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[[underline]] Oct [[/underline]]  [[underline]] 1867 [[/underline]]
27th Sunday  Went to church & received a warm greeting from all our friends after our long absence.  The President was in church.  Went to Mrs. Peals to dinner & remained also to tea.  Dr. ___ & his wife & child were there also.
28th  Busy moddeling a Meerschaum pipe. Induced Father to retire early & read him to sleep with extracts from Channing
29th  Read Jane Eyre at night while Father was busy on the Eulogy of Prof Backe.  Dreadfully jealous of Henry Ellet who is his assistant instead of myself.
30th  Went to Mrs. Peals to see about flowers for Nell.  Had a pleasant morning digging & planting.  The painters proceed very slowly in their work.
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Nov. [[underline]] 1867 [[/underline]]
1st  Friday. Mother & Carry came home.  Nell stayed to take care of Mrs. Bache.
2nd  Saturday.  Spent the morning in looking for ^[[insertion]] wall [[/insertion]] paper, the eve. in the laboratory with Father.
15th  Thursday.  Have been very busy all of us in house cleaning & in making a walking dress for Nell who is still in Phil.  Were very much disappointed in not seeing the meteoric shower on Tuesday night  We gave direction to the Watchman to wake us if he saw any falling stars but did not do so - said "He did not see any drop.  Saw in little wavering up above but nothing more.  The display was very fine it is said more than fifty stars were seen to fall a [[strikethrough]] second [[/strikethrough]] minute.  Last night we charged the delinquent to call us if he saw one star shoot - & explained to him that they would not fall at his feet as seemed to ^[[insertion]] have [[/insertion]] expected.  It was supposed