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Sunday July 18th 1875

It commenced bright and sunny. all of us well. I rose early so did Hunt, went down stairs and found it was the bell to wake the people and breakfast would not be ready for a half hour, so we went out on the porch in the sun and soon breakfast was ready. It began to cloud over and at eleven it looked like rain, but we all went to church in Mr Lufkins Omnibus, it was a pretty white Church and a good size Congregation, also a good Choir the minister was very good, we stopped at the Cottage and took Belle and John to church with us. we then came to dinner, and I wrote to Chicago. at three O. clock I walked down to see Belle with Tom, and stopped about two hours. then Mr Lufkin sent a Carriage for me. so I came home to tea, It now rains very fast. and everything seems so gloomy and sad. I grow very tired of things that once pleased me so much. Eva,s death has been a great Calamity to a great many and it has taken twenty years from me. indeed even more