Mother and I went to Newport. Mr Cooper repaired the door on one of grandma’s tenements.
In the evening we went for a walk, the weather was rather showery. We remained under a tree for shelter during the shower, and when it was over the scene was very grand. The trees had the appearance of silver for the moon shone very brigh and there was a rainbow, I enjoyed it very much indeed.
Mother went to Newport in the donkey cart, Julia walked into town.
Went to Newport and did my marketing instead of tomorrow.
Mother and I went to Newport.
Julia and I went to Newport. Grandma made us a present of two scarlet lindsay skirts. In the evening Mother returned from Ryde and brought us some wedding cake, Mr J Austin and Miss Masterman was married at Portsmouth and Mr Kapping and Miss Smith at Ryde. Mr G.C. called in to see us.
Julia went to Newport, rode part of the way in Farmer Alfords fourwheel – she arrived home by 5 o’clock – I read a letter we then had supper and thus closed a very happy week.
I went to Newport.
In the evening I read aloud out of a book relating to the adventures of one Jacob Faithful*
*Jacob Faithful is a book written by Captain Frederick Marryat which was published in 1834, the fifth book to flow from Marryat’s pen. The story tells the life and adventures of a boy who was born and brought up on a lighter (small river-barge) on the River Thames as it flows through London. It gives an extremely interesting contemporary picture of life in London and on the river in the early part of the nineteenth century. The book is out of copyright, worldwide, so we are able to present this book as a free download for you to read. It is in plain text format, which you can open with Notepad, Wordpad or any plain text reader. Download: Captain Faithful txt file (833KB). HTML Version ‘E Book’ version Captain Frederick Marryat was born 10th July, 1792, and died 8th August, 1848. He retired from the British navy in 1828 in order to devote himself to writing. In the following 20 years he wrote 26 books, many of which are among the very best of English literature, and some of which are still in print.
Grandma removed the fowl into the fowlhouse on the green. I went to Newport, brought home some cocoa nut matting for before the fireplace. In the evening, I wrote a few tunes out of Mr. George Moodys book.
Mother went to Ryde, I to Newport in the evening we received a note from Mother stating that Aunt Ann was very poorly and that uncle wished her to stay at Ryde for a few days.
Fanny Wall went to Bonchurch to see her sister, Mr Robert Cooper went to Ventnor, at least I heard so.
Gunpowder Plot.
In the afternoon I went to Newport.
In the evening I am truly sorry to say that it was very unpleasant weather indoors, we spent the evening very different to what we did last year; not quite so merry.