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back to the warm and comfortable house, where they had a nice dinner for me. Along in the afternoon Miss Virginia proposed to drive me out over the hills at which I was delighted. She proved to be a capital driver we had a nice team and light waggon and she was a very bright and agreeable companion, so that the ride through a beautiful country over the hills, with fine views was a very pleasant episode during which we got to be very good friends. Thursday was rainy again and I congratulated myself that I had secured my sketch. The young man had been alarmingly ill in the night but had rallied. I left at 10 o'clock parting with the hospitable family with regret. Miss Virginia drove me to the station where we met Mr. Welles just come home on the train I took. I had a moments conversation with him before the train left. The names of the daughters are Virginia the eldest who somewhat resembles Mrs. Custer, Mrs. Stowe a married daughter, Margaret the blonde and "Georgie" the younger, about 12 years old. The son who was ill was Lincoln and the younger brothers name is Fisher. It rained and was foggy all the way to N.Y. where we arrived about 6. I took the 9 o'clock West Shore train for home after telegraphing Sara I would be home at midnight. The roof of the West Point tunnel had fallen in and at West Point we were delayed more than two hours in being transferred by boat to Cornwall where we again took train and instead of arriving here at 11:45 it was nearly 2. Sade was setting up waiting for me. I was too tired to tell her much about my visit but have told her all about it today. I slept soundly until 7 o'clock. Have been downtown to pay Carter & Canfields bills, to see about our school tax which is $120 this year while the Cornell steam boat Co's is only about twice that. This is great injustice but what is one to do. The weather cleared this morning but has been threatening the rest of the day. Tom is picking apples but gets on slowly and we have a great many. Sara has had the kitchen stove moved upstairs while I was away and I built fire in the hall stove. Last year I think we started in on the 25. I wrote to Mr. Welles today to tell him what a pleasant visit I had had in spite of the weather and other adverse circumstances and also wrote a congratulatory note to Mrs. Lee who invited me to Fannys wedding which takes place this evening at 8 o'clock.

Sunday Oct. 21" 1888. Cold with a strong N.W. wind and brilliant effects. The color is at its best but today has stripped off many of the leaves. We built a fire in the sitting room instead of the parlor this morning. I have been busy writing up my accounts and putting my clothes in order and getting rid of papers and letters which have accumulated. Sara and I dined at John McEntees with him and Julia, and after dinner he and I drove out on the Saugerties road as far as Deacon Osterbrandts old place. It was cold and windy and I am afraid it will freeze tonight. I am getting anxious about our apples. When we came home just at evening we found Cantine and his wife here, come to make us a call. I have begun reading Anna Karénina this evening and am getting very interested.

Monday 22 Pleasant and warmer. Have been helping Tom all day with the apples. They are a great trouble. I dont know what I am to do with them all. Reading Anna Karénina.

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