Sunday 18 June 1837
Dull morning rain in the night and this morning recently
Ann came in ready for church at 8 1/2 or later. Hear there was a little rain before she could reach the school (she walked)
Fahrenheit 55 1/2 at 9 10/60 a.m. breakfast at 10 10/60 – breakfast at 10 1/2 in about 1/2 hour – before and after till 2 read from page 42 to 173 volume 3 Edinburgh Cabinet Library, Egypt – very interesting
George drove the gray in the market cart and the 3 women servants and Mrs. Heap leaving Oddy at home to church 1st time – off at the same time as myself who took little Mary at 1 20/60 – no! the market cart was just behind me but I had just turned the corner into the is-to-be laundry court when I heard all was not right – alighted – found the gray had jibbed – Kicked and broke the shafts of the market cart, and upset it and all the women all much frightened – nobody hurt but Mrs. Heap who had hurt her wrist – she looked pale and sick. I saw the wrist swelling, But the joint moved without giving her much pain, and I just rubbed the part (or rather dabbed on gently with my fingers) a little brandy and bandaged it comfortably up with a broadish black riband sent John Booth for Mr. Jubb, apprehending a very bad sprain at least – Susan had torn her gown so much could not go to church
Took Cookson inside and Sarah with John Burton the footman who came last night, and off to church about 1 35/60 there before 3 at Halifax but Mr. Wilkinson was reading the 1st Lesson – did all the duty – preached 18 minutes from John xiii. 33.
Ann told me after service her aunt was very poorly - roidly indigestion from eating salmon at dinner
Stopt a moment at the school to leave Ann busy with Mrs. Ann Lee and Mrs. Hutchinson about the clothing department
Took little and drove to Cliff hill - Mrs. Ann Walker said she was better but found her troubled with expectoration, or watery sickness - sent little Mary to Betty in 6 or 7 minutes and I sat 10 or 12 minutes longer and then drove off to the school for Ann I had told Mrs. Ann Walker I should like Ann to get from home for a little while but that if Mrs. Ann Walker was not better - or if she wished us not to go, we should not go
Sent Ann back alone to read her aunt Mrs. Sutherland's letter and awaited Ann's return, at the school - she was back in 20 minutes at 5 5/60 - home about 6 1/2
Mr. Jubb himself had been - Mrs. Heap's arm broken - Mr. Jubb will come tomorrow - Ann wrote note to him to go and see Mrs. Ann Walker tonight and I wrote on the back 'Mrs. Lister will be much obliged to Mr. Jubb to call at Shibden hall, on his return from Cliff hill, if he can' - answer would go to Cliff hill tonight but could not come here till early tomorrow morning
Saw Mrs. Heap - told her I congratulated her upon her arm being broken rather than her wrist badly sprained - but she seemed low and was in tears - I cheered her as as I could
Dinner at 6 1/2 - no coffee but tea at 8 - grieved about poor Mrs. Heap
Came upstairs at 9 1/2 at which hour Fahrenheit 52 - wrote all but the 1st 4 1/2 lines of today till 10 1/2 having in the meantime hunted out Joseph Booth's black coat and waistcoat and Robert Chambers's new black dress coat and great coat, all which luckily fit John Burton as well as if they had been made for him
Ann ride at 8 a.m. tomorrow to Cliff hill, and we are afterwards to be off in the carriage to make calls.
Several light showers during the day but fine between the showers and finish day on the whole
Read a little of the newspaper before coming upstairs
Letter from Messrs. Laffitte (dated 23 January 1837) forwarded from Messrs. Hammersleys, containing my account from 10 December 1833 to Christmas 1836 and shewing in January this year at the date of the letter a balance in my favour of 277 francs - my rent to Mr. Cusinbuche was paid by Laffitte 23 July 1835 = 346 francs 05 centimes so that all is safe - and surely I shall hear from M. Monsieur Cusinbuche by and by in answer to my letter of the 11th instant.
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