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Monday Aug 10, 1874. It poured rain all night and this morning the sun is shining brightly, and everything is drying up. After breakfast Mattie Faulds drove Hunt and I out to Denniss, we went and bought some note paper and then went to Mr Lords and bought a hat for Robby Harvey and one for Hunt. I bought collars and cuffs. The rain has brought a lot of mosquitoes I received a letter from Mrs Leiter at Newport and also from home. All day our boarders have been getting ready for a sheet party, making masks &cc. and to night the Ball will begin after the will have Ice Cream and Cake. Teusday Aug 11th 1874. Another bright day, all well, the ball last night passed off beautifully, very few recognized the other, all were delighted with their success. Yesterday Mrs Thatcher, Mr & Mrs Nash and Charly their son about fourteen years old went home. We all went to the Beach but the young ladies played Croquet. after supper all went in the parlour and danced by Piano. They all made our fat Lanlord Mr Lufkin come in and dance, Wednesday Aug 12, 1874 Today has been warm but a good breeze, all well. Virginia went out to ride in her little chaise today for the first time. It was warm and she did not enjoy it. We stayed at home today and embroidered after dinner some played croquet and I walked to the beach. Mosquitoes not so bad today. I wrote home and to Belle. After ten we went into the parlour and danced I played the piano for them. Tomorrow we go to Camp Meeting at Yarmouth. Thursday Aug 13, 1874 Today was clear cool and delightful. Mattie Faulds and I went in the Chaise with Hunt to Denniss to get some beads and put letters in the Post Office. We had our dinner early and at one o'clock Mr Lufkin brought his Omnibus to the door with three horses in it and 16 of the boarders went to the Yarmouth Camp Meeting, all of us well. The Camp Meeting was about two miles from Yarmouth, it was quite a Curiosity to see so many Cottage and so many people, the preaching was good. We walked and bought cards, and listened