Tuesday, Jan. 19.

We wrote a copy on our black tablets to-day before we began our Journals this was it

-Imitate good actions.

Keep honest company.

We then turned round and Mr. Alcott read to us a very interesting and instructive story or allegory called the valley of the Bramins. I got so deep into it that I was quite sorry when it ended but we had some very pleasant conversation after it. * *

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At twelve o'clock Mr. Graeter came to teach us drawing however we did not draw on tablets but on paper. I drew the bust of Sir Walter Scott.

Afternoon.

In the afternoon I came to Latin school with the expectation of going a sleigh ride after school; but all the sleighs had been engaged so we are going to-morrow.

I wrote my Journal this evening till 7 o'clock and then wrote a letter home to my sister.

Wednesday, Jan. 20.

Having written my Journal we turned round and prepared for the conversation. the reading was about the baptism of Jesus. this was the part.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto Jhon to be baptised of him. But John forbade him saying I have need to be baptised of the, why comest thou to me. And Jesus answering said unto him suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him and Jesus when he was baptised went straighway up out of the water and lo the heavens were opened unto him and he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him and lo a voice from heaven saying

This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased.

At eleven o'clock Mrs. Alcott came to take us a sleigh ride as the sleigh was a large one she said we might invite, some of our young friends which we did with great pleasure.

Thursday, Jan. 21.

Our analysing exercise to-day was an emblem from Pilgrims Progress called Passion and Patience when we had finished it Mr. Alcott said we had done it better and quicker than we ever had before. I suppose it was because we had taken more interest in it than usual and had made a stronger resolution to be attentive when I find so much good comes of being attentive and doing as Mr. Alcott wishes us all to do I beleive I shall begin and follow in this plan which I very much approve of.

I wrote a letter to Mr. Graeter in which I thanked him for consenting to draw me the school-room which I intend to send on to my father and mother as a new years present.

LETTER II.

To an Imaginary Personage.

Most Honorable Sir,

Boston, Dec. (Temple.)

me.

I have taken the great liberty of dedicating a letter to you, of my most humble acknowledgements, of my thanks, to you, Sir, for the great services which I feel you have rendered to For the delightful flights which I have from Heaven to earth, I am indebted to you. For the power I have of changing myself into other forms, as I do when I skim over the gentle waters of the laurelled Wissahiccon, or plunge into the mighty waters of the Niagara, in the form of a swallow; or when I steal the golden honey from the silver cells of the bees; for all this, I owe to you. And now I will disclose this wonderous stranger to your sight- he is no less than my own Imagination.

Friday, Jan. 22.

To-day Mr. Alcott said would be devoted nearly entirely to geography as many of the boys had fallen so far behind in there map book that they must bring them up I had not drawn Rhode Island nor the Eastern states united which was the place we were to stop at so I sat myself to work and drew both of these and then studied what was in the book concerning them. Mr. Alcott then heard us answer

some questions about it to him.

After recess Mr. Alcott said that those who had finished there geography might write in their Journals so having finished it, I brought up my Journal and drew the first of the Middle States which is NewYork.

Saturday, Jan. 23.

Having finished our Journal Mr. Alcott arranged our chairs and we got ready for the conversation and though we had a very interesting reading yet the conversation Mr. Alcott said he was rather disappointed in. I had the slate therefore I could not aid as much as if I had not. G. K. also having another slate his loss was greatly felt as he is very ready in the conversation.

The reading was about the Temptation of the Lord Jesus when Satan carried him up into the mountain. I think the reason was because we were not so attentive.

The rest of the morning was spent in looking over our books. I went away at one o'clock for dancing.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF A BOY OF ELEVEN.

Friday, Feb. 12.

I wrote my Journal and then we read to Mr. Alcott, from the Common Place Book of Poetry, a piece caled "The Western World" and after we had read it we went to our seats and paraphrased the verse which we liked best.

I paraphrased the lines and wrote them down on my slate first, as I usualy do, but to-day I did not have time to put all of them into my book.

After paraphrasing I studyed in the geography about the state of New-York and then we recited it to Mr. Alcott.

In the afternoon I wrote Latin Exercises.

Tuesday, Feb. 16.

This morning after our Journals were writen we turned round and Mr. Alcott read to us part of a story about a girl named Geneveva and I think it is the most affecting and interesting story that I ever read or heard read, he only read part of it (as he did not have time to read the whole,) but he said he would read the rest of it, the next Reading day and he said the rest would not be so affecting, but it would be very interesting.

After the reading we had a recess after which Mr. Alcott asked those which had brought thier drawings (that Mr. Graeter told them to bring) to stand up, and then he asked those which had not brought them to stand up. I stood up, and he sent me home as I had no excuse for not bringing it, I heard afterwards that Mr. Graeter did not come this morning at all.

In the afternoon I wrote latin exercises.

Wednesday, 17.

We wrote in our Journals until ten o'clock, when Mr. Alcott arranged us for conversation, and Mr. Alcott read to us from the 23 to the 25 verse in the 2nd chapter of John, the words which he read were the following.

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Now when Jesus was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feastday, many believed in his name when they saw the miracles which he did.

But Jesus did not commit himself unto them becaus he knew all men and needed not that any man should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

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When Mr. Alcott had read this he asked us what part interested us the most and the last line interested me (for he knew what was in man) and I thought that he was God in a body and made man and therefore he knew what was in man. I think that the conversation this morning was very interesting and instructing.

Monday, Feb. 22.

This morning when I came to school Mr. Alcott told those that wrote Journals to write the spelling lesson right into their Journals therefore I shall write it on the following page. At ten o'clock we turned round and recited it and talked about the meanings of the words and we had an interesting and înstructing conversation about some of them. After the spelling lesson we had a short recess after which we got an arithmetic lesson but did not get time to recite it. Afternoon.

I came to school and got a lesson from the latin grammar and recited it.