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391 Friday Apl. 1" 1887. Snowed at intervals much of the day. I am at work gradually selecting my studies and pictures and working on them with a view to selling them at Auction a year hence if I think the time favorable. Bristol called with two men from Auburn N.Y. who want pictures for an exhibition there. I have agreed to let them have three small ones. They think Howland a lawyer there, a rich man and an old school friend of mine would be quite likely to buy one and regretted very much I could not let them have the one I have promised to the Hamilton club of Brooklyn. Bristol told me that Smillie had sold five pictures within a few days and that Wordsworth Thompson had sold every thing he had except his Academy pictures. This is encouraging, had I keep thinking of the very bad treatment I have received in the hanging of two of my pictures at the Academy. I think Eastman might not to have allowed me to be berated with such utter lack of respect. I certainly would not have permitted any such treatment of any Academician of the least merit. He shall know that I am aggrieved, but I shall say little about it to any one else. Pinchot called. He wants me to go to Milford with him when we have some decent weather to spend Sunday. I went to an exhibition of Amateur and professional photographs this evening and saw many beautiful things. Sometimes I find it would be well to get a small camera so as to get painting bits from nature. Have felt a little despondent today the result I think of dwelling on my treatment at the Academy - being wounded in the house of my friends. Saturday 2" Painted all day on several things. I have a growing sense that my pictures are becoming less and less popular. The way they have been hung in the Academy and by my friends admonishes me that I have little to expect, and as for selling anything, that seems a mere chance. Wood told me at the Academy this evening that today (buyers day) the pictures all around mine were sold and certainly mine is a good picture and looks well there even to me, to whom my pictures are almost always disappointing. De Haas on varnishing day spoke to me of its brilliancy and fine quality and last night Whittredge spoke of it and said it looked finely and that he would like to own it. He referred to my picture indirectly not having seen my other two as several others have done. The Reception at the Academy occurred tonight but I gave my card to Marion as I did not care to go. but went to the Monthly meeting of the Century instead. I did not have a particularly pleasant evening mostly I suppose because I was feeling sore over my Academy pictures. I do not feel pleasantly toward Eastman. He is the top name of popularity and success, and very justly so, but I am grieved that he would permit me, who was so full of anxieties, to be so unjustly and surprisingly treated. Sunday 3". The first really spring like day. I went home by the 9.55 train. There is still snow on the north sides of the Highlands but it is melting rapidly. At home while there is still much snow the roads are dusty in places, the robins and blue birds are singing and there is a promise of spring in the air. The river is full of floating ice, tows and sailing vessels are moving. I found Janette and Emily there. Janette is feeble and has to lie down frequently but looks well and they are glad to be with Sara My father is well as usual but I can see becoming more and more
