to go to the woods with her to gather flowers,
as in former days, owing to Levis breaking
up the family, a cruel thing.
_8th Stephen & Lydia here Lydia Haight
[has?] hung blankets out of doors in the sun, rather
hard after haveing [sic] things so conveniant [sic],
beautifull [sic] weather Lylack [sic] in blossom,
a very forward spring.____
[pg 60]
1878
5mo9th Prepartive [sic] meeting Father Lydia
and myself went out in the buggy, then
d own to Levis for our dinner.
_21st Fathers Birth day 87, Levi & Mary here
cut a hole through the north side of the
house for Lydia’s kitchen,____
24th [Lisset?] Levens birth day 87, father
L ydia & myself went over to Levis in the
e vening stoped [sic] over first day with them
father walked up to meeting I rode,
6m olst Quarterly meeting none of us women went
Thomas being very sick the Dr here, no company
here only Joseph & Ann Willby their daughter and
her husband, Uncle Arthur & Uncle James stoped [sic]
two nights with us. it does not seem much like
our quarterly meeting, the family so broke u p , ____
61
5m 3 1st Uncle John & Daniel here on account of
o
Deborah Mc Coy’s death which took place the 23rdof 5m
o
1878 Aged 5 4 . ____
6m 11th 1878. Vincent Lydia & myself had an invitaion [sic]
o
to spend the day at [Liphet?] Levens, not WmGarrett and
P atience there also their daughter Precila, Maria
Ellsworth & Sarah M aria.____
_13th Nelly Fox & Ellen Mary Castor stoped [sic] all night
w ith us, then started for Belleville with the