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There’s this to be said of adversity: It never swelled a head

ThursMONDAY, FEBRUARY 27

“There is none to guide her.” Rain, mild, last day of Court. — W.R. Thorogood lost out as he deserved in Norfolk. — Judge adjourned court and gone to Richmond — Home all the evening, writing. — Bills coming in. — Fifty years ago this month I was a waiter in Exchange hotel & Ballard House Richmond

The pleasure of doing good is about the only one that never wears out

FriTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

“Alexander the Coppersmith did me much evil” —There are many of them now — Clear and warm. a.m. — Rested well. “B.W.” B &amp u.w. me are well. — Happiness is a stranger where we think it exists. — Office. me. — Mrs. Martha Douglass and Clifford Connor died. — O.B.