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note top left: the teeth ╪ Wednesday Feb 3rd 1875 It stormed all night and today the wind is frightful and everything is one sheet of ice. and it is very cold. all of us Well. I went down to Belle,s and spent the morning, it was with difficulty that the horses could stand Belle is having a door cut between her rooms and everything is in confusion, her baby well and lovely. She stayed with me all morning she has three teeth and weighs thirty + pounds, to night was the Apollo club but the weather is so bad that we have given it up. Miss Bergstein is to sing. Robby still with us. Belle has engaged a German girl as Nurse for the boys. her name is Minnie Thursday Feb 4th 1875 This has been a sunny day but bitter cold, all of us Well. Ada went to Miss Fleetwoods to a lunch party. I am making her a new white Tarletan for Miss Caton,s party. it is embroidered all over with red roses. Robby still with us. Mr Badger gone to Caton,s party with Ada. Mr Ogden called to night. to see Ada. she has returned and is delighted with the party. Miss McDougall married to day to Mr Horace White Friday Feb 5, 1875 It has moderated. some still everything is covered with ice all of us well. little Bobby Small had his birthday to day, he is six years old. he is Dr Smalls grandson. I ordered the carriage and went to see Belle, found them all well. stood awhile, then went to Field and Leiter,s to do some shopping Sat Feb 6,th 1875 It is again cold. everything ice, all of us well. there seems to be a great deal of accident on the rail roads this cold snap Mr Harvey came for Robby to take him home he has been a week with us. Mrs Capt Tomilson and Miss Gordon called so did Misses Rogers and Miss Gerum Sheridan and Shreve gone to dancing school. after lunch I went down in the carriage to see Belle, then went to Market, Ada gone to night to the Old Folks Concert with Mr Thayer. Sunday Feb 7, 1875 Went to church with Ada and Shreve. very cold but sunny all of us well. called a moment to see Belle. at four O,clock we returned to Belle's and took tea. a dispatch came from Louisville to invite us to the Mardi Gras