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together and are both very pleasant women, after dinner Papa Mrs H- & myself went out to ride to see the big City of Rockford after riding around a little we attempted to cross a creek to see another part of the village but had not got more than six feet into the water when we discovered our waggon to be afloat and our feet as wet as a mop Papa now tried to back Jim but the bank was so steep that he could not back very well which made him a little angry and he acted as though he were going to lie down in the water which he is apt to do if mad. Papa now drove him up to the bank and got a plank which he put from the waggon to the shore. Mrs H was just on the middle of it when it broke and down she went into the creek, wetting herself up to her waste. Papa took me on shore on his shoulder so I wet only my feet. Mrs H laughed from the time she wet her feet till we got home it made us a good frolic though it spoiled our ride Mrs H is not very healthy and he unknown told her it would do her good. We spent the evening very pleasantly mostly in Reading Papa and Mr H sat up very late talking about about his business with Charles, a great many blame Papa for not being more severe with him & Lewis they have treated him so for this reason he thought he would get a little advice. Mr. H told him he would buy his claim from him some think he had better go to law with him but I presume it would cost more than we can get and another thing it could be a disgrace to be in law with so mean a man as Charles Cleveland 29th I enjoyed a night of sound repose and felt much refreshed It was a most delightful morning. After breakfast I gave Mrs H the seeds I carried and she gave me about 15 different kinds making with what I had on hand 11 different kinds of flower seeds. Mrs M then went into the garden with me and gave some roots such as sweet William Pinks 5 rose bushes daisies blue bells hop sage Rhubarb Columbine & others of which I have forgotten the names. after this Dr Thomas Called to see me and invited me to his house, but I did not go, as Papa intended to start soon. Mr H took his wife & myself to ride, we called on Mrs Taylor who lived in the village in a very handsome house which was handsomely furnished with furniture made of black wallnut. We rode home after which Mrs H and I went down to the store where I bought a nice pair of Kid gloves for 6 shillings, the normal price was 7 but the best had been picked out and these were unknown a little