#William Pickels

[opera-ghosts]

"Musetta Waltz" from La bohème (Quando me'n vo) - William Pickels, boy soprano on Victor (1915)

William Pickels, who was featured often at Trinity Church in Pittsburgh, recorded several titles in 1915 for Victor.

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Peppino Spaghetti (Pizza Tower) vs Professor Rowan (Pokémon) Geppetto (Pinocchio 1940) vs Tim Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)The Lorax (The Lorax) vs William Riker (Star Trek: Next Generation) The President (Pikmin) vs King Dice (Cuphead) Nigel Thornberry (The Wild Thornberrys) vs Kratos (God of War) Filbrick Pines (Gravity Falls) vs Mouse Kaboom (Happy Tree Friends) Tarzan's Dad (Tarzan 1999) vs Drayden (Pokémon) Morshu (Legend of Zelda) vs Magikarp (Pokémon) Luigi (Super Mario) vs Snidely Whiplash (Rocky and Bullwinkle) Dracula (Castlevania) vs Gaepora (Legend of Zelda) Hades (Hades) vs Geralt (The Witcher) Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction) vs Walrus Captain (A Hat in Time) Dr. Wily (Megaman) vs Charlie Swan (Twilight) King of All Cosmos (Katamari) vs Hizashi "Present Mic" Yamada (My Hero Academia) Drake (Pokémon) vs Craigor Smiff (Red Stitch Report) Blaine (Pokémon) vs Gimli (The Lord of the Rings)

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[whatdoesshedotothem]

[KISS] Saturday 27 December 1834

9 40

11 5

one very good kiss soon after getting into bed and not long after this another not quite so good but very fair very fine morning - frostyish - F44 ½° at 10 ½ at which hour breakfast at 11 ½ having had Washington almost all the time – saw my father and Marian and then a little while with my aunt who looks poorly but had had a tolerable night and was better – went out to the flags for a little while about noon but the sun that had been out before, went in on her appearance and she had no benefit of it – I went out at 12 ½ - in the low and upper land – had the 2 Manns (pit-sinkers) about the drift to be driven to carry off the water from the pit – the level will come out (from the coal band which is 8ft. below the drift band pit now 49 yards deep) a little above the fishpond – I want the stuff from the drift laying up against the road wall on the Conery side – then had better come out into the hollow near the bridge and be taken from the drift up alongside the wall – this would make the drift about 300 yards long – had asked Holt 4/6 a yard for it – be he would say nothing till my return – a great pity - the drift should have been begun at the same time as the pit which would now have to stand till it, the drift, was done - and could not be done in less than 3 months  working night and day - came in at 1 ½ to pay the men the last fortnight’s pit-sinking – found Mr Sunderland just come – he says the place on my aunt’s leg is getting larger but her pulse was much as usual – my father very well – all well for Mr Wortley and his election spite of the reports set afloat by the whigs of his drinking and singing at public houses had Mr Sunderland into the drawing [room] to consult him about A-‘s letting Grieves’ farm named the three offers  S- at first for Warburton    Beattie  out of the question said if W- had any chance for Hipperholme school he had better not have the farm S- agreed and let out as a great secret seeing me interested for W- that he had a good chance of the school  seven trustees it seems? two Sunderlands and Mr Dearden will vote for him and I said one of the others might be gained in spite of Mr William Priestley   I said one might do much for fair words but did not like things scrammed down one’s throats S- seemed pleased to find A- and I in his way of thinking and I really think Mr WP- will be beaten as he was about the choice of an organist

 SH:7/ML/E/17/0132

 out with A- at 2 ¼ - walked with her to look after her planting at Cliff hill – 25 minutes with her aunt – home at 5 - A- went to my aunt – had Pickells – the hunters had been yesterday week in Hopkins’ land, done him much damage - P- thought they had even been in the garden – told him to make inquires – dinner at 6 10 – 20 minutes with my father and Marian – coffee at 7 ¾ - Washington came again (with A-‘s navigation money and my aunt’s ditto from Mr Parker) and took coffee and staid till 8 ½ - sat talking to A- - with my aunt from 9 ¾ to 10 10 - very fine frostyish day - F42 ½° at 10 ¼ pm.

