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Mary Emma Jocelyn diary, 1851-1852.
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Wednesday December 17th Sewed as usual. Hannah Wilde called in the afternoon . In the evening we received a note from Mr J.C. Warner, stating, that the [in?] consequence of an engagement, he would be unable to attend singing school this evening. Of this we were very glad as the cold which was intense made us dread to go out. We rec'd an invitation from the Hudsons to spend the evening with them, but for [?] some reason declined. Read Kossuth's great speech of the eleventh, and wrote to Sarah Gonsalves? inviting her to spend the holidays with us. Father left us to-day for Montpelier, Vermont on business. He expects to be absent nearly a fortnight.
Thursday.. Still very cold. Went to the post-office and to Hamilton's in the morning. In the afternoon I called on Kate Hudson. George accompanied me home. In the evening Mother and I attended [Lycenum?]. Mr Saxe, the Green Mountain poet, delivered a very fine poem on New England.
Friday.. Bright but cold.. Sewed most of the day and evening. Sarah Olmsted, am old friend and schoolmate, whom I have not seen for more than two years, called in this afternoon. We had a rather lengthy and pleasant chat on things long since past, but not forgotten. How pleasant it is occasionally thus to meet, one, who still remembers, and loves to think of the little events, and pleasing remembrances of our school girl days. They were indeed pleasant, and I shall not soon forget them.
[text on left side of left margin: [?] [?] for the purpose of taking [music?] lessons. Her family lives in the country where she is unable to obtain a [music?] teacher.
[text on right side of left margin: [?] [?] [?] [?] the Rev Mr Porter [?] Mr Stephen [?] Branch. son of the late Judge Branch of Providence. She has been engaged to him only six weeks. He is reputed to be a gentleman of wealth & respectability The happy (?) couple set out immediately for Washington. They intend visiting Europe in May
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it while the other children, all dressed in white and covered with flowers, danced around her. This was followed by a cotillion in which the queen took part, then waltzing - it was a pretty sight to see the little things whirling round so gracefully and in perfect order. As I looked admiringly on I could imagine nothing prettier. After dancing about an hour the children with the queen at their head walked through the room in a procession and up stairs to supper. During their absence the guests amused themselves with walking round and dancing. Bye and bye the children returned and such as were so disposed took their places up stairs. I accompanied the Culberts and others to see what was to be had. Natty and I returned about ten much fatigued but much pleased with what we had seen and enjoyed. Thursday. Excessively warm - began to think of summer clothing Sarah Gonsalves? called in the morning to bid us farewell The family intend taking their departure for Hamiltons? this afternoon. She staid about an hour. To-day we are involved in all the inconveniences and [mischances?] of house-cleaning, a state of affairs for which I always entertained a great horror, and accordingly kept out of the way of dirty carpets, piles of furniture and pails of water as much as possible, and wondering to myself how Mrs ?? Charlotte]] and Mr Murrow could scrub and work so hard on such a warm day. I took my sewing and esconced myself in the rocking-chair in the back parlor for the greater part of the time Kept the "Wide Wide World" near by and took a peep at its contents once in a while. Father called on Mrs Hobrook? who is very low of heart, [illegible?] Mother called in the afternoon