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Saturday Aug. 9" 1890.
Rain in the morning. Grey and cloudy rest of the day. I went down town early and made purchases for the breakfast to which we had invited Fred and Annie. They came and we had the breakfast and they remained until 5 o'clock when they left for home by the train. It has been a quiet grey day with rain before 7. I had a letter from Bonyer regarding the camp beds which I answered. While I was down town I got the petitions from the office for the postal delivery and started several of them. Sam Coykendall headed one of them and I went down to the cement office and Mr. Lindsley signed it and I left one for Edwd. Tomkins and Mr. Abbey took one. I shall look after it and try to get some smart man to go around with one. John McEntee would not sign it fearing it would lead to putting a central office up at the City hall, but I think he will sign it.

Sunday 10" Beautiful morning. Comfortable day with fine breeze. In the middle of the night we had a hard shower accompanied with heavy and incessant thunder and lightning but this morning the sun shone brightly, the birds were singing, as I have not heard them for a long time and the landscape had all the freshness of June. It has been warm in the sunshine but there have been clouds and a fine breeze and altogether a fine summer day. I have written to Mary and to Mrs. Sawyer. Tom and his wife came over and settled upon a design for their house.

Monday 11" Last evening was a little too cool for comfort sitting on the piazza. I slept under two blankets. Today has been very cool and towards evening I built a fire in the parlor and found it very comfortable. I have been writing a petition to the Mayor and common council to enact some laws restraining so much blowing of steam whistles and ringing of bells. James Tubby was on the hill yesterday and I asked him if he would lay it before the council, as he is an alderman and he said he would and seemed to think it a timely suggestion. Mr. Brentins (the school teacher's) son came here yesterday, hearing I wanted some one to circulate a petition. I gave him one of the postal petitions and told him I would give a dollar for each 500 subscribers, and if that would not pay him, would give him more after a trial. While we were sitting by the fire last evening, Agnes came in having been out at Pine Hill since she left here a week ago. She and Aleda Van Deusen came in together and she is to stay with her this evening. I am reading Marie Bashkirtscheff and am greatly entertained. A remarkable character. Inordinate thirst for praise; colossal vanity but a most quick witted and mature intellect for so young a person.

Tuesday 12" Cool. Mercury at 60°. Cool with wind from the N. We had our breakfast at 6.30 so that Sara could take the 7.52 U & D train. She and Mrs. Overbaugh are going out to Delaware Co. with a batch of Home Children and will be gone until Thursday evening. I have been at work up in the garret all forenoon mending my tent. It is cool and delightful. My painting materials came from N. Y. today. The katydids are singing and the chirp of insects takes the place of the songs of the birds. I see no more fire flies. These things cease, who hardly knows when but suddenly we become aware that the summer is nearing its close and an autumnal feeling gradually begins to pervade the landscape. I was down town after dinner to see about our winter supply of coal and I called to see Henry Abbey. He is living alone, somewhere in Adam St. and talks of building a home out on some lots he owns near where Alexander Shrepelat lived. Sara has had a fine day out in the mountains. The house seems very different when she is away. It would be hard for me to live alone as Henry Abbey does. This evening it seems to be growing warmer. I have been getting a good many things done with reference to our trip to the woods.
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