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Guthrie here in the evening went with the girls & Father to the hotel to see the Pattersons who came from Phil to day for the excursion.  I join them tomorrow at six o'clock A.M.
14th  We are finaly off after waiting about three quarters of an hour on the railroad platform.  The cloudy face of the morning is rapidly brightening under the influence of the suns rays & soon the vapory reminders of last night storm will quite disappear.  Our party numbers about fourty, I should think.  We have an entire car to ourselves.  In one ^[[end of]] wh., with a seat laid to make a double pew Ellie & Grace Patterson Mr. Guthree & myself are seated.  A kind manly face bends over us occasionally to see how we are faring wh. breaks into a very pleasant smile when we ask the owner a question.  That is Col. Patterson.  He occupies the double pew opposite with Mr. & Mrs.
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Randal & their little girl the only child of the party.  Mr. R. is a member of the House.  In the next seat on that side are Col. Patterson's two daughters pleasant intelligent looking girls I know I shall like them.  In the next seat to us Mr. Harrison a rich capitalist from Phil with his wife & daughter are ensconced.  I cannot see their faces but a little farther on my eye rests with a great deal of pleasure upon the form of Gen. Patterson.  He is much older than his brother.  His pleasant genial face is particularly happy just now, as he is laughing heartily.  His every movement betokens the true gentleman & soldier.  I cannot see who is with him but opposite in the same double seat sits Mrs. Childs the publishers wife.  The faces of my other travelling companions have not yet become familiar to me.  The modest sweetness