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1882 May 4th Weather quite warm, but towards night it grew very dark we thought we should have a hurricane or hail storm but did not have either but the wind got around North in a hurry and turned suddenly cold -- 5 cold rain from North E 10th Mrs Smart and Etta went to Chicago to see Uncle Tom's Cabin May 8-9 Warm and summer like, let the fire go out in my room 13 cold drizly rain, so cold we slept in woolen blankets with two quilts and comforter over us -- made fire again in my room Martha Rena and I went to Chicago to see Uncle Tom play May 15 very cold froze ice thickness of window glass in unclear by the well " " Put Doll in pasture for the first time this year May 14 Irving Moore drowned in Lake in Minnesota 18th We attended his funeral he was buried just at sun-set in Forest-Home 20th I painted our Buggy -- 23 very cold slight flurry of snow -- hauled out our woolen blankets again last night 24 I went to Chicago to visit Willey's folks it rained towards night 25-26 very cold and chilly 27 rained all day 28th (Sunday) Margaret and I went to the Exposition building to Soldiers memorial service, in the eve to Martine's Hall to hear Spiritualist speak -- 29 came home 30 Ada, her children, Rena Allie and I all went to Forrest Home Cemetery for a ride 31 so cold slept in woolen blankets again June 1st came in quite fine -- Unity folks had their paper fair and Strawberry festival -- I planted cucumbers 2d-3d cold rain -- 6th Martha went to Chicago, called at Willeys and stayed untill after dinner then went to Hartly's and had her picture taken 6-7th pleasant warm and comfortable