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I received a short letter from Booth last night in which he told me Edwina had a daughter, that she had her in a dangerous condition but was considered out of danger now. I wrote to him this evening. Spent the evening at Marys reading Miss Murfees "Prophet of the Great Smokey Mountains."

Wednesday April 14" 1886.
Recd a note from Mrs. Lacey formerly Geo. Thompsons wife asking me to lend her ten dollars as she had had money sent to her but ordered it to N.Y. where she expected to be today I sent it to her by telegraph order this morning. She used to live in Rondout and I was glad to oblige her as she seems to me a nice person and once spoke in my defence when Bu[[?]], who boarded at the same house said something derogatory to me. I have painted another black & white sketch. Had a letter from Girard with his note for past renewal for me to enclose. He has seen Crosby and thinks he doesn't want to buy the lot. Hubbard comes in and chews tobacco and spits in my coal scuttle to my great disgust. How can a gentleman do such things. Vanderlip called. He wants the picture I am to send to Detroit but I told him I wanted the money for it. I received the Circular from the Detroit Museum of Art yesterday and today I sent my list to Hanna & Ives. Spent the evening at Marys and finished the "Prophet of the Great Smokey Mountains."

Thursday 15"
As I went out to dinner I found a note from Louise Weir telling me she was spending a week with her Aunt Lily and they would both like to have me call. I went up there immediately after dinner. Lily has a very tiny apartment in 36" St where she is keeping house with an old Colored servant to take care of her. She is employed on the "Star' to do the literary notices &c. I spent a hour very agreeably with them. Miss Weir (Johns Sister) and a young Mr. Casey came in meanwhile. I should not have known Louise who is almost a young woman. I found out she would like to go to the Theatre so I invited them both for Saturday night to go and see Dixie in "Adonis" which she chose. On my way down I stopped at the Theatre to get tickets but found I could not get good seats, so I went to the Madison Square which we settled upon as an alternative but could not get decent seats there. I stopped in at the  5" Avenue Hotel to see if I could get seats there but the theatre ticket office was closed so I will have to go early tomorrow and see what I can do.

Friday 16". 
Went up to the Fifth Av. Hotel after breakfast and got three good seats for Adonis tomorrow night. Called on Tyler but he was not in. Later in the day he came to see me. Edward Hamilton Bell called on me with a letter of introduction from Bram Stoker. I met him at the Club some time since when he told me he had this letter. Since then he has been at my Studio at least twice when I was out. I ought to have called on him but I mislaid his card and did not know his address. I found him a bright, interesting young man. He told me he set out as a painter but could not make a living so he went on the Staff and he is now in Dalys Company but is to join Modyeskas company by and bye. This afternoon I went with Mary, Marion and Julia Dillon to Mrs. Albert Browns reception. I met Mrs. Kimball there who introduced me to Mrs. Robertson an actress now at the Lyceum Theatre. She seemed a very pretty, modest little widow whose husband died I think within a year. I had a very pleasant conversation with her. Afterwards Mrs. Kimball introduced me to Mrs. Story another actress, a pretty woman

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Bram Stoker again!!! dont truncate words, last word on page completed using first on following page, 1 [[?]] - page fully transcribed