kept warm water on it all day and a rag wet with a solution of Calendula. 

Wednesday 3. Bright beautiful day. Got up to breakfast feeling much better. Wrote to Fuller for paper for my fathers room. Discouraging letter to Sara from Alice. I feel hopeful and happy, and as though the summer were to be an agreeable one, because I see my way clear financially. It does not take much to make me contented after all. My father seemed very feeble at dinner but recovered his usual state afterwards. Calvert has urged me to have a settlement of my account with my father now while he can understand it. I have hesitated to seem like looking out for my individual interests but I spoke to him today about it and about giving me a power of attorney to attend to his business to both of which propositions he readily assented and Sara has urged me to consummate it. I have agreed with him for 50 feet of land next to mine running down to the fence in the woods at seventy five dollars a foot and will have the deed made out at once. I received a letter from Van Derliss today expressing great surprise at my impression that Mr. Union Adams refused to send the articles to Sara she selected. Says it was all a mistake etc and wanting to send them. Still the circumstances were such that I still think he did not mean to send them. I dont think he could have meant otherwise although I think Mr. Van Derliss is sincere in his impression to the contrary. I wrote him this evening. He says I am insured. I also received a 

 

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