Feb. 19-25
No church-such a long day. Met gives me so much trouble with his lessons I administer the rod for the first
time. It was very hard to bring myself to do it, but I felt as if I was neglecting a duty not to punish him. Hope I
will not have to do it often for it upset me for the rest of the day. A visit from Dr. Leitch, he puts me on Cod
Liver Oil and Iron. Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22nd it rains [so] hard all the morning that we could not get to church.
Wrote a long letter to Emily. [Friends call and letters written] ....