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is as bare of snow as April.

Sunday 13th February 1898
A brilliantly beautiful day
like paradise. Earth nearly bare of snow
yet there is driving on ice. Edna, Maud & Martin go
to church. Charley & Henry drive down here
bringing Irene with them to stay awhile.
Henry & Charley here to dinner. Shelly & Miss Gordon
make us a long call. Charley goes at 3 pm
taking Grace & Martin with him. Grace
enroute for Nelly Guy's Valentine Party
tomorrow evening. Shelly & Miss Gordon go at the
same time for Miss Scott is at J Niles.
Edna, Irene, and Maud are gone out walking
perhaps gone to Wellies. Voltie gone upstairs to
bed. Sr out to the barn. Irene Sr alone remains
in full posession of the house if we dont count
the dogs. 4 pm growing cloudy: looks like a
rainy time again. How very quiet still & lonesome
the house is with only Tiny lying under the table fast
asleep. Not so much as the buzzing of a fly to
disturb the stillness only the tick tick of the
clock as the hours creep along towards nightfall.