Silly girls…

February 17.

Pleasant but windy.  Didn’t do much of anything this afternoon, only cut out blocks.  Ellen slept with me last night and we talked until past midnight.  I guess we don’t feel any the better for it today, but never mind–instructions from my estimable friend, also advice and warning which I shall endeavor to remember and profit by.  This afternoon went up to Grandmother’s.

Meetings.

February 16.

Arthur Gain’s 9 today.

Very pleasant.  Ellen’s company came as she expected.  Mrs. Carpenter quilted for her.  Mrs. Humphrey has a bad thumb and could not quilt.  This eve we all went up to a prayer meeting.  There was quite a good meeting, six rose for prayers.  Aunt Mabel came up this afternoon and is going to stay a few days with grandmother.

Expectations.

February 15.

Cloudy and stormy again.  Ellen has been baking.  I mixed up some cake for her and ironed some.  She is expecting Dea. Carpenter and wife, John, Mr. Humphrey and wife here tomorrow if it is pleasant.  Uncle Fenton came down this afternoon and staid all night.  He is going to work for William now a few days.  I worked on my tidy this evening.

Very little and all the much.

February 14.

Cloudy and stormy.  I came over home with Ellen Spelman last night after the concert.  She has been washing today and I helped her a very little and this afternoon I quilted a very little on her album bedquilt.  Uncle Fenton spent the evening here.  He is to work for Uncle David.  I returned rather early feeling strangely sad and “lonesome.”  All the much better than last night.

Humble wisdom.

February 13.

Pleasant.  All went to church.  Mr. Humphrey preached from Psa. 85 6th this forenoon and Num. 10th 29th this afternoon.  Had a Sabbath School Concert this eve, which I attended and endeavored to interest the good people by speaking to them wise words in the form of verse.  I expect I done credit to myself and gave satisfaction to the audience, as I heard no complaint.

Little things.

A. Lincoln’s birthday.

February 12.

Rainy this forenoon but pleasant this afternoon.  Went up to see Alice according to agreement.  Silas came out home and up after us in the evening.  I enjoyed the visit ever so much, but I believe it very true that in this world there is always some little thing to prevent our happiness from being complete.  It seemed good to see Silas here again.  Staid with Ellen all night.

All’s well, but…

February 11.

Very Pleasant.  J.F. Northnay 60 years old today. 

Elvira has been baking.  This afternoon John carried her and I up to Mr. Carpenter’s.  Marilta and Ellen were also there.  John went up in the evening but we girls came home.  Had a very good time.  Frank came down in the evening and we went up to see Ellen.  Enjoyed it very well, but still I cannot feel quite satisfied.  I am getting very impatient for something to do.

Visitations.

February 10.

Pleasant.  The men had to work most all day on the roads.  Paulina did not go to school.  This afternoon John carried us all up to Martin’s, had a very good visit.  I had not been in the house before since school nor out in Loomis St.  I called to Uncle Jacob’s as I came home and received a note from Alice Henry containing an invitation to visit her Saturday afternoon.  The meeting tonight is Mr. Dickinson’s but none of us went.

Disagreeable.

February 9.

Quite a tedious windy day.  John and Martin went up to fix the meeting house and repair the damage done by the fire a week ago Sunday.  Paulina did not go to school.  We all lazed around and did not do much of anything.  I suppose it is all right that this storm should come just now, but it interfered with my plans for this eve, and for that reason was not particularly agreeable.  Lamira B. 21 years old today.

February 8.

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February 7.

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Conversions.

February 6.

Cloudy but not stormy.  All went to church.  Mr. Humphrey preached from Mal. 3rd 10th this A.M. and Matt. 9th 12th this afternoon–one of the best sermons I have ever heard him preach.  It was communion day and I think every member of the church was present.  The church voted to spend a quarter of an hour every eve from seven till 15 min past in prayer for the good of the church and the unconverted around us. We all went again in the evening.

Enjoying it.

February 5.

Cloudy and some stormy.  Condry brought Elvira back this noon.  He partly asked me to go home with him but I did not.  This afternoon went to covenant meeting.  Had the best meeting I’ve attended for a long time.  It seems so good to have a minister with us againt that we can’t help enjoying it.  Wallis Jones and Mrs. Wilson were united in the holy bond of matrimony by Mr. H. last evening.

Suspicion.

February 4.

A very beautiful day.  I have been baking.  Last evening we all went to the prayer meeting at the parsonage.  There was a good many there and we had a real good meeting.  John went off on a suspicious journey this eve (he said he presumed he was going on Tom Fowl’s errand).  Paulina + I and Ellen went up to Ms. Beckwith’s–had a very good time–found a lot of plastering on the floor when we got back.

Love, marriage, baby carriage.

February 3.

Cloudy.  I have been ironing.  John has been gone off around with Mr. Humphrey all day and my thoughts have been my only companions–however they were pleasant ones, so I won’t complain.  It is six weeks today since George and Melissa were married.  They seem very happy and I hope always will.  Mrs. Mary Eggleston had a little daughter born Tuesday.  I am sure I wish her well but cannot say that I envy her.