Sunday, June 24.-—My Sunday School scholars are learning the shorter catechism. One recited thirty-?ve answers to questions to-day, another twenty-six, another twenty, the others eleven. Very well indeed. They do not see why it is called the “ shorter ” Catechism! They all had their ambrotypes. taken with me yesterday at Finley’s—Mary Hoyt, Fannie and [...]
Thursday, June 21.—We went to a lawn fete at Mrs. F. F. Thompson’s this afternoon. It was a beautiful sight. The ?owers, the grounds, the young people and the music all combined to make the occasion perfect. Note: Canandaigua is the summer home of Mrs. Thompson, who has previously given the village a children’s playground, [...]
June 5th, 1866.—I will have to do some shopping and I am such a very indifferent shopper, but Mother positively will not go to Tallahassee, while the blue-coats have possession and Sister Mart is not here. Sister Mag is not well enough to trouble her with such things and Aunt Sue has gone away for [...]