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he went down on the Jas Niles we had pleasant chat about Louisville the college there has many students, wrote on my letter to Bob after returning from auction John bot some aq. ammonia at Landrum's, whilst I bot of Mr Goforth's, some butter, crackers & soap; with ammonia we shampooed our heads gloriously took a general wash to clear off the coal dust whew its quarter past 12 November 25th Sunday John's birth day "2 dozen" years old today as he says the blessed, quiet Sabbath, oh! how much more real Sabbath it ought to bring to our souls than it does were it not for this "one day in seven", how wicked & God for getting we would become The bell of St Philomena not ring ing so early as usual, we slept till after seven, quite a luxury we ate breakfast with nuch gusto, & put on clean clothes I left John writing to Julia & Alice, and walked up to see Dr Drake, about Byrd's cough was happy to learn that she felt very well Dr D. talked with me about the distinction between New & Old School Presbyterianism in a very edifying manner, also about vaccination advising me to call on the poor in my neighborhood for the purpose, & thus make myself acquainted I called in Mrs Sloo's & saw Byrd she looked very well was in [??] spirits told me of her visit to the Dr last night; & promised to accompany me to Pendleton's some time during the week a fashionable visit I must make, & wd like to be done with must call on Mrs King & at Longworth's tomorrow I met Smith on my way back, took him to my office, & we all three, & John & I went to Christ's Ch, heard an excellent sermon [from] Bishop McIlvaine, from the text "Come unto me all ye tjhat [labor"] He portrayed the Divine love of Jesus in beautiful & striking characters after service, John & I went over into Newport [????] Mr Page's, where we spent the remainder of the day all very well & good spirits we dined sat & chatted [???]
5 sat & chatted & left at 8 1/2 o'clock I began a letter to Julia in winding up my watch, I broke the chain just this minute John is reading the 73rd Psalm November 26th Monday quarter of eleven I'll lay aside the Index, and after scribbling out this page, & reading a passage from the Book of life, retire to bed The fire bells are ringing what's afire? It has been a clear, cool & breezy day very airish I finished my letter to Julia this morning wrote on the one Ive begun to Bob Smith, wrote one to Toby Richardson after this "blotting" of paper, I put on my Sunday coat, blacked my boots, straightened my shirt collar & went out to make a couple of calls at Mrs King's & Mrs Longworth's By some fortune, I found both away from home, & left my card performed the duty without loss of time tho' I should have liked to have seen the ladies went to College heard Dr D lecture as Dr Bayless was going to wind up the osseous syst today, I didn't attend his lecture, but returned to my room, with Caroland who came from college with me he paid me a little visit made suggestions as to the improvement of our room change position of stove &c He is a very clever fellow & very energetic I went to the Barracks had to whip Mays & Taylor bad boys a dress parade took place after school the stiff backed Lieut with his two moustaches, was erect & swayed back before the company I think, as "somebody" told me a while ago of him, "there is'nt much above his upper lip" Betty gave me a pocket full of gingercakes to bring over to John sweet girl, & a memorabile I found a call on my return John had gone out for me, just be fore my arrival to see the patient with the "high strikes", as he said They returned for me after a while, & I called round a young woman in great pain Musgrove I prescribed an emetic, to dislodge a supper of beef &c which lay on the top of Dr Keyes' medicine but she "wouldn't take a puke"; a small beginning this they are poor & I don't believe of much account I bot some sugar & crackers of Mr Goforth.
6 November 27th Tuesday Our tea kettle is sitting on the stove, in order to furnish from the vaporization of the water contained in it, a quantum sufficit of aqueous vapor in our room we found it too dry Let me see, I learnt a useful recipe today Re if a quantity of soot from chimney or stove pipe falls on a carpet, it will be removed by sprinkling meal bran over it, (after removing the bulk of the soot) & letting it lay some while before sweeping it off I got this from Mrs Marshall today, as I passed by her parlor & saw her cleaning her carpet thus I had been in to see Mrs Bayless I recd a letter from Miss Mary this morning, she regrets much that I will not go to Platte, what a sweet character & friendship is hers Dr Bayless tho' has heard that it is no country for a physician there was a little note for Betty I went round to see Mrs Bayless & Meggy the latter has been quite sick & looks pale just beginning to convalesce Miss Mary was very anxious about her the little twins were very pretty & lively Mrs B. as sweet a little woman as ever I called on Dr Drake at Mrs Camp bell's, the first thing after breakfast, hearing that he was ill found him very hoarse & quite unwell, deliveed a note from him to Prof. Lawson I must vaccinate Nelly & Parker Campbell again, it didn't take on them I called in to see Byrd when she will go to call on the Pendleton's & she ap pointed this afternoon, to go with Miss Bell Graham I went over the river at 11 1/2 o'clock, with a clean [???] ready for returning to visit at 3 1/2 o'clock (John suggests that {??] write up to the [edge] a good idea) I went to the house, [showed] Betty our letter carried my flute & Lovell's [folly] had a sweet [????] tete a tete eat a hearty snack got thro' with school at [1/4] past 3 returned to the city post haste, changed my coat & marched off to meet my appointment met Miss Bell fortunately on the street, Miss Byrd would not go as 'twas late & cold Miss Bell offered to go with me so we went (there's the music of a [brass] band coming pleasantly to my ears from some serenading corps tis after softened by distance [following]) Miss Pendleton, Miss , & [a???]
