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SPRING SCENES ALONG THE HUDSON.

Kingston, N. Y., Jan. 8 (Special).——The entire aspect of nature along the Hudson just now is far more like spring than winter, and the ice-gatherers are in utter despair. A farmer near this city has just been sowing eight bushels of rye; others are ploughing for other crops. The steam passenger yachts have been dropped into the water from the dry docks, and are making regular trips along the river. Tows are being made up for various points north and south. Continuance of such mild, moist weather is contemplated with alarm by the river fruit-growers. They fear it will cause a premature swelling of the fruit buds.
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Saturday Jan. 12" 1889. Painted all day. I invited Mr Banning to go to the Century this evening. During the day Mrs. Banning sent me a note to ask me to dinner with Miss Boardman and Mr & Mrs Hines Meanwhile Mr. Banning called to tell me as he had a dinner party he would not be able to go to the Century. I told him I was to be one of the party and he could come in as late as he chose. Miss Ray and two other ladies called. I stopped at Marys on my way over to tell her I was to dine at the Bannings. We had a most elegant dinner elegantly served. Miss Boardman surprised and amused me with her (apparently) pronounced imitation of the pronunciation and manner of the worst kind of English woman, "don cheno" I left quietly when the ladies passed out and went around to the annual meeting of the club. There was a great crowd as there is opposition to the Secretary, [[strikethrough]] Robb [[/strikethrough]] Howland and the Treasurer Robb on account of differences with the house committee but the regular ticket was elected by a large majority. A few days ago I signed a circular presented to me by Collins urging the reelection of these two men Robb & Howland along with 25 others. Last night each of us who signed that paper found a letter addressed to him by Nicholas Fish criticizing our action. I saw Eastman Johnson who has just returned from California & Oregon. Maynard had a charming water color called "Sirens"

Sunday 13" A beautiful day. I went to Dr. Bellows old church with Mary & Sara. I do not know who preached but it was from the text "while I mused the fire burned" Unfortunately while I mused I fell into a doze and was not as interested as I ought to have been. After a light lunch Sedgwick and I took the Sixth Av. L-road and went up to the upper end of the Park and walked down the whole length of it and down to 41" St where we stopped and made a short call on Mrs. Anderson & Miss Nesmith arriving at home just in time for dinner at 5. After church Mary, Sara and I went around to the Century to see the pictures. This evening Sara, Calvert and I called at the Bannings to see them and to bid Alice good bye, who is going home on Tuesday. We had a very pleasant evening. Sara and I are going home on the Hudson River road. I saw by the paper today that the 8 o clock train on the West Shore road was to run through the West Point tunnel for the first time since it caved in about Oct. 15 nearly three months ago 

Tuesday 15" Sara and I went home Monday morning. It was a bright Roman winter day with North wind but no snow and no ice in the river. Katy had the house all in order, good fires, and a good dinner and the old home was most delightful and restful. I did a lot of business. Stopped and saw Manterstock and gave him 

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