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1882 May 4th Weather quite warm, but towards night it grew very dark we thought we should have a hurricane or hail storm but did not have either but the wind got around North in a hurry and turned suddenly cold -- 5 cld rain from North E 10th Mrs Smart and Etta went to Chicago to see Uncle Tom's Cabin May 8-9 Warm and summer like, let the fire go out in my room 13 cold drizly rain, so cold we slept in woolen blankets with two quilts and comforter over us -- mad fire again in my room Martha Rena and I went to Chicago to see Uncle Tom play May 15 very cold froze ice thickness of window glass in unclear by the well " " Put Doll in pasture for the first time this year May 14 Irving Moore drowned in Lake in Minnesota 18th We attended his funeral