7 Carson who came in, were there Miss Bell went up stairs to see the old lady, & left me with the young ladies the library as they term it, was a splendid apartment stained windows gothic, carcved furniture &c felt mightily relieved when the visit was over called on Byrd to tell her of my going without her she persuaded me to go with her to see Miss Cath arine Hicks, a few doors off an interesting lady who played two sweet airs one of Byrdie's friends We (Byrd & I) took a little walk, & then I stopped in & took tea at Mrs Sloo's John & I went round to the Mechanic's Hall to hear Horace Greely lecture on "Self Cul ture" we arrived too late tho', the very large room was jammed full, the stairs, landing all were crammed Old Horace as John remarked "had established a press" we squeezed hard got a peep at him heard a word or two, & left, with a look around the Library & Reading Room 'Tis bed time Found my patient better this morning sitting in bed sewing John & I, after failing to hear Greely, walked around by the [American] Restaurant, where they have free concerts, heard a nice band, the Harp (played by a woman, finely) & flute & violin 'twas worth hearing November 28th Wednesday I have a disagreeable young coryza; feel sleepy & heavy must go to bed, though 'tis only 9 1/2 o'clock There are no lectures tomorrow, so I'll have time to write till one o'clock; tomorrow is the day set apart for Thanksgiving & prayer, by the Gov. of this state I called at the Broadway Hotel this morning, on Allen Richardson a fine man he is, I believe mailed a short letter to Miss Mary, & quite a long one to Bob Smith washed our dishes this morning as arduous a task to me as the cleaning of the Augean Stables to Hercules Here's our fly (the only one in my office), John calls him "[Sol??]" and pets him at a great rate called on Dr Drake for a few moments this morning found him better than yesterday rode his buggy round to the stable heard Dr Bayless lecture on the ligaments has just reached them went to Newport as usual Betty & [Segle] came over with me, after Miss Sophy to bring her back Betty showed me a letter from Miss Mary, & one she has
8 written in answer John & I had hard work in kindling our fire this afternoon I went to prayer meeting at Christ's Church, as Mr Rice's is too far being a little early, I walked on to Mr McGuffey's & returned with him, Mrs McG., Mrs Campbell & Miss Bell we heard Bishop McIlvain deliver an admirable discourse on the true conversion of the soul, exemplified by the change of Paul from a Pharisee of the strictest sort, to an humble disciple of our savior Mr McG. tells me that he got from the P.O a letter today for me, containing inf. of the shipment of my books on some schooner, written by Ben Allen, clerk of the river mail boat Quincy, I suppose I must call at his office in morning & get it. John has just washed our towel, we wrung it out together Has been quite cold today November 29th Thursday How cold it is today & tonight, John & I have lately returned (only 10 or 15 mintes ago) from Mrs Page's, where we have been spending Thanksgiving afternoon I have built a fire, & am sitting in my blue blanket coat till it blazes well I have been poorly today, began with a diarrhoea caused by yesterdays cold, & have felt badly all day in consequence My eyes now ache so that I cannot write much John is just now complaining in a like manner I got soon after breakfast, from Mr McG's office, the letter from Ben Allen, telling me of the shipment of my freight [on] the Schooner Chipola Capt Griereson for N. O., will look for it soon mailed Betty's letter to Miss Mary, adding a P. S. myself & wrote till 11 o'clock, then went with Jno into the Art Union saw some fine paintings, sculpture &c, returtned, started for Newport, but was delayed by the breaking of the tiller rope of the Ferry Boat, whilst it lay on other side Mr Page met me there, & told me that 'twas thanksgiving in Ky also, consequently no school good news, Willie P. & I re turned to my room, & coming out met John with a letter for me from Mother, such a sweet letter so full of affection, that [it] revivified & cheered me as nothing else could have done better far than any medicine, for I felt badly before Father has [???] to Florida for the restoration of his health O God, grant it