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Feb 1874 Ask Wednesday

We started to Louisville tonight with Virginia, Mattie, and James. Eva, Hunt and myself. We had a delightful trip, all well and happy. We had a lunch with us that Mr Harvey and Belle fixed up for us. We enjoyed it. We arrived at seven in the morning, found David waiting for us. We got in his carriage and went to his house. Found my mother, father, and sister Belle and children waiting for us, all delighted to have us with them. We went right in to breakfast, and I had a chat with my mother's parrot. My mother and father look well, but quite feeble. Sister Belle looks well. Her children much grown. We stayed about ten days or nearly two weeks, received many calls from our old friends, Eva quite a Belle, she had many gentlemen to come and see her and we went to the opera often. Attended German at Miss Dulancy's, also one at the Gault House. Received much attention. Had a call from my old minister Dr Cruik. My sister's house is so very large that it is almost impossible to warm it, so Hunt took croup and Pneumonia and for a week was very sick. Dr Heeler attended him. As soon as he was better we left our old home and took cars for home. Hunt had a cage his Aunt gave him with two white mice to bring home with him. He was a favorite with all in the cars. We were in Louisville about three weeks. The night before we left MattieFaulds gave a large young ladies party for Eva and invited several married ladies for me. We enjoyed it very much. Eva was a great belle. We arrived home on Ash Wednesday. I went to church at 10 o'clock that morning. We attended church almost every day during Lent. Weather cold and part of the time snowing. Mrs Locke ill. Octave gone to Louisville to spend two weeks with Mattie, she has a bad cold. Florence Dulancy has Typhoid fever, but she is now recovering.

After Lent on Easter Sunday every one expected to appear fresh and bright in new clothes, but the day was very cold and a heavy snow storm. We went to church in all our furs, found real drummer inside with a profuse of lovey flowers. We went in the afternoon and took Hunt to see the Sunday School Easter Eggs and procession. I took Mrs Logan in my carriage to a friends house who had just lost his wife. I employed a coloured man for coachman named James.