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James Gifford his little sketches of Sanfords by Hudson boat. Then I went to see Charlie Colman who is at Millets house in 88th St. with his pictures which he brought over from Italy. I had a note from him today. I had not seen him for 11 years. He thought I had not changed but although he has not greatly changed he has grown grey and I think has had a pretty bitter experience. My time was so limited I could only make a call as I came home by the 4 o'clock train. Found Sara had had the hall stove taken down, the carpet taken up and shaken and had it all in order again.

Friday May 16" 1890 It has rained at intervals all day. I went down town in the morning and met John McEntee under the hill and we walked down together. I wrote to Jas. Gifford and to the Art guild agreeing to let my two Academy pictures go, the Winter to Pittsburgh and the Fall of the year to Milwaukee. We had a fire in the hearth in the evening and found it a great comfort. If Wilkerson and his party are in the woods I fear they will find it pretty cold and wet. I am waiting hoping something will occur by which we can go over to my house to settle for I now feel very unsettled. John McEntee told me that Sam told Julia the day he was here, that our place was where he would like to live and that he never meant to build where they are. His wife wanted him to build in the corner opposite the Baptist church as that seems the most attractive object in the world to her. John still thinks Sam was going to tell him he ought to come and buy it. I would rather he would have it than anyone I know and I think if his wife were willing he would not hesitate. I have advertised the carriage house for sale and a man is coming to see me about it. I will give it to him if I cant get rid of it for a small price and save myself the expense of tearing it down.

Saturday 17". Cold this morning and a good fire in the hearth was most comfortable. Sara has the house nearly all cleaned and in one day. I helped her beat some rugs. Tom is at work on the new street McEntee Hill way and we will soon begin to use it as our approach to the house. A letter came from Lucy today. She is looking forward to Sedgwicks and Downings coming. A man came to look at the carriage house this afternoon. He was a carpenter and came for another person who wants it to make a house of in Kingston. I offered it for $200 but he said he would not endure paying so much. I tried to get an offer but he would make none. Said he would report to his client who would write me what he would give. I told him another person was coming this evening to look at it. It was Carroll and he came but said it was larger than he wanted. It is easier to buy than to sell, if one has the money.

Sunday 18". So cool we have had a fire all day and found it comfortable in the house. Sara and I each wrote to Lucy Cantine and Miss Sheffield called in the afternoon. Toward evening a man called in reference to buying the Carriage house. He lives over near the Toboggan slide and is a mason employed on the Wallkill Valley road. Another man proposes to join him in the purchase and he is to let me know on Tuesday evening. The price ($200) he did not object to. I have felt a little depressed and unhappy today, thinking of the past and of dear Gertrude and of how changed life seems to us here and of the uncertainties of the future. I saw by the paper today that the Academy had closed with the results in sales for many years which seemed a matter of exultation to the Tribune writer. No one seems to want my work and that is discouraging at my time of life.

Monday 19". I wrote a note to Charlie Coleman this morning asking him to come up and spend Sunday with me and if he could not come then to come at his convenience. I went down town to do some errands. It has been showery at intervals. Have spent most of the day clearing out the dead wood from the vine in the back porch and training it properly. Two men have been at work cutting down the large elm back of the barn, a noble tree. It is in Dewings lot and he is going to build. The carpenter Brundage looked at the Carriage house today with a view of having his 

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