Mr. Warburton and the school

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philsp.com

December 1930  issue

cover art by  Arnold Lorne Hicks

Paul William Pickelle, “The Murder Wheel" 

William H. Stueber, “The Death Dodger" 

D. Reubens-Tayne, “Phoney Ice" 

Paul Ernst, “The Marrone Mob"   

Erle Stanley Gardner, “Muscling In"  

Henry Koslowsky, “The Cop Chopper"

Robert Morton, “Smokes” (Part 3 of 3) 

Frederic O. Schultze, “Third Degree Plus"   

Paul Whelton, “Safe Break"

Seattle Mystery Bookshop  

[wolfy58]

1835 February Tuesday 17

7 40/..

12 10/..

no kiss very fine morning F 43 3/4° now at 8 25/.. at which hour breakfast till 9 – having been out with Charles Howarth a minute or 2 – a few minutes with my father – George took my note to Mr. Freeman at 9 – William Keighley came at 9 1/2  - out with him at 9 40/.. – we went down to Throp (planting thorn behind the well in the Hall wood) and took him to Lower brea wood and gave order to take up part of the quickwood hedge to be planted in the daisy bank above the new walk on the slip down into the wood – William Keighley and I then looking over the wood on the Wallroyde side Tilley holm stile – marked and valued trees to be thinned out for the good of the rest – then went below stamps to see the bit of wood I have and then forward to Salterley worsted mill (lets for £250 per annum) – turned up the hill there and came out by (above) Stamps to see the whole of my purchase – then looked into and went round Lowgate wood and walked the boundaries of my bit of common wood – the Keighleys took fall in 1829 which cleared to the Town and the Duke of Leeds (the former taking 1/3 the latter 2/3) £100 in 1830 = £60.0.0 in 1831 = £56 i.e. altogether £216 and nothing more to be taken for some time – bad ground for growing wood – but if it all belonged to some private person, it might be better – the coal might be worth something sometime ‘yes! said I 2 or 3 generations hence – William Keighley. said the wood was called 60 DW – we then went and pruned and marked and valued thinnings in Medley park wood, and in the far and lesser clough 1/2 of which of which belongs to the heirs of Jonathan Walsh Told William Keighley to try and get them to give up to me the whole of the fence along the wood that belongs to them – I would pay for the trees – if not I must make them keep up the fence between – then to Southholm wood. in it and all round it – W. Keighley advised my taking out all the larches (soon) to which I agreed, and to have the wood brushed and pruned – he advised me also to take in the Shroy and 3 or 4 more DW. to the wood, which I shall think about and perhaps do – then went into the house for a minute or 2 to speak about the affair of Pickells the other day with the young man gathering sticks – said I should see above[?] and perhaps make a new arrangement about the wood – Mr. Hemingway very civil – then into yew trees wood – grieved over the quarry but said it was my own fault – no fault to find with Mr. Freeman – but for the 3500 yards I had sold 2 or 3 times as much would be spoiled – if it was to come over again I would have no quarry there – what I got would not pay me, at least for my annoyance to see the wood so cut up – on looking at the bare ridge beyond it, from the Southholme side, had told William to see if he could buy it for me of Mr. Thompson that I might plant it – William agreed with me that all the baring-stuff should be piled on the present mound without spoiling more wood, and that the face of the stone should not be covered up – home by the high road Brighouse at 3 40/.. and sent William in to the kitchen to dinner – Adney had just had Cordingley who seemed so hurt I sent for her in to the north diningroom and had her from 3 40/.. to 4 1/4  - Marian seems to have managed her going away woefully ill – I really had some pity for poor Cordingley and as she made all the amends honorable she could to me, I said I should retract my saying she was ungrateful and that I should never ask her to come here, and told her I should be glad to see her, but that so long as Miss Marian was here I should consider Cordingley Miss Marian’s company, and would not interfere, but leave her to manage for Cordingley as she thought best – wished Cordingley her health, and consoled her, and I gave her a sovereign and Adney gave her 1/2  ditto – then out with William Keighley again at 4 20/.. cutting down the large dying lime tree near the dry bridge – then with him on Trough of Bolland wood pruning while Adney walked about in the new is-to-be approach road – sent off William Keighley at 5 1/2 and walked with Adney till near 6 – then with Throp and his man and Pickells planting thorn in the Pearson Ing then dressed – dinner at 6 35/.. – coffee – with my father from 8 to 9 – then had Oddy in the library – Eugenie too intimate with Matthew – more her fault then his – explained a little about Cordingley – told Oddy I was pleased and obliged by her telling me what she had done – would not name it as she wished me not – but hoped she would pluck up spirit to keep Matthew out of the room – she thinks Eugenie would have him if she could get him – then 1/2  hour with my aunt till 10 – then till 10 1/2 wrote all the above of today – very fine day F 46° now at 10 1/2 p.m. –

[misslisterkeepsajournal]

Monday 17 March 1834

6 10/.. 11 50/..

