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 THE RANDALL FAMILY 9!

home, who asked us if we would not go with her and have an ice-cream. We thanked her when we had done, and returned to the house, and in a little while had tea. In the evening Father and Mother came, and I suppose Edwin would have come, too, if he was not being exam- ined at Cambridge for admission to Harvard University. Several other persons v/ere there, among whom were Mrs. Willard and her daughter, Miss Dora. Miss Belinda Ran- dall played most beautifully on the piano, and sang some of the most beautiful songs I ever heard. I wish that I could hear such beautiful music every night, or else could play for myself. We passed a very pleasant evening, and went home about eleven o'clock, as we usually do, and I soon forgot all my examination and its attendant trials.

' ' Wednesday^ July 16. This afternoon Mr. Randall came to carry me off to Stow. He came for me about twenty minutes before four, so I had to bid them all a hasty goodby and hurry down to the Fitchburg railroad station in time to take the four o'clock train. I was much inconvenienced by a heavy carpet-bag, which blistered my hands. My collar was as wet, when I got there, with perspiration, as if I had dipped it in a water-pail. My head ached some, so I did not enjoy my journey up there as much as I otherwise should. After I had left my bag at the house, we went down to the Assabet river and went in, and had a very good time. It felt very refresh- ing to my aching head, and we stayed in a pretty long while. After we got home, we ate supper, and then went to bed, where we talked an hour or two before going to sleep.

" Saturday, Jjily ig. Edwin arrived this morning, and of course I was glad to see him. ... In the afternoon, Mr. Randall went to Feltonville in the carriage, and took

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