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Saturday continued
Ada danced a hornpipe well. Sheridan wore a Zouave dress full of gilt buttons on pants & shirt - he looked fine - he is only over three years old and danced a fancy dance - the Polka he also danced all the Quadrilles - without mistake - after we returned home children went to Prathers to Tea.
Sunday Dec 20th 1862
It is a very bad day - I went to Christ Church and took all five children. I had my baby baptised. he cried when Mr Craik took him we named him Alphus Shreve - Dr Rogers came to see sister Virginia's boy James - we fear he is taking scarlet fever - we received news to day from Sister Belle that her children are better - but she is now taking the disease herself, and has been very sick all day - I wrote her a long letter - we all well
Monday Dec 2st 1862
This has been a curious day. it is like April sunshine & shower - it is quite warm. Mattie Sheridan spending the day with us. Virginia & I went down town to buy Christmas gifts -- May Bowles came to get us to give her some toys for the Orphans. I gave her two dollars and Virginia gave her five cry dolls. Sister Belle & children doing as well as could be expected. my children went to Hunts to dancing school. David & I went over after them - children went to see the Adams children -
Tuesday Dec 22st 1862
After breakfast Sister Virginia myself and all the children went to the toy shops to buy Christmas - the weather is mild but damp. we returned at three O.clock and found my Husband had arrived from Chicago - he quite well -- after ten Mr. Hunt came to see us -- we all well - Sister Belle's children getting well
Wednesday Dec 23rd
After breakfast I went in Sisters Carriage and took all five children and the nurses to visit - my children called on Mrs Morris. Hunts Adams Prathers Bells Musingers Zanes Hites & Pages. Heywood Tuckers Eashes Hopkins & cc after we returned home we went down town and bought Christmas. Mr Badger gone out - I made a tree for Sister Belle & children and also one for my children
Thursday Dec 25th [sic]
It has rained almost all day - at 11 Oclock I went with all the children to Mr Haywoods Church to a Christmas tree for Sunday school children - my children received gifts of the tree -- everything passed off handsomely Our tree at home was pretty and my children received many gifts and gave many -- Tucker children gave them lockats - Sister Belle sent them many many gifts - we all well -