This has been a very pleasant day.
I worked out in the garden a little while this morning, and this afternoon we
all went down town. We went with the team. I got out at Mrs. Houchen’s and
staid a while, and then Lavina Shepherd came and wanted me to go home with her.
So I did. Ma got some cloth to make a new chemise, and she got a new broom. It
was 30¢. The cloth was 18¢.
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Niece Notes: Visiting was a common past-time in the nineteenth century, and could easily last days (or even weeks!) at a time. Everyone kept a spare bed open for sudden guests, and a trip to town would often involve one person going home with a friend to stay a while before going home.
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