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W Drury A Richardson Wife at Va John Mackay arrives

one from A Richardson, Agt Cal Ass'd Press San Francisco dispensing with my services as agent here -- John Mackay arrived from SF today for a brief visit -- I met & shook hands with him at Con Va office -- Mining day -- Busy as usual -- Home at 3 -- wrote long letter to A Richardson to mail tomorrow -- Bed at 6 --

Saturday Oct 31

Same -- Wife came up on morning train -- left on evening train -- Were at my room most of day -- Evening as usual -- Bed 3:30 -- Mdame Janauschek & dramatic co at Opera House 3d night tonight -- Thursday evening she played "My Life," on

Janauschek at Va Crescengo

Friday night -- "Mary Stuart" matinee this Pm "Countess of Mansfield" (I took wife there & left her after the 1st act) and this evening "Macbeth" -- I saw the 4th and 5th acts -- This ends the Janauschek engagement -- Wrote & sent letter to Sam Crescengo, Austin today --

Mackay leaves 1885

Sunday November 1, 1885

Clear, cool and blustering -- Rose at noon -- PM about town -- Evening at room -- reading etc -- Bed at 12 -- clear, but very fierce blustering wind

Monday Nov 2

Cold -- AM clear -- PM cloudy -- blustering day -- As usual -- J W Mackay left on evening train for San Francisco -- Bed at 3 --