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Saturday 19th Up late near 11. On 12 49 train to 42nd St. met Serge (?). Myself walked from 30th St. to Essex Market. Null or four causes there (?) to Jefferson where quite a number of cases. Nice day though trifle damp. Believe walked down to office. Wrote quite a lot of cases. In the the evening to see Edwin Booth in Henry VIII + Taming of a Shrew. Did not greatly enjoy either. First time saw Booth though face familiar. Sunday 20th Awake early before Auntie got up. Rose by 7 1/2. Breakfasted. Auntie lost and found $2: Dull sort of morning. By 3rd Ave (?) to 8th St. thence to Jefferson [Market] Court. Did not go to Essex. Only two sketches could I write. No decent cases at all. (?) with Schoumaker of Times + with Byrnes of Express. Left court about 12 arrived after 9. To Herald office. Looked over papers. (?) with Meighau. Wrote for him an explanation of a case Kitts vs Rowley that came up in Jefferson Court a week or so ago. Kitts has been running to office to have a correction invented. Bundled together the Suns + Heralds of the week + started for Bath. Raining. Pie + coffee at saloon. Arrived at dummy station about 3 1/2. No train until 5. A nice wait. Met a fresh young man bound for Sweet's at Bath with whom I conversed and drank beer which I cared not to do. Greeting from (?). Brady who called me Johnnie. Muddy walking home. Brushes + rent of our family here. All well. Eat very light supper. Wrote week's events in diary. paid Aunt May $4 on Sat. morning. (?) not to borrow much were. Certaing not is repeat last week's experience in a (?). Selling from