55

England will be in "the cold" alas for the
young life thrown away. As one stands
in the Cemetery & reads names often names of
men of good family who died for this cause
the Trees & flowers were grand beyond description
and the magnificent beds of ? plants
in blossom testify to the heat.
On my return I wrote a note to Mrs
St John, Mr & Mrs Hartshorne niece letting her
we had come & got a nice reply
Saturday morning. She is ill but will come
to see us on one ? from Canton
& her husband is with his ship at ?
we went & looked at some ? & ?
to be sold at auction but were not
interested enough to spend the
time waiting for a chance. I was not
well but did some needed mending. A
day of rest suited me very well today.
In the afternoon Mr Hartshorne & Mr & Mrs
Chill had tea with us. Ronald came
rushing? in to tell us he heard the sale
was a good one. I gave him some
money & let him go to try his luck.
This is the anniversary of my grandfather's
death in 1862. & that has indeed ?