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Tuesday Nov. 13" 1888. A bright, beautiful morning but at 7.30 the Mercury stood at 22° and the ground frozen. The carpenters came and have shingled all day having nearly finished the West Side, the Gable toward the west and half the South side by the Dormer window. I went down town after breakfast to try to see little Mike Murray but did not see him. I also went to Sam Coykendalls office to see him about Mike, but he was out of town. I got a letter from Alice saying her father and mother were coming on to N.Y. to attend the semi centennial of Mr. Chapins Church, this week and were to stay at the "Madrid" with Mrs. Youmans, formerly Miss Stickney. I also had a letter from Mr. Welles to whom I wrote a few days ago about the size he wished his picture. When I came home I wrote to Mr. & Mrs. Sawyer to come and visit us while they were in N.Y. I also wrote to Ms. Cassidy asking her if she would have my room cleaned and take care of it for me this winter. After lunch the day being so fine Sara and I walked to Kingston where I mailed my letters and we called on Mr. & Mrs. Van Slake. Then we walked out to Golden Hill and called on Mr & Mrs. Cross. We returned through Wiltwyck cemetery and around past the Toboggan Slide. After dinner we went down to John McEntees. He had gone to Connecticut but we spent the evening with Julia. 

Wednesday 14" Down town this morning and saw Sam about Mike Murray. Said he could be sent down on the City of Kingston but had no faith he would go, said he was utterly demoralized but thought if he would go it would be the best thing. I went to look of the Captain of the boat but could not find him - then I looked for Mike but could not find him and finally went home hoping he might possibly come there. After lunch as he did not come I went down town to look for him again and had th good luck to find him with some boys on the steps of a house opposite the "Long house" I asked him to go up home with me, but he refused as I rather expected he would. I gently urged him longing to show hm that I would try to get him a home with kind people &c but all to no purpose. I finally told him that if he did not he would have to do some thing for more unpleasant and went on down town. I saw Josiah Dubois the Justice of the peace and he advised me to go and see the Recorder and have him commit him. I got into a car and went up to the City Hall. Hussey knew all about the boy, said the law compelled him to send him to some Institution managed by those of the same religious faith as his parents - that he had been sent to a Catholic Institution at Peekskill but as there was no legal provision to pay for him he had been sent back - that if I would get the consent of the Catholic clergyman here he would commit him and then we could send him to the Childrens Aid so I went down and saw the priest, Mr Prendergast, who was just going out to ride but who received me politely, expressed interest and said he would make inquiries and communicate with me tomorrow. I told him if he could send him to some Catholic Institution where he would be properly looked after, that so far as I was concerned, it would be perfectly satisfactory. Now to see what will come of it.- The carpenters have shingled all day and had a fine day, but tonight there are indications of a storm. Sara and I went up and called on the Clearwaters. Mrs. C was at home but he was away. 

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