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note top left: Mrs Badger came home Aug 22 - Wednesday Aug 19th 1874. We had a lovely breakfast and the day is beautiful and cool, We all went shopping with Sisters and children, we bought presents for our servants at home, to night we are going to the Hippodrome It was grand, the March of the Nations was very fine, Barnum has certainly made a sucess of this show. There must have been 1500 people present. Boston seems all alive now business brisk, we met Mr Ben Bruce and Mrs McCauly and Mrs McHay on the street, also Mr Campbell who we met at the Cape Cod House. he introduced us to Mr Munson, we took late supper after returning from the Circus. Thursday Aug 20th 1874. We rose at eight took breakfast and all started for a shopping excursion, we returned at one found Mrs Westcott at the Hotel waiting for us. She wanted to see all our party. we took her to dinner with us. at 2, Oclock the Stage came to the door, and we all got in bag and baggage and went to the Depot, in a few minutes we got in the Cars and started for Chicago, on the train we met Mr Gregory and had a chat with him, we travelled along nicely and had our berths made up early and rested very well, had nothing to disturb or annoy us. it was warm in the night. We rose early and got out and took our breakfast at seven on the road, we met Mr Montgomery on the Cars at Rochester, it was here that we changed cars, David Siss and family going to Louisville and me taking Cars for Chicago, Mr Price met me on the Cars and gave me a pass to Detroit, we took our lunch and supper on the Cars, the Hotel car is kept very nice, we spent a very pleasant day. Friday Aug 21st. After David left us we traveled along without trouble it poured rain all our journey, all of us well. Saturday Aug 22nd. We arrived this morning at eight, its still raining the Lake very rough, we met at the Depot Mr Badger Mr Angell my two boys and Eva ran down street to meet us. we found all well and fat my two boys much grown. Nancy and all glad to see us, our house looks very nice it is painted all new on the outside, Eva has her room beautifully fixed up, all trimmed in orange color, anything looks beautiful at home,