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asking me if I still cared to go to the 19th Century Club meeting on Monday next.- Mary had a proscenium box sent her for the American Opera and she, Calvert, Marion, Julia Dillon Miss Tuckerman and Miss Pierce, who is visiting Julia went. On the 4" Av. car as I went up to Tiffanys two decently dressed men sat opposite me. One of them talking rather loudly and I then saw that they were handcuffed together. They with their attendant got out at the Grand Central depot and went into a liquor saloon opposite. I think they were the two Park policemen sentenced to Sing Sing today for 12 years. It was a sad sight.

Saturday Feb. 27" 1886. Cold and windy. Brown and I were going to Bloomingdale to see Mrs. Winter but postponed it on account of the disagreeable weather. Called on Whittredge and found Fuller there. Whittredge wanted me to go out home with him for Sunday. Fuller afterwards came to see me. To the Century in the evening.

Sunday 28" Still cold and windy. Went home by 9:30 train. Found Mary Waldo there. She came Thursday. My father looks bright and stronger.  Staid at home all day as it was cold

Monday March 1" 1886
The mercury at 8 o clock this morning on our back porch registered 2[[degrees]] above zero and must have gone below during the night. The winter wind blew all day and it was very cold.  Mary Waldo returned home. Wrote to Mary Gifford from whom I found a letter, to Alice and to Wm. McEntee from whom my father had a letter last week. They have had their [[?]] Convention in Kingston the past week which proved a brilliant success. When I came up yesterday I saw the propeller I.L. Harbrauch frozen fast opposite [[?]] Hill below Cornwall. She had been up o Pokeepsie and got so far on her return when the cold weather caught her. The wind increased after dark and then an icy gale when Tom drove me up to the 7.25 train. Sara and the Contines were going to a party at Clearwaters and I am afraid they found it bitterly cold. The train was half an hour late but we came like the wind. It was bitterly cold and the wind tore through the streets when I reached town. I was very cold and glad to get to my room.

Tuesday 2. The wind has howled all day from the N.W. I had to go up town and found it cold and disagreeable. Painted on my Winter morning and improved it from some observations I made on my last visit home. Fuller called. Calvert and I went to see the Burlesque of Evangeline at the 14" St. Theatre and afterwards went to the club where we met Eastman Johnson, Dr Flint, Rood and Church. Had a little supper and a pleasant chat together about the celebrated "Peach blow vase" in the Morgan collection.

Wednesday 3. To the astonishment and disgust of every body the wind keeps on its endless rampage and the streets are enveloped in clouds of dust. I awoke with a dense smoke in my room having put on some soft coal in stead of my [[own?]] coal. After breakfast went to [[D?]] Andersons and got the photograhps of dear Gertrude and Maurice which he has been copying for me. Found a letter from Alice saying they are all well and anxious to see me so I have determined to go on to Boston tomorrow. Went up to the Grand Central depot and got my ticket and seat in drawing room car for the 8 o'clock train tomorrow morning by the Shore road - Stopped for my andiron I left to have mended but it had to be made new and was not done, then to my Studio where I found Eastman waiting for me and the serant having every thing topsy turvy cleaning it. After Eastman went put my picture for Auchincloss in its new frame which came this morning and made out my list for the Academy and did a lot of small duties 

 

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