Friday, March 18; and Saturday, March 19; 1869

Friday, March 19, 1869

            This has been a cold day, but not quite as cold as it has been. I have been doing a little of everything.

            Melia is not home yet. I wish I could hear how she is getting along! I hope well.

            It snowed part of the afternoon, but it is thawing down at about as fast as it comes. I shall be glad to have spring come. We have had so much stormy weather.

           

            Saturday, March 20, 1869

            This has been a real pleasant day. It has thawed very fast. I have baked bread and moped and baked pies, and I feel real tierd to night.

            Rob came home from New Hudson to night for good. I don’t know how long he will stay at home, but I guess not long.

            We have got no letters again to night. How I wish we could hear how Ruth is getting along!

Thursday, March 18, 1868

It has been some warmer to day. It has thawed a good deal, so it has spoiled the sleighing again. I have been doing a little of everything to day. I baked some cookies this afternoon.

            Will went down town this afternoon and saw the Dr. set Billy Houchen’s leg! He broke it turning [a] somersault at noon to day. Will [did] not get any letters to night. I was some disappointed. I had hoped I would get one so I could hear how Ruth is getting along.

            There is a party down to the Hotel to night.

Monday, March 15; Tuesday, March 16; and Wednesday, March 17; 1868

Monday, March 15, 1869

            This has been quite a pleasant day. I washed this forenoon and have got my clothes dry.

            How I should like to hear how Melia is getting along. Seems as though she has been gone a month! Will saw John to day, and he told him that the children both have the measles, so I guess they are having a time of it.

            I don’t feel very well to night. I have a visitor.

            There could be good sleighing now if the snow had not drifted so much.

            Tuesday, March 16, 1869

            This has been a cold, windy day. I iorned this forenoon, and this afternoon swept and straightened up the front room. Clara went down town this afternoon to get some tea and sugar. She brought down some eggs. They were 16¢ per doz. She went over to Maria to see how she was getting along. She had been washing and said she did not feel very well. I hope it is nothing serious.

            Cad got no letters [?] to night.

           

            Wednesday, March 17, 1869

            Another cold day. We are having a very cold month so far. I moped and baked pies this forenoon, and this afternoon I did not do much of anything, for I have nothing to do. Have got the sewing all done.

            I wish I knew how Maria is to day, and I should like to hear how Melia is getting along.

            This is St. Patrick’s Day. Last  year at this time I could just sit up a short time after being sick a lot.

Sunday, March 14, 1869

This has been an awful windy day. The snow has drifted all day, so you could scarcely see, but it is real pleasant to night. I feel some disappointed Melia did not come home to day, but then I could hardly expect how.

            Maria came about noon.

            Rob came last night just as we had gone to bed. He has gone back again.

            Clara and I went down with Maria to a lecture given by Mrs. Reed at the Hotel. It was on spiritualism and was good.

Saturday, March 13, 1869

This has been a cold, windy day. I moped and baked bread this forenoon, and this afternoon did not do much of anything. This evening I finished reading my Book through that I borrowed, so I have no more reading now.

            Will went down town this afternoon, but he got no letters for us. I was hoping he would get one from James so we could hear how Ruth was.

Wednesday, March 10; Thursday, March 11; and Friday, March 12; 1869

Wednesday, March 10, 1869

            Oh, what a day of storms! It has snowed steady to day, and the wind blows a perfect gale, and oh how dreadful lonesome without Melia! Seems as though I should get used to it.

            I moped this forenoon and baked bread, and this afternoon I finished Melia[‘s] Night gown and done some mending.

            I wonder how Maria is getting along this week. I have not heard from her, and I should like to know how Melia gets along at her new place. I hope she likes it there.

           

            Thursday, March 11, 1869

            This has been another cold, stormy day. I have been doing a little of everything to day and have felt pretty lonely. Will went down town this afternoon. He got 2 letters, one from Cad and one from Add. They are all well. She said they got their Melodeon. It is 5 octaves and cost 123 dollars. They got it in Detroit.

            Will saw Mr. Sherwood. He has been to Saginaw and saw Ruth. She is sick abed with _____.

           

            Friday, March 12, 1869

            What a day this has been—so cold and stormy! It seems so dreary to have it storm so much and be so cold. I baked pies and made some fried cake this afternoon.

            Will has been to mill. He took grain to get ground for his horse.

            I wonder how Maria is getting along this week. Have not heard anything from her this week. Meant to have gone down to day, but it has been so cold!

            I wish I could hear from Ruth to night.