L Vc L

soft, hazyish, finish morning Fahrenheit 54°. at 7 10/.. - out at 7 1/4 - at Charles H-'s [Howarth's] and John Oates's to tell both about having cut hollies too close - breakfast with my father in 1/2 hour at 8 10/.. - came to my study at 9 3/4 - Letter from Miss Walker 3 pages close and crossed and ends. 2 first pp. [pages] copy of Mitchell's valuation-

between 10 and 11 had Mr. Green about the stone in Joseph Hall's land, and about Northgate - will give £8000 but does not want his name or the price to be mentioned - wanted me to throw off £500. no! - to pay in four years £1000 to be paid down, and the rest left on security at 4 p.c. percent - no! said I had asked him only the price of the land - the house was valued at £1200 - he said he had understood the house to be included and we would say nothing about it - it would merely or not much more than pay for pulling down - very well, said I - I will consider about it - but I do not think you will have it (i.e. be the purchaser - I do not at this moment feel inclined that you should) however he said he would call again in a fortnight for the answer - I see he is, at heart, anxious to have it -

Till 12 20/.. wrote 2 pp. [pages] pretty small and close to Miss W- [Walker] out at 12 1/2 - leisurely along my walk to Cliff hill - there from 1 1/4 to 2 20/.. Mr. William Priestley there 10 mins. [minutes] or 1/4 hour, and Mrs. W.P- [William Priestley] there all the while and staid me out - Miss W- [Walker] reproached me for not having told her and her niece for not having written her that Mr. and Mrs. George Fenton had called! and wanted to know if she (Miss W- [Walker] junior) would remain in York during the assizes when she would not stay the one night (16 January) of the ball - on Miss Cliffhill's telling me story of Dr. Belcombes telling his intimate acquaintance Mr. George Fenton that Miss Lidgate would be quite well in a few weeks (Expressed my surprise) Mrs. William Priestley did say she was glad to hear Miss Walker was so much better, and on my asking if she had anything to send to York - no! not till she saw her - but she should be glad to see her at home again -

just called at Lidgate in returning to get the Key to put Miss W-'s [Walker's] velvet bonnet back in the drawer - and home about 3 1/2 (thro' my walk slowly) - with Pickels at the Terrace a new filler today instead of John Pickels - They have just got past the corner of the house tonight -

almost an hour in the little sitting room talking to Marian - about my visit this morning and about Cordingley to get her off if she well can her walking arm in arm with those as already talked of and this sort of thing not proper in a house keeper sadly infra dignitate - with Charles and James Howarth fixing armoire, and doing up about sink in butler's pantry (upper buttery) - dinner at 6 20/.. coffee and wrote the last 15 lines Till 7 20/.. -

then wrote page 3 and crossed the 1st. page and wrote one end and finished and sent at 8 1/2 my letter to 'Miss Walker, Heworth Grange, York' - said the great desideratum in business matters is steadiness and as I was not at her elbow to modify her letter to Washington, I must, at least, Keep her gently to her point - if she writes to him at all before seeing him a few lines would suffice - very civil - something like -

'I have just received Mr. Mitchell's valuation, and, on examination, find yours and his quite agree, so that there can be no difficulty - Tell me what you think should be deducted for Taxes, and then I will agree about the rent - The valuation of the Hemingway Close is £12.4.6 the Tenant paying all Taxes - I shall throw off the 4/6 and set the rent at £12.' -

not to go to the minster yard rout 'your doctor is a very clever doctor and all the rest are very good and admirable in their way; but you must hang your judgement on another peg' - could not consent to her giving the tea-kettle as she wished, immediately, on Steph's birthday - no! no! would not have her do this on any account - mentioned some of the particulars of my call this morning at Cliff hill - think the William Priestleys will call upon her perhaps during the assizes - there is an appearance of jealousy that as things are must make me uncomfortable - I feel a little impatient tho' it does not appear as yet - if I cared for her less the case would be very different - she must really follow my advice must consider fairly what is now the real line of duty -

Had Mark Town and his friend - the former had signed his lease and came to see about a road to his fields at 8 1/2 a.m. Tomorrow - said I would send John Booth at that hour to give possession and see about the road -

[Margin] Mr. Green said the fields in Hopwood lane are above the Town's water but yet will be valuable by and by-

[Margin] with my aunt from 8 50/.. to 10 10/.. - then wrote the last 17 lines - fine tho' dullish day Fahrenheit 50°. now at 10 3/4 p.m. reading the Gentlemans magazine for last month Till 11 1/2 p.m.

