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and Mary up to the 7.40 train and went from there down to the Opera house where I was to meet Johnson the sail maker who was to assist in arranging the drapery. Mr. Lindsley came soon after and we worked until nearly noon arranging and draping the two large flags across all the back of the stage. It is very simple but quite effective and would be more so but for the gaudy decorations of the front of the stage. Then I came up home, bringing Mrs Columbus Van Deusen up the hill with me as she came along just as I was about to leave, had the two horses harnessed and Sara and I drove down to the boat from the 2.09 train from N.Y. and met Mrs. Weir and Edith, Lily and Miss Sargent. They expected to depart directly with the train for the mountains but I told them they could not go for two hours and we had come to bring them up to dinner. Lily looks very delicate but was still very interesting. We were obliged to hurry through dinner and then I took them up to the train for Phoenicia and the Mountain House. I was glad to be able to show them this little attention but regretted they were so hurried. After leaving them I went up to Kingston and had the horses shod and when I got home Miss Masters was here and my father wanted a short drive so I took him and Sara along and drove her home to Poukhoekie. This has been one of the loveliest of days. Cool, with a not too strong north wind and all the country smiled in its greenness, which is that of June, the rains having freshened and kept smiling the whole landscape. Notwithstanding all I have a little of a sad feeling tonight, a sense of something lacking in life, a remembrance of what is gone.

Friday Aug. 7" 1885. Directly after breakfast I boxed Fullers picture and about 9 o'clock the express man called for it and took it away. After it had gone I went to work on Mrs. Warrens picture and painted all day upon it so that I feel sure now of making a good thing of it. I think I have an interesting composition and good color. What I have to do now is to refine and complete it practically as it is and I hope to finish it in a short time. Mary telegraphed me from N.Y. that she and Alice would not come home until tomorrow as they had seats to see Genl. Grants funeral procession. It has been a cool cloudy day threatening rain. I hope it will not rain tomorrow to interfere with the funeral procession. Marion and I called down at Johns and saw Lillie and Gertrude Tremper. Nannie was not well and had retired.

Saturday 8." This was the day for Genl. Grants funeral. The weather has been most funereal for this most solemn and noted event. Our memorial services at Liscombs opera house were simple but in good taste and every one connected in arranging them has cause for satisfaction. We all went except my father. When we returned we found Cousin Rachel here. Mary and Alice came up by the evening train having seen the funeral cortege. 

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Pretty sure that place name is some spelling of Poughkeepsie, which he generally spells both wrong and very inconsistently. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-04 22:42:58 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-04 23:02:28 .