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Anna's Journal for Cynthia Monday Feb. 6. 9-21 Again I have commenced a journal for you Cynthia, but I fear I shall not be as fortunate as I was when I commenced it before for you. I know you came down before I had hardly begun to write in it. It is a delightful morning.: the sun shines brightly, but it is quite cold. it is just such a morning as I should like to ride home. "Always talking about going home," I think I hear you say, but , my dear, how can I help thinking of it when I am writing home; and if I think of it, why not write about it? Surely you want me to tell you my thoughts, don't you, Sis? I have just eaten my dinner and am prepared to write you a few words more: have been to drawing class since I commenced writing. I am now taking the Residence and Tomb of Washington. I think it is very pretty. There has nothing very interesting happened that I think of now; only I dreamed last night of waking up and finding that you were sleeping with me . But I soon found my mistake, and found that I was alone. Yesterday, it was quite stormy in the afternoon, and I did not go out: in the morning. I went to Mr. Hubbards meeting. Where did you go? O, it seems as if I could hardly stay in the house today, it is so pleasant. I wonder if you have such pleasant weather up there, as we have here. It is beautiful weather for Henry to take his morning rides. Tues.-- Mary's letter was received last evening. It was "short and