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Wednesday Jan. 27" 1886. Another rainy day. Vanderlip called. Mrs. Winter's sister Mrs. Shaw came to see me and I paid my bill up to Feb. 1" for the care of my room, ten dollars. She told me that poor old Mrs. Winter is more clumsy in her mind and on Friday they are going to take her over to their house. She has not saved a cent but is in debt and she will probably have to be sent to an asylum as they cannot take care of her. Yesterday she wandered about the street and some one who met her said she fancied she had been sent away from here. Ever since Wills told her last year she would have to give up here she has been unsettled and I think discouraged. She has spent her life here and dealt with all of us most faithfully and liberally and it saddens me to think that now in her old age she is entirely dependent upon others. I am determined to do all I can for her and to get others to help for she was a mother to me when I was sick. I talked to Vanderlip about her and he was most encouraging and said we would easily provide for her. He is going to make inquiries to see what can be done and I should keep track of her. I never so much wanted to be rich so that I might tell her I would see to her comfort the rest of her days. It has saddened my whole day and I could not get my mind on my work. I went up to Wilmonts and paid him $100. and arranged for him to frame simply the flower picture I am going to give to Mrs Cantine. In the evening Julia Dillon, Marion, Bowyer and I went to Mrs. Morses party and although it rained when we went I found when we came away we had a delightful evening meeting a great many friends & acquaintances.

Thursday 28". It has rained and been dismal all day. I got tickets for Thomas' popular concert on Tuesday evening next for Sara and me and for Dixies Adonis on Thursday. I tried to get tickets for the Mikado for Wednesday but could not until tomorrow. I came to my room feeling very badly and very discouraged, as I thought of poor old Mrs. Winter and I went up to see Casilear to see what he could propose. He was very kind and sympathetic and will do his share of any thing we undertake. I saw Annie the servant and she says Mrs Winter has lost her mind and imagines she is in the country and wants to go home. J.G. Brown came around later with a subscription paper on which he had subscribed ten dollars and Casilear twenty five. It seemed premature and not sufficiently thought out but I subscribed upon the understanding that this was only for temporary relief and should not interfere with any permanent plan we might undertake. It makes me dread to grow old. Nothing has happened in a long time to so sadden me as this. After dinner Calvert and I went to hear Mrs Richardson lecture but she was ill and could not appear, so we came around to my studio and I showed him my pictures and he smoked a cigar. After he went I wrote to Mrs Custer who has accepted my invitation to lunch with Sara & Mrs Anderson and Miss Nesmith at my studio next Wednesday. She offered me two tickets to the 19" Century Club for Wednesday evening which I declined as I am going to take Sara to the Mikado. The money is going out and none coming in which always puts me into a state of anxiety - Still whats the use? I ought to be accustomed to that by this time

Friday 29" My dear Gertrudes birth day who would have been fifty two years old today. I have been thinking of the many  

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