Attended church all day. The weather was very unpleasant. Dr. Beecher prayed very affectionately for Mr. Fisher and all on board the Albion who found a watery grave.... Missed only ¼. ½. in all my morning lessons. Wrote a dissertation this forenoon On the uses of history, a subject on which I have had but a few ideas. Misses Reeve, Tufts, Mrs. & Miss Lord took tea with us—H. Buell & myself went home with Miss Lord. We had great sport.... Mr. Brace had all his bugs to school this P. M. he has a great variety, two were from China, which were very handsome, almost all the rest were of Litchfield descent, and he can trace their pedigree as far back as when Noah entered the ark. Spoke to Mr. B. of Aunt Julia. He recollected her perfectly, said he thought her very beautiful.... Miss Austin has a great deal of humour but her spirits are easily depressed. I should like to fathom the character of my bedfellow Miss Buell for I think her a singular girl, she has a singular peevishness of temper which is very unpleasant; I do not know but that is her only fault, for she is a very pleasant companion, and that excepted she is a very agreeable girl. Miss Austin has just come in and being in very high spirits she makes so much noise it is impossible to write. Wrote to aunt J. the dearest aunt I have, also the dearest friend. Anna Maria Perkins of Ohio also sleeps in the room with us, she is a very good companion and peculiarly amiable. 6^{th} June—Arose before six o’clock, made my bed, swept my room, which will entitle me to an extra. _Thursday._ Have this day commenced learning “Robin Adair,” hope I shall be able to play it soon. This is examination day and I have many long and hard lessons to recite. We think of going to Canaan tomorrow. If it is pleasant we shall go at six o’clock in the morning. I do not know who will accompany me, but I think Miss Austin and two Misses Tufts, we had expected the pleasure of the company of Miss B. and Miss P. but Miss B. will go when her friends come, and Miss P. will not go for reasons unknown. I do not think it quite polite in her to refuse to go when she knows that the pleasure of the party depends in a great measure on her accompanying us, but mum! I fear I am often, too often guilty of more impolite conduct but [Illustration: PL. XLI.—FROM A PAINTING BY AMELIA LEWIS ] “The faults of our neighbors with freedom we blame We tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.”