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"The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.)"


No heart for stocks, but the same arising.

_April sixteenth_
Do find the being betrothed more to my taste than anticipated and tell
H. Nevil he shall be remembered with pointers when the market turns
again. We to the park to drive each afternoon and many admiring of her
beauty, she desiring often to drive but I firm in refusing for I will be
master in my own house.
Comes one Lasselle and makes a great tale of a mine and I with no time
for him, but do set the office boy to look him up in Bradstreet.
These be busy days with a corner on parsnips.

_May tenth_
The business of being director in Lasselle's mine ended this day and to
a great dinner that he giveth in my honor and my portrait on all the
cards the which pleaseth me mightily and I all complimented and
congratulationed and sly hints on my approaching marriage to the which I
all smiles for Lord the thing being done one must be of good courage.
Quotations low, beshrew them.

_June seventh (the Mountains)_
Married this day and to do in a turmoil wheat being all a-rage and me
forced to go home to dress before noon.


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