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Have no overcoat so far +[&] wear hair long. Brasher +[&] I not very good friends. Yesterday or today Sam Auting +[&] Cleopratria with Rose Eytinge as latter at Broadway Theatre dreary play. Rose Eytinge good +[&] looks the part. Rest middling and many poor. To | Have no overcoat so far +[&] wear hair long. Brasher +[&] I not very good friends. Yesterday or today Sam Auting +[&] Cleopratria with Rose Eytinge as latter at Broadway Theatre dreary play. Rose Eytinge good +[&] looks the part. Rest middling and many poor. To see Joe Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle about this time at Booth's. Enjoyed it less than when saw it first. | ||
Thursday 29th | |||
Thanksgiving. Spent it in New York. Lonely sort of affair to me. Cried by myself in a restaurant. [blank] +[&] cranberry sauce. In the evening to see Miss Anderson in Guy mannering. Another | |||
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It was a stormy night. The winds set free sported through country and played in city. The rain descended in thick and unremitting streams. Now it danced upon the house r̶o̶f̶f̶s̶ [roofs] now it filled the dreamy and muddy streets.
November 1877
Saturday 24th Up late. Miss Robinson also here. To see Janauschek (matinee) in Mary Stuart at Broadway Theatre. A great performance so far as Janauschek was concerned. To Court saw Hennessy. Nothing much to Liberty St. ferry to meet W. O'Poman also was not to be seen. To Herald. telegraphed for Frank +[&] Willie to meet me at Eagle Theatre. Mother I went. Saw Riff Raff by Thompson Troupe. Very enjoyable indeed. Frank met me afterwards. Willie found in bed at Aunt Mary.
Sunday 25th Disagreeable weather continues. The boys made me uncomfortable while I was half asleep. Breakfastid [breakfasted] +[&] to Court. Then saw Brewer +[&] Hennessy. Two or three items. Dinner at International (overtin's). To Bath on 3.10 [3:10] dummy. Brasher at home. He [blank] seen him in weeks before. We met unenthusiastically. Papa unwell. Over bank destroyed by heavy seas. Brasher here all night. Looked over papers. To bed after 12. Low spirited.
Monday 26th Rainy weather. Poor Birdie shot. Supposed to be [blank]. Jro. Bennett +[&] another chap the executioners. I got up after 1: Breakfast +[&] dinner at 1 1/2 [1:30]. At that time was to have been at O'Rourke's Associated Press. Passed a very pleasant night. Will been smoking night straight along since before election. Now I try to keep from the weed for a while. My trying did not amount to much kept night along. 5th Ave. Theatre. Mary Anderson in Evadne. Great girl.
Tuesday 27th Stopped at Aunt Mary's today. Slept here last night. Intend to stay for some time +[&] pay Auntie accordingly as I earn. Shall go to Bath but seldom. Once a week. My washing gone down there at present. Performance of Evadne last night was grand as far as Anderson concerned. Miss Anderson Eats oysters every night after play. So do I now I've found the news out.
Wednesday 28th Have no overcoat so far +[&] wear hair long. Brasher +[&] I not very good friends. Yesterday or today Sam Auting +[&] Cleopratria with Rose Eytinge as latter at Broadway Theatre dreary play. Rose Eytinge good +[&] looks the part. Rest middling and many poor. To see Joe Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle about this time at Booth's. Enjoyed it less than when saw it first.
Thursday 29th Thanksgiving. Spent it in New York. Lonely sort of affair to me. Cried by myself in a restaurant. [blank] +[&] cranberry sauce. In the evening to see Miss Anderson in Guy mannering. Another