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I had a letter from Mrs. Darley. I am packing up to go home on Saturday. Church came in. He seemed remarkably cheerful and said he was improving and felt happy and was very busy at home. I was glad to see so much of an improvement. Mary and I went up to 59" St. this evening and called at Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge's but she was out.

Friday May 18" 1888 I went over to Brooklyn to buy some fishing tackle and got it for half the price one pays in Broadway. I have been at work packing my stuff to go into the country tomorrow. I have spent a winter here and have not sold a picture except two or three very small ones and two or three to Calvert & Mary. Eastman Johnson came in this afternoon. He was rather provoked I had not been there. He and his wife went down to Nantucket last week. They have rented their house there for the summer but he has kept his studio and says he hopes to do some work there but he makes no plans. (Says he gets no pleasure out of life.) I told him he ought to. He was making money all the while and people wanted his work. I asked him how he would feel if he had been here all winter as I have and had not sold a thing. That is the way it goes. No one is contented. I think I have been more contented than usual and it is because, even from the very poor results of my sale I have been able to pay all my bills and have a little ready money. I feel that it would not take a great deal to make me as happy as one can reasonably expect to be in this world. I was around at the club a little while this evening. It is raining again and has been cold and rainy all day.

Saturday May 19" 1888 Left N.Y. for the season by 11:30 train- Fine day but cool. Set out the plants roses, Verbenas, Petunias, Asters, Zinnias, Carnations &c. & Early Cabbage, cauliflower & Egg plants. Lilacs not out yet- Apples not entirely out but the country beautiful. Bonyer came up yesterday.

Sunday 20 Fine but cold. Fire on the hearth Unpacking. Packed & sent to Lucy all of Gertrude's worsteds, worsted work apron and the embroidery she bought in Coblentz.

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