The Diary

Fine day, moderately warm, at Bk of the Metropolis in forenoon, lunch at Rathskeller, then to Tax Office and Bureau of Arrears, get bills of corner plot of 6 houses, in afternoon at factory uptown, Sommers writing down shop rules, drive with Buggy through German Settlement, find Papa Cassebeer and wife and Tante Wilhelms there who take supper with us. Storm and rain all night

With horse & buggy via 5^th Ave. to N. Y. factory then by 4^th Ave. Cars to Store, busy all day, to factory 53^d str. in afternoon, give Friedrichs a blowing up on finding that presses of new style B. are not yet done. Drive with H. St. to Astoria, look at Trademark, order Mennich to leave out of plain flat plate new squares, the button from the keys underneath. Henry Cassebeer there, play Skat with him & H. St. lose $1.02. Sleep splendidly.

To town via 11^th forget to land & am carried to Peck slip with H. Cassebeer, but reach store at 8.55 A.M. Lunch at Gerths, at 4½ P.M. via Wmsburgh to F. Steins house, with Klebs, nice party there, we sing splendid Quartetts with Oscar Steins. I feel very sorry for Miß McLean who is consumptive & will leave on a sailing vessel tomorrow. Drive home via Wmsbhg, taking Klebs, Miß Schmidt & Baron Galizin along to their home in Wmsbgh. Home at 12¼ AM.

Lovely day, Vandyke calls in the morning at my house walk to 14^th street with him, tell him that he is indebted to us about $1200. & will cancel that and give him $300 Cash in full settlement if immediately accepted, he declines