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[[underlined]] March [[/underlined]] 21st  Part of the family dined at Mrs. Hodge's.  Father & Mother went there in the evening have had a head ache all day  Frank says his conversation is too intellectual for me.  The Wilkes were here in the morning.  Mr. Beaman & Mr. Alexander ^[[spent the evening with us]]
22nd  Mr. John Stockton seat contested today.  Frank Mary & the baby left at 4 o'clock.  Lottie remains with us a little longer [[strikethrough]] Mr. Beaman & Mr. Alexander spent the eve. with us [[/strikethrough]]  Played croquet.  Father read Schiller aloud to me.  Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's translation liked the Diver very much.  Went to teacher's meeting in the early part of the evening.
23rd.  Friday.  Mrs. Sen. Chandler here in the morning.  Miss Lizzy Salomons took dinner & remains all night.  Father much amused with a piece of poetry a criticism upon an article entitled [[underlined]] "mind & matter." [[/underlined]]  Read Schiller again until late.  Raining fast.  We miss baby terribly.  Even
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Father yielded to her sway & employed a part of Sunday afternoon with Mother as assistant playing hide & seek with her in the museum.
24th Saturday.  We were surprised to see the sun shining this morning after last night's storm.  Capricious April seems in haste to succeed blustering March.  Miss Lizzy left us about ten I walked to the avenue with her & we were both tempted into some of the stores by the array of new goods on the doors & windows.  We were happy to learn prices are coming down.  Father has a meeting of the Regents tonight who have finished with business matters & are now discussing oysters & chicken salad in the next room.
25.  Sunday.  A sermon from Dr. Gurley in the morning.  Did not go to church in the evening.  Father read aloud our favourite
26th.  Monday.  A large crowd in the Senate today in anticipation of a Presidential veto of the civil rights bill.  Senator Foote is very ill.