I can scarsely believe it possiable on turning to my Diary
to find that it is over a month since I have written a word. But it has been a
busy month to me. Just two weeks after we went to Newton's several weeks after
George Halsey's party and a year since the part over to Quimby's, we went over
to Ladds. I with Moses and Allie with Jo. We all went together. Jo Smith brought Agnes. He asked me to dance with him. He says to me as we
stood on the floor together,"I am not happy to night Mary. I can never see you
more except as we meet so for every time I see you I love you more". I talked to
him kindly but as I would to anyone on indifferent subjects. I saw that he was
disapointed but I thought it was for the best. He kept watch of me every time I
spoke to Mose. I had a very pleasant time. Long shall I remember a talk I had up
on the ---- . Monday morning after it we we awoke by crys of "fire" and spring [out] of
our bed half awake. We found the **Hotel afire. Allie had some idea of going to
over to awake her father and Willie before she dressed herself for fear they
would burn up, but finally dressed ourselves and went over to Josie's and began
to carry out things as they said the whole of that street would go. The wind
blew so strong that way. After carring [carrying] out all of the things the wind
changed, so they were able to save the house but in less than an hour all that
belonged to Mr White were burned up. After consoling poor Mrs White and looking
at the fire we came home, climbing over furniture to get there and then climbing
over a medley of things, poured on the floor to find a seat to wait for light
enough to come to see to carry things back again.
**Editor's note: Mary wrote at the top of the page "Josie lived on Corner across from hotel"
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