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Mr & Mrs Shreve Badger. leave for New York to day and sail for Europe on the Noon? of May. for Paris - France with their two sons.

Thursday, May 15, 1902 eventful day

A faultless day - all well but Nana. her cough very severe - we all had breakfast together - and said "good-bye" to Shreve - as it is about twenty miles to go into Chicago - to see them off on the train - so Mrs Cowles, Mrs Rearden, Nana and myself will all say "Adieu" here to Mr and Mrs Shreve Badger, Edwin and Shreve - Jr - Mr A.O. Badger will stay in town, and go to the Depot, and say "Au-Revoir's" Samuel our colored man - is washing all our floors to day. once a week he does it so we are very free from dust. Our hard wood floors and steps are so clean, We don't soil our clothes.At half past three, the carriage came and Frances, Edwin and Shreve Jr. all went to the depot at Kenilworth with their satchels, they will meet Mr Shreve Badger there, and they will all leave on the Limited - for New York. This afternoon at five or half past. Home is so pleasant that all our party left with hearts sad they were sorry to leave us all - even our dog Lassie was grieved - but I trust that a pleasant trip will cheer them up - and keep of Nostalgia.