Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 19 - 25, 1872

“19th Thursday  A fine weather for Sept  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 tiard & sick.

“20th Friday  A fine pleasant day  I did my choars choared round some closed up at about 8 and went to bed about 9 ½  Caroline went to Naperville with Pelham & got some carpeting for bedroom  hers.

“21st Saturday  fine pleasant day & evening  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  Caroline & Walla went to Naperville to see Warners Circus & Caravan & side shows they went in stage drawn by Perry between 9 & 10.

“22nd Sunday  A rainey morning began to rain this morning at 1 ½ or 2 oclock & rained pretty steddy until 7 or 8 oclock this morning  I did my choars choared round some wrote some etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick, cleared off some & quite pleasant in afternoon  Emma Stone came here rained the most of the night.

“23rd Monday  A cloudy morning but cleared off during the day  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  T Pelhams wife had a son born today.

“24th Tuesday  fine weather but some cloudy & cool  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out.

“25th Wednesday  rather a cloudy day & rained night  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick   French man mooved into John Pomeroys house today.”