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plan for interesting the members by holding out the attraction of a lunch and she is to manage the next meeting. We rode up in the car and walked back stopping at the Cantines for some cider & apples.

Saturday Nov. 12" 1887. Cloudy & wintery. The mountains have some snow on their summits. I wrote to Mr. Colin for a tub of butter. Went over to Chester St. where Mr. Keaton has commenced to dig the cellar for his house and then downtown where I got a letter from Lucy as did Sara also. Busied myself the most of the day getting my things together to go to New York.

Sunday 13" While I was writing to Lucy John McEntee drove up and wanted me to go for a ride. We went out on the Flat-bush road, past Charlie Livingston's whom we saw and stopped to talk to as well Mr. Goodwin. It was bright and clear but with a sharp N. air and the roads pretty muddy. We drove by Dr. Schradys, the Flat-bush church and "Boot Van Steenburghs" cabin. He levied a contribution from us for a tin roof. We went in to take a look. No floor but the ground, dark and dismal, but he had plenty of coal and a cook stove which made it warm enough. We went through Glasco and home by Martins and the Saugerties road. John said nothing about Nannie. I broached the subject but he did not seem to want to talk about it. Have finished my letter to Lucy. Sara went down to Poukholkie[[?]] to see Louise Broadhead. John McEntee came up in the evening after Sara to go down and stay all night with Nannie who is very nervous and distressed.

Monday 14" Sara came home to breakfast. Nannie was somewhat composed. I went over to the cemetery to see about getting the horse & cart to draw some manure on to our lot and Tom has been at work at it all afternoon. I went down to Rondout on some errands and when I returned Tom and I put my stove up in my room so as to have it ready when I come home from N.Y. if necessary. I put a bolt on the kitchen door down stairs and have been on my feet all day, packing my trunk to go to NY. tomorrow and doing many things. Sara has gown down to Johns again this evening to stay. Frank Waters and his wife called and she walked down with them. This is my last night at home and I am alone. How different it will be for me tomorrow night and to Sara too. It is all very pleasant when we are here together but it is sad and lonely to be here with no one to talk with. I hope Sara can manage to have someone with her most of the time.
[[left margin]] Put up my stove. [[/left margin]]

Tuesday 15" It was raining this morning and had rained most of the night. I finished my preparations for leaving and a little after 11 the carriage came for me. I left Sara very reluctantly not knowing how she will bear the loneliness there at home. I wish I were not obliged to go for each year it is harder to make the change. We tried to be as cheerful as possible and I drove off with rather a sorrowful heart. Gus. Reynolds and his sister were on the train but he is so conscious and so affected I did not feel like talking to him. The rain cleared before I reached town. I went directly to my studio which looked very clean and pleasant. I went immediately to work arranging, putting up curtains and getting things in place and had it pretty well in order by dinner time, curtains up, fire going and my trunk unpacked. Mary & Marion were glad to see me. Calvert & Downing came to dinner but Bonyer did not. After dinner Mr. Parsons & Mr. Huss came to work with Calvert in the dining room and we sat in the parlor. Saw one of Marions friends a Dr. Jarvis who staid until 10 when I came to my room, and worked a while longer putting things away. The city looks bright and busy. I feel less depression than usual on coming to town, but I am going to work at once and hope to keep cheerful. The future is all in the dark but I hope not to look too far ahead. I wrote a note to Sara.
[[left margin]] Came to N.Y. for the winter [[/left margin]]

Wednesday 16" Worked all day looking over my sketches, selecting and measuring those I intend to put into my sale. In the evening Calvert and I went to see Robin & Crane in a play called "The Henrietta" at the Union Square 

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