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not prove to be very nice ones. She is making little Florence a dress from one of dear Gertrudes which I well remember seeing her wear. This afternoon I went over to my studio and cleaned up my table and put things in order and I began a sketch of my mother from a copy of Lucys photograph of her. I have been busy today and therefore less unhappy. This is the anniversary of Maurices death. Sara and I spoke of his sad last days this morning at the breakfast table. How he must have suffered and suffered alone for he felt himself alienated from all of us and never complained to any of us. I cant help looking upon his life as a promising one wasted by the force of circumstances and that perhaps some slight influence at the critical time might have changed it all. I think of him now only with pity and compassion and regret that I could not have helped him. I forget all the trouble and anxiety he caused us, and only remember how he suffered for his infirmity. We all need pity and compassion for we seem to have but little control over our lives. - Sara went to ride with Mr. Cantine, Miss Sheffield and Miss Brownell.

Saturday 15." Mr. DeGarmo drew in some of the hay this morning but we had a hard shower a little after noon and some of it got wet. I was downtown this morning. Girard told me that the Common council last night voted to lay Telford pavement on Holmes St. This has been done entirely without our knowledge. We had not even known that it was proposed and as we are the largest interest I think it very unfair to do it this secretly. This means another assessment, which is most discouraging. Girard told me this noon that Stephen Abbey died today. I am glad I went to see him when I did. I was going to inquire about him today but forgot it. When Sara and I went to see him a couple of weeks ago he said he was always glad to see any of the McEntees. He said he regretted that "LeGrands wife, who is a daughter of a Universalist minister had become orthodox." I asked him if he still read the Leader, the Universalist paper. He said "No" that Henry had not renewed his subscription. I cannot regret that he is at rest. He seemed very broken and feeble when I last saw him.

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ABBEY - In this City, June 14, 1889, Stephen Abbey, aged 75 years and 3 months,
Funeral from the residence, corner of Abruyn and Grove-streets, on Monday, at 3 P.M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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Sunday June 16" 1889. I have written to Church, a long letter to Mary and a long one to Lucy. We have had light showers during the day and this evening while Miss Sheffield and Miss Brownell were here a pouring rain with thunder and lightning.

Monday 17. It has rained nearly all day and the atmosphere is sticking and stifling. I wrote to Dr. Taylor to express my gratitude to him for the benefit his treatment has been to me in entirely curing my hernia. At half past two, still raining I walked down to Poukhockie and attended the funeral of Stephen Abbey. There was quite a number of his friends and neighbors there, more than I expected to see on such a stormy day. Mr. Haviland the Methodist minister from Kingston officiated and Mr. Noyes the pastor of the Second Reformed Church of Kingston made a prayer. Mr. Havilands remarks were very well dwelling mostly upon his honest, conscientious and cheerful life. He said his name was in no church roll but that a few years ago he accepted Christian baptism, which I inferred he considered a saving rite. Sara and I went down to Johns after tea and on our way up stopped at Cantine's. He proposes a remonstrance against the paving of Holmes St. which we think an unnecessary expense.

Tuesday 18" The day has been cool and with weak sunshine but we have had no rain. I went downtown and had considerable talk with Van Deusen, Dr. Smith and Girard about the prospect in paving of Holmes St. Finally Cantine came along and said