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March, Friday, 6. 1874 Friday we had more snow. It was pleasant in the morning and continued to until four o'clock in the afternoon when the frozen drippings from the clouds' pail made things lively. I attempted to smoke and ruined a cigar if it could be ruined as it was not a very good one.

Saturday 4th Recreation on account of the 600 (or the realouts) anniversary of the birth or death of St. Thomas philosopher. Mass in the morning about eight. Weather indescribable. Ice and snow on the ground rain in the air and the wind coming in as a chorus. I included to have gone home. Went to the village in the morning and was satisfied that to go home and come back the same day would not be pleasant, wrote to many and beyond.

Sunday 8th Snow sunshine snow sunshine all day long . Eat pies at caf sam's the new york confectionery. The confectioners wife and an old lady known as grandmother were in good spirits. There were lone words which ended in Squire Blume being reut for.

Monday, 9. Cold. The sun which I qulocribe for did not arrive. Visited Father Jon. I saw the sun on his desk. Reason no sun nor I levald allowed in the college. But Father James the finnls is lakeu # here and which is the worse paper. Do not irliud to argue the matter. Upshot I have changed the address. Letter from Bayard. As I go to bed the wind is blowing hard.

Tuesday, 10th Slept well. Slept over. Morning cold. Am writing to Aunt Jane. Have passed a written examination in that branch of metapluyrice known as psycology. No complications on account of examination. Lecture by Father Daly.

Wednesday, 11th Continued writing letter to aunt Kim. I have to write in ahot spells. Still little effort works it and and I expect to be able to send the letter off before Saturday.

Thursday 12th Went home. No body but the children and pesants at home when I arrived. Papa soon came in. He and many had been to be see mr. and mrs. Williams at New Brunswick . He had left many in New York. Mary and Mamma came in about peace. Brayard called at five and accompanied me to the Barclay St. Jenny. Returned in the eight o'clock hour.

Friday 3. Finished letter to Aunt Kim and mailed it. Did not look over it carefully for want of time. On of the coldest days in the year. Even inside of the college it is cold. Latist break of Father Jon. H. Corrigan is that he is going on a philopinate on the 10th of May. The worst is the he is going to rush our class right through our studies. Have an immense amount of work on hand.

Saturday, 14th, 74. Not so cold as yesterday. Within door quite pleasant. Chas Summer is dead. He is a great loss to America. He died on Wednesday. He suffered a good deal. Have received a letter from Bayard.

Sunday, 15th. Beautiful weather. Played ball during afternoon. Everything looks bright.

Monday, 16. Still pleasant. In afternoon a slight prospect of snow. Double lessons in Philosophy. One would think we had not enough to do. In the evening sleet. At night rain. Smoke and retire. Wrote an essay or livo in Philosophy.

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