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January [Centered] Tuesday, Monday 28 28 [Left] 1873

We have got recreation and also priveleges for the day! Spend most of the afternoon down at the village. In the morning I practiced my speech. This is the last day. I will be free till next year. Part of my time was employed looking at the "sun," not the heavenly sun but the worldly or [???] sun; still another bad attempt. My many efforts to free space -where- [???] is something like the youth who [???] to sing or play upon any weatherment pervaded his fair one with duties [???] so sweetly that-where. He went to cross the fence he found that he had gathered recently five animals rejoicing with the sweetly sounding names of [???]. Flutter more as that young man at the neglect of [???] new advocates of musical talent shoot up and left [???] with this [???]. I will do the [???]. no sooner paid them it was done and with a winking of the eye I was in my bed and fast asleep.

[Centered] Wednesday, Tuesday 29.

Today I am to speak. After a long waiting of over a month the day has at last arrived. Even the hover is at [???]. Papa, Mary, Uncle Willaims and Aunt Sue are prepared. The music beins. The opening song "The [???] Chimes" is [???] and H.A. forms steps upon the blade. He gets through splendidly. [???] Dowd is next and gets through well. A piano solo and Tom fallon presents his "[???] of [???]". And now it is my turn. Before I know where I am I am speaking. Alice put me in wrong place makes me [???]