#I got a new dress tho and the tailor should be done by Friday morning

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I'm sorry to hear that planning has been stressful, but best wishes this Saturday!!! I'm so excited for you and your wedding and your marriage and wish you every happiness 💕.

Thank you! I am very excited too! Mostly because I get to marry the love of my life 🩷🩷🩷 but also because there are only four days left and judging from my track record this last month that means I will probably have to deal with🤞🏼only🤞🏼four more things going wrong! 🎉 And then I’ll be married to my favorite person and the stress will probably be gone! ✨

(Please send good vibes my way it’s been a very weird hectic month 😂)

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7 & 8 November 1828

Friday 7

10

11¾

After nine incurred a cross awakened at 6 – darkish – fell asleep again – breakfast from 11½ to 12 – wrote and left for John to take after his dinner a note to ‘Miss Walker Crownest’ expressing in a friendly well-written note my regret at not being able to call at Crownest on account of Mr Walker’s not having called on my father - Concluded it was mere inadvertence – if as I was persuaded, Mr Walker was incapable of intending any want of any attention to any one, he would take an early opportunity of calling here, and we should all be glad to see him – read the note to my father – he seemed satisfied that it should go tho’ before he had been against my writing and wished to call at Crownest – Off to Halifax at 1¾ - down the old bank to Wellhead – Mr Walker and the girls returned yesterday – Mr Walker at home but going out to dine (at the vicarage) at 4 – went in to dine with them almost immediately – could not eat for my jaw – a custard pudding made on purpose for me – 4 eggs well beaten to a pint of milk – baked, or boiled 10 minutes – very good – Mr Walker sat down at table with us – but called away and could not say much about the Lower brea road – not to begin it till they have the money ready – to go in front of the house and come out just opposite to the Stump pub house – could do nothing about stopping the road  in front of Shibden till the Lower brea road was done – the new Leeds road (contrary to Mr Walker’s expectations) could be gone on with, that the lower brea road will be the more necessary – Then sat talking after dinner to the ladies Ann abuses the society here, says her aunt Miss Walker is thought to be clever without deserving it, in fact ‘she is a fool’ this was strong, the young lady talks much and dogmatically like ellen, the best of the two, Ann leads papa and mama I think by the nose  - in returning went to Whitley’s ordered Tamlyns’ Digest of the Laws of Friendly Society’s, and back Mrs Priestley has offices of childrens work, and respecting small subscriptions for clothing – Got home (had left Wellhead at 5¼) up the new bank at 5 50/60 – dressed – dinner at 6¼ - wrote the last 16 lines of yesterday and so far of today – Came upstairs at 10 – fine day from about noon before that damp and had been rainy before and for some while after 10 am – Fahrenheit at about 50º in my room on getting up and going to bed –

 Saturday 8

8 5/60

11 5/60

Very civil proper note from Miss Walker (Crownest) in answer to mine of yesterday – Mr Walker not aware he had never called on my father  ‘my brother regrets exceedingly ‘having been guilty of such an omission which was as you imagine entirely inadvertent, ‘he is going from home for a few days but on his return will take an early opportunity of atoning for his neglect by calling on Mr Lister and I trust our families may henceforth enjoy that friendly intercourse which formerly existed between them’ - dated Friday evening – went out at 9 – walked to the Crownest gates, and got back at 10 – cold northeast wind Fahrenheit ‘in my room’ at 45º when I set off – Letter 1¾ pages from Mariana Scarbro’ got well to York on Wednesday and well to Scarbro’ on Thursday – her father still living, tho’ Dr Murray had thought he would scarce get over Wednesday night -‘God knows it is not possible that any one should desire his continence, for it is distressing and harrassing to every body around’ – ‘he knew me yesterday when I ‘arrived, seemed pleased to have me near him He can’t speak, the use of side is quite ‘gone, and there is a feverish restlessness about him most sadly distressing to us all – ‘He occasionally stares wildly about him as if seeking something he can’t find – much ‘changed, greatly emaciated and weak can’t last much longer’ – Mariana confined to her room by a bad sick headache – Breakfast at 10¼ - came upstairs at 11 5/60 wrote the above of today – from 12 10/60 to 2 5/60 wrote 2½ pages to Mariana mentioned my having gone to Lightcliffe, and having seen Mr Waterhouse yesterday about the road ‘and have said and done all that can be said or done for the present’ – will not harass myself, but hope to be ready to be finally off from here by the time we mentioned –‘I am in fact, anxious to be back in Paris as soon as I can -  my father seems to have got one of his ‘winter colds’ – To my aunt mention Mariana and I having got here on the 16th ult[imate], and to Lawton On the 21st and I here (or, at least, went to Lightcliffe) on Wednesday and M went to Scarbro’ – on account of her father –I should have been perhaps in Paris by this time but for the Lower brea branch road which they now think is to be begun immediately – There is, too, to be a road to Brookfoot to come out at Pump – ‘Perhaps I may be here about a fortnight ‘longer (if planting be given up), during which time I shall get some fencing done that wants doing, and a few ‘trees down that are doing injury to others – I do not, however, mean to  be delayed much longer than I can‘possibly help, being tired enough already’ – anxious not to come even in the spring or for two years at least – mentoned Mrs Firth’s (now Ferguson) borrowing money on her life interest in the £2000 – her husband a master tailor and Serjeant - At 28, too good for her, in the 92nd– Miss Swire died on the 23rd September – [soughing] for Mr Oates and Must plant that bit in Pump lane – have taken away a bit of the terrace from under the drawing room window – Miss Maclean arrived in London about September 29– now under Mr Long’s care – has derived much benefit – Mrs B Will let you have what money you money you want – ‘But I do begin to hope I will get off by and by, And that you will not want much more before you see me’ – Miss Walker Crownest married to Captain Sutherland H P 92nd last Wednesday week the 29th ultimate – gone to spend honey-moon at Buxton – to go next spring to  Scotland, and settle in Rosshire – has mother and two sisters live in Inverness – mentioned my note to Miss Walker of yesterday and the civil proper answer this morning – ‘nothing can be better’