to keep me from sewing too much, as I was troubled in my chest and anxious about domestic affairs . Lizzy Cushing dined here. -- made a black cloth vest for Watty in one weeks time.
Sat. [Feb] 11th [1854]
Ed & Watty with bad colds. but must try to G. concert. Sen. Dr. Frid & Sat. excessively nervous & disagreeable. He went to B. & bought some furnace stones and got a new man. Mike about leaving for California. I am glad to get rid of the lazy dummy.
Sund. 12th Feb.
Mike left. I have not been out to church. cold in my head & pain in my knee. Mr. G.B. Blake called to say he was going to Phil. Wrote to S.S. Wood. Mr. Knapp called last Frid. aft. a few moments.
Mond. 13th
Stormy, hail & rain. I had a fire in my chamber & wrote a letter to Laura
Tues. 14th
Dr. & his man put in new stone in the furnace. The old one very much out of order -- and had been a long time. Select men called to settle in the midst of it. Rachel went to Boston in bus. to spend the night and go to party at Walace M. I put together Ed's waxed coat so it might be used in rainy weather. Albert Cobb's wife very sick with colic. Indeed weather had induced colds, coughs, &c. &c. to spread abound.
Wed. 15th - Morning
Through Watty's industry about bill money comes in nicely.
Tues. 21st Feb 1854
I recd. a letter from son Phipps saying that Laura was confined Sat. the 18th with a daughter and doing nicely. which was a very great relief to any anxiety about her.
Sat. the 18th
I took Mrs. C. up to call upon Mrs. Blake, then I rode with Dr. to make med vis. left him and called upon Mrs. Dr. Pierce.
Sund.
I went to church for the first time in 3 weeks -- miserably sick in mind & body. Wilcox called.
Mond.
I began to work upon shirts. When tired read. -- finished Harry Meun. [and?] very interesting novel with lessons upon the soil of intemperance - my son Charly having made me very uncomfortable for two weeks about the help he was prejudiced against. At last he came to his senses, enough to make some acknowledgment, and promise not to interfere anymore.
Wednes. Feb 22d
I [carried?] Dr. Charles to Rox. Depot. He staid one night in Prov. came home & in the eve. I played cards with Dr. Rachel, Watty all to amuse Dr. & keep him in the house. He did not get out of his chambers before half past 10 and off to make visits till 4 o'clock -- complained of feeling miserably -- laid & slept 3 hours on the sofa, spent an hour getting ready to walk down to vaccinate John Candler's babe. I begged him earnestly to return by ten o'clock that I might dress his bile on his face, before I went to bed. That would allow him one hour and a half to make his med. visit. I went to bed half past ten, and finding that everybody was in bed, I had to get up and watch Dr. to return, which he did quarter before twelve, saying he staid to entertain Mrs. Candler as she was waiting for the young folks to come in -- No comment necessary.