_Monday, January 3rd._ This day I again commence my Journal, it being almost a year since I have written one, and perhaps will be the last, that I shall ever write at school, I am now old enough to know the importance of improvement therefore think I shall attend with more diligence than formerly, I have not however, as yet been very industrious because I have not had any fixed employments, but I have now resolved to attend regularly to my studies, This morning I stayed at home and assisted Mama, in the afternoon came to school, but found it very bad walking from the snow that had fallen, the preceding night, took a music lesson, was called home before school was out, spent part of the evening in ciphering and the remainder at Miss Pierce’s with the young Ladies. _Tuesday 4th_, In the morning studied and recited a geography lesson, in the afternoon took a music lesson,[33] and wrote, in the evening assisted Mama. _Wednesday 5th_, In the forenoon painted, in the afternoon had the misfortune to break a glass in one of the frames of my pictures, attended school, in the afternoon sewed, had the pleasure to find Mrs. Allen at our house when I returned home, spent the afternoon and evening very agreeably, think Mrs. Allen is a fine woman, and any man might be proud of her. _Thursday 6th_, Studied and recited a geography lesson and began a composition, and sewed, spent the evening very agreeably at Miss Pierces. _Friday 7th_, Attended school, finished my composition & heard the history summed up, we are reading the history of South America, and have got as far as where Cortes entered Mexico.... In the afternoon sewed, in the evening ciphered. _Saturday 8th_, In the morning sewed and wrote, In the afternoon sewed a little and played a great deal, In the evening read in the Bible. _Sunday 9th_, Attended meeting all day, and never heard Parson Champion preach so unintelligibly, I can’t tell what was the cause of it, but I did not understand much of it, In the evening went to singing meeting stayed till about eight o’clock, when I returned and spent the rest of the evening at Mr. Tracy’s very agreeably with a large collection of Ladies & gentlemen. _Tuesday 11th_, Heard the young Ladies read history and copied my composition, (gives a condensed account of the history lesson) In the evening had company. * * * * * _Friday 14th_, Did nothing but study geography all day. _Saturday 15th_, Spent part of the forenoon in writing and the remainder in hearing Miss Pierce read some excellent pieces from Moore’s Fables on different subjects In the afternoon sewed. In the evening read in the Bible.