Wednesday, September 9, 1835

1835

September

Wednesday 9

7

11 3/4

No kiss.

Ready in 35 minutes.  Very fine morning; F 60 3/4° at 7 35/.. a.m., at which hour went out, in the new farmyard – Had part of the wall taken down to make a drain for the drip from the eaves of the shed and for the drip off the farmyard itself –

At the cascade bridge, too – Cockroft going to continue the drain forwards –

Breakfast at 9 20/.. to 10 –

George went to the post office this morning instead of last night – Kind letter from Lady Stuart, 2 pages of letter paper – Charlotte married on Saturday – She and Mr. Canning gone to the Lodge till Highcliffe can be ready for them – George took my letter written yesterday to ‘Mrs. Lawton, Lawton-hall, Lawton, Cheshire” –

Skimmed over last night’s Herald that came this morning – Again some feverishness about ministers –

Till eleven, sat writing rough copy of letter to Lady Stuart –

Out at 11 with the different workmen, and at the Stump Cross Inn water drift – Booth had brought a load of covers and bottoms for the cistern – Saw Mawson.  He thought the drift stuff would be worth £5 carting to the Lodge – I said there could not be above 120 to 150 yards, if so much – I thought 6 pence per yard enough – to which he agreed –

Called in passing to see William Green – one of the cows knocked him down yesterday evening – much hurt – Mr. Jubb saw him this afternoon and I find said he had 2 ribs broken, and home at 2 –

Robert Schofield and Joseph Sharpe finished clearing (cutting down) brash in Lowerbrea wood this morning, and set them this afternoon to dress up the path to Trough of Bolland wood –

Ann rode and I walked by her side.  

Off at 2 10/.. to where Joseph Mann is driving for water (for the Tan-house) in Hipperholme Lane – There some while with Joseph Mann – Then at Brooke’s, late Grieves’s, in Hipperholme, where Ann is doing great repairs – Her pony having gone very ill, George changed the saddle and Ann rode my pony, and, wishing me to go with her to Cliff hill, I did go – We went along Bramley Lane, and sat 3/4 hour with Mrs. Ann Walker –

Home about 5 – Ann cold – gave her hot wine and water and then out again –

Had Booth – at the Cascade bridge – the drain brought forward and the little arch over its head or rather surbouchage, made –

Came in at 6 1/4 – Dinner at 6 20/.. Coffee – 1/2 hour with my father and Marian, during which time skimming over the newspaper and read little bits aloud – Wrote the last 15 lines (in my study) till 8 20/.. –

Heavyish rain a little before 11 a.m., and afterwards perpetual showers till after 2 – Then fine the rest of the day and evening –

Read a few pages of Bakewell’s Geology downstairs – Then asleep – Then 1/2 hour with my aunt till 10 25/.. – She has been pretty well today –

F 57 1/2° now at 10 40/.. p.m. –


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/18/0095

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