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he had heard all sorts of stories for the last 8 months, which he considered exaggerated and yet he believed there was evidently a familiarity between Mrs. L and Gus. Reynolds. That Mr Lindsley was evidently in trouble and was greatly changed. What a pity. I have heard gossip for a long time but believed it only gossip and I hope it may still prove to be so. I came away in the 7.45 train. It rained furiously in the way down.

Tuesday May 15". Cold and rainy. Answered notes concerning our outing tomorrow. Found a lot of notes for me last night and a nice long letter from Lucy telling me Gertrude had come back to them from Salt Lake and that John had just started for the station with a six mule team for her. I am glad of it. From what Lucy wrote I judge she is going to stay with them indefinitely. I believe she will be greatly benefitted by this more genial atmosphere. Mrs. Irving came by appointment through the rain with no umbrella and an old water proof. I talked with her a while and asked her if I should go with her to see Miss Nesmith. She said she would like to have me if I would not be ashamed to walk in the street with her, so we walked up 5" avenue I holding my umbrella over her. She had an interview with Miss Nesmith who thinks she has a place in view for her to look after a little family but is to see her later. After she went, I went up to the Union Club to see Mr. Nants about her. He is one of the Trustees of the fund our Society raised. I had a long talk with him. He confirmed my idea of her as a person not able, by education to take care of herself, foolish in marrying a worthless fellow, but he believes her as I do, virtuous and honest. I have written of my interview to Miss Nesmith. I wrote Whittredge this morning telling about how many I thought would go to his place tomorrow. 

Wednesday 16" We had our outing of the Mutual Aid Society at Whittredges. The morning promised fair but it looked threatening before we started and it has rained a little and been cloudy all day. We met at Christopher St ferry at 10.o'clock. There were ten of us. Beard, Cropsey, Champney, Guy, Bristol, Turner, Wood, Brown, Story, and myself. We were met by Whittredge at the station and went directly to his house where Mrs. Whittredge and his daughters greeted us. After a while we all went out for a walk down the road, around by the Bishop Hobart house and through the woods by a pretty path back to the house where an ample dinner awaited us to which we did full Justice. Whittredge on his health being drunk made a happy little speech. After dinner we again walked down the road to look for Guy's glasses which he lost, until just before train time at 5 o'clock where we came back to N.Y. Having had a pleasant day in spite of the impassable weather.

Thursday 17 Cold and grey. Mrs Irving came to see me. She had been to see the Christian Association people who questioned her closely. They evidently feel as every one who knows her feels that she cannot be helped. I told her no one could help her now but herself. That unless she gave up this man who did nothing for her but to drag her down she would become a vagabond. She said some young woman wanted her to go into the Country with her. There would be no pay but she would have a home. I advised her to go by all means, to do anything rather than lead this miserable life. She went away but I fear to continue in the same way. It is pitiful. I went to see Cary Smith who knows her well. He says nothing can be done for her. I am sure I dont know what to do for her. 

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