| "...I heard from
Richard again on Saturday (23rd), he still hopes to get us up
there soon..." "...We had a most charming day on Saturday
(23rd) - Mr. and Mrs. Cochrane were going down to Esquimalt to pay
some visits, and asked me to go with them. I made sundry excuses,
but found they were determined we should go, so they lunched here
at 12 and we got into a boat, themselves and Baby, Zeffie, Dick
and myself - It is a charming row, we paid 3 visits, at each place
the Children had some milk, we had a long walk from one house to
the other, however the Bairns quite enjoyed themselves. One place,
the Mackenzie's is a thorough picture of a farm house! It quite
did one good to see them all, they were strangers to me, but I
felt as tho' I had known them all my life. Mr. Mackenzie walked
back with me to the landing place, and thinking Zeffie must be
tired he took her up to carry her, soon, I said, Now Mr. Mackenzie
you better put her down" "Well, I fear I must, for she is so
heavy! So solid" - We did not get home till nearly 8, so you can
fancy they were very sleepy, however I was very glad to get them
to bed without a cry - They slept like tops and were none the
worse the next day. Poor Charlie passed a lonely time, Kitty said
he was always asking "Where mamma, where Dick, where her?"
--25th April 1859,
Mary S. Moody |
