Home. Mrs. Alexander spent a quite evening with us, and, after she wended her homeward way Kitty and I retired to rest.

Friday: 12th: Fair morning. Turned out at 7. Emma, the goat, brought in from Jessfield. Over to the office, and got Cross. Home- Breakfasted - wrote out a list of ships in port, and a letter “Jack Teach”. Got Southern papers – over to the office all bout levies paid by and to me to date. Down town. Back to dinner – raining cats and dogs. Wrote Southern Summary and Commercial Record. Had a call from Ward of the 58th , who furnished me with particulars of the earthquake at Taranaki. St. Paul’s broken into last night. Read Kitty’s letters, added a few lines to each, and put up papers for Serle, Lash, A. Reid, Helen, and Jemima. Kitty and I busy correcting proofs. Over to the office and got home finally a little after 12. An awful night of wind and rain, and thunder.

Saturday: 13th: A delightful morning, Turned out at 7 and set to work on “Voyager”, which extended to fourteen ships: penned a few words to Fairfax, and placed my missive in Mailler’s hands. Kitty posted her letters to Leckie, Mich, and John and the newspapers. Looked in at Councle & Ridings prints fetched high prices; but land was unsaleable at any figure. Home to dinner. The Denny sailed, with a fine fair wind, at 1.30 p.m. Kitty set a clutch of turkey eggs. Dr. [indecipherable] called and paid a visit entertaining my dear Kitty with queer yarns about the Browns.