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Nov. Friday 10th 1876 Yesterday was dear Mary's birthday. God grant her many. A gloomy day this 10thst times nain but clearing up. Song since moonlight away. The nights are very dark. I am never out after that is no distance. To the P.O Papa home all day and feeling poorly. I have been reading Blackstone once more for the last two weeks on an average twenty or thirty pages a day. As usual it is dry, dry work and I dislike it. ... standing have commenced Sir William's very profound commentaries some five or six times and oftener, I never get to the end of the second book. I hope to this time. Great national feverishness about the elections Tilden ahead but no surety for either yet. The Republicans are sly + bold dop and there is no telling. Saturday 11th Papa to the city, home in very poor spirits. I saw Sonisa Waters. For the one hundredth or one thousandth thought of getting work, and tried of came out a path for myself. I wrote seeking position as office clerk in answer to advertisement in N. 4 Herald. Papa dreadfully down and low spirited. No wonder. I feel meaul, but then what aw I'll do? He won't try to get me a place worth anything and I do not know where to look. I had a spat with Aunt Mary. She is a laughably alound woman. Sunday 12th Expected Dan Kelly, who came not. Papa and Sam both with bad colds. I have taken up phonograph + hope to do something. I read Blackstone everyday. I wrote two long letters to Aunt Jin + will incluse them in thi one envelope. Monday 13