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been entertaining Sara all afternoon with her private and particular troubles. Most people think their troubles of interest to every one forgetting that each has his own to engage his attention.

Monday Sept 24" 1888. Down town after breakfast. Our coal was begun to be put in. I spent the afternoon packing Marys Jellies and preserves. Edith Cook arrived for a visit with Sara. 

Tuesday 25" I got a bunch of shingles from the lumber yard and this afternoon with Tom inside the Carriage house to direct me, I went out on the roof and put shingles on all the leaks we could discover. I also mended the gutter and intend to paint it only that it seemed to threaten rain.

Wednesday 26 It did rain considerably in the night. I went down to the Carriage house to see the effect of my mending and was gratified to know the leaks were all apparently stopped. Sara, Edith Cook, Marian and I took a walk after dinner around back of the Cemetery and out above the tunnel. Cousin Rachel is here for a few days. Girard told me yesterday if the death of John Ed. Lounsbery whose funeral was to take place today. I wrote a note of condolence to Mrs. L.

Thursday 27" Sara, Edith Cook, Marian and I went down to Pokeepsee today by the little boat among that after noon. We went to the railway Station and had lunch and then went up to the Wilkinsons. The Major was at home and free for the afternoon. We crossed the river and went up the hill to where the steam shovel is at work in a long deep cut, to see its operation. We returned by the west end of this bridge and saw the men putting in the east span of the iron trestle which connects the land work with bridge. The bridge is continuous across the river now. They are laying the ties, painting it and taking away the last of the false work. When we crossed to the other side we went to in to see Ike Wood who forty years ago worked for us on the rail road at Fishkill. He did not know me and I think when I told him who I was he was confused. We came back in the 4.30 boat and Julia came as far as Esopus with us where she took the return boat. A letter came from Lucy tonight telling of Joes arrival and John and James return. J. T. was quick and tractable to John was fearfully bored with him. She and [[strikethrough]] Jam [[/strikethrough]] Sedgewick are to start for here on the 29" and I understand that Gertrude and Joe are to come there also. Will he stop here? There is no telling. I will be away.

Friday 28" A cool autumnal day with N. Wind and frost predicted for tonight. I went down town as usual in the forenoon and after dinner I put on my painting clothes and with Tom to hold the ladder I went up and painted the North gutter of the Carriage house, which should have been done long ago. By tinkering up the weak places I hope to make things hold out until it is settled what we are to do, but I am tired of doing these things which are much more difficult than they were once. Mary Kirchner came dressed in weeds for her husband who died in January just as Mary and Sara walked down the road. She is a dreadful bore to me one hardly knows what to do with a former servant who presents herself as a sister. However I saw her a short time when she went out to Girards and stopped here on her return. Sara saw her but after a proper time excused herself in the plea of having company. This is the time of year when we are subject to all sorts of irruptions.
 
Saturday 29. There was frost last night and it is so cool today that a fire is necessary. I made a shelf for Saras plants which however we concluded not to use. Sara had a most doleful letter from Hannah who thinks now it is all blissful at home and that she would be perfectly 

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