Fine weather continues. We could have taken the boy out a little while, but the little fellow slept untill 1/2 pat 5 o’cl. I did not work much to day, only finished Gamwells book and made a savings box for our boy, a box which we can not open without cutting it open, so the money saved for him, will safely stay where we put it. To day I wrote to cousin Robert and Easthampton Library. Sending Robert a check for 80 cts. Took in $5.00 and paid shop rent. Richard was a little bothersome last night, because the wind (colick) troubled him considerable. I tended him for about two hours, to give Martha a much needed rest, and later on, helped her finishing her washing. We received the long looked for letter from Mama and one from Nettie Seuss, she will call on us on sunday next, to see our boy. We also expect our boys gramie and grandpa. So the house will be quite full. Mother & boy are now both asleep and I got to be awfull quiet, not to wake them up. Earned $5.00 to day in cutting paper for the Herald. Will mail Theos letter to morrow. and also answer Mamies & Netties letters. I have not much to do in the shop yet and only wish some work may come in, to keep us afloat. Warren raised my shop rent to day. Our boy became his first boiled meal to day & it seems to do him considerably good. He shall now have some every noon.
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