Reference: SH:7/ML/E/17/0009

[annelisterofhalifax]

Pickles, Wills and Angry Anne

Mon[day] 30 March 1835

7.5

11.20

No kiss Fine morn[in]g F 44° at 8 a.m. Settling acc[oun]ts till 9, sat w[i]th A-[Ann] in the bl[ue] room whi[le] she w[a]s at her

draw[in]g. Br[eak[f[a]st at 9.5. H[a]d W[illia]m Keighley for a min[ute]  or 2 and p[ai]d h[i]m his bill for fell[in]g etc in full

up to t[hi]s ti[me]. St[oo]d d[o]wn st[air]s talk[in]g of Tom in Switz[erlan]d dur[in]g the summ[e]r, till 10 1/4 t[he]n 1/4 h[ou]r in my study

V  look[in]g at mag[azine]s, t[h]en h[a]d Washington a few min[ute]s. The own[e]r of the Traveller’s Inn asks £200

for the licence or £1000 for licence and the who[le] pile of build[in]gs. T[he]re are 7 cott[age]s, the Inn w[oul]d ma[ke]

5 mo[nths] and t[he]n 12 easy rent[e]d w[oul]d let for £48 p[e]r ann[um]. S[ai]d I th[ou]ght t[hi]s too d[ea]r, h[a]d giv[e]n up the th[ou]ght

V  of buy[in]g the licence hav[in]g let the Mytholm land. H[a]d Mr Bradley at 10 3/4, the N[orth]g[a]te plan w[i]thin

a day of being finish[e]d, to ha[ve] it on Sat[urday].  Talk[e]d all t[hi]s ov[e]r and ab[ou]t T [Thomas] Greenwoods purchase in N[orth]g[a]te  

and all ab[ou]t the engine pit, wat[e]r

wheel and tail-goit. Took Mr B-[Bradley] out ab[ou]t 12, look[e]d ov[e]r the site of intend[e]d dam and the who[le]

line of goit etc etc. Look[e]d ab[ou]t at Mytholm, the old arch ov[e]r the brook will do for the

Chase in Trough of Bolland.  £6 will cart and set it up t[he]re, will £10 do it s[ai]d I?

Ab[ou]t 2 1/4 h[a]d Pickells to rec[eive] orders ab[ou]t the dry bridge, he ought to ha[ve] been wall[in]g in

Mytholm h[ou]se gard[e]n. H[a]d din[e]d at the Stag’s Head and w[a]s fresh [drunk] when he ca[me] to Mr B-[Bradley] and me.

I took no not[i]ce of t[hi]s to him P-[Pickells] at the ti[me] b[u]t made the best I c[oul]d of it to Mr B-[Bradley] who

ca[me] in at 3 and h[a]d a cold veal din[ner] and w[e]nt away at 3 1/2, he w[a]s to go to Ripponden

to consult Mr Holroyde ab[ou]t the best engineer, or if t[he]re be a good one in Manchester.

Mr B-[Bradley] if satisfi[e]d, to tell the engineer to co[me] ov[e]r here and gi[ve] me a plan for the water wheel and

V- Visit

1835

M[ar]ch

goits, and t[he]n Mr B-[Bradley] will see the plan prop[erl]y execut[e]d 20 min[ute]s w[i]th my fath[e]r till 3.50 t[he]n stood talk[in]g to  

Ch[arle]s How[ar]th in the

workshop ab[ou]t an h[ou]r till 5, s[ai]d how annoy[e]d I w[a]s at P-[Pickells]. Ch[arle]s s[ai]d wh[a]t he coul]d to excuse h[i]m

b[u]t saw I w[a]s n[o]t pleas[e]d. Off at 5 and at Cliffhill in 35 min[ute]s to meet A-[Ann], sat t[he]re w[i]th h[e]r and

h[e]r a[un]t 3/4  h[ou]r till 6.20, walk[e]d leisure[l]y and ho[me] at 7.20. A[Ann] had long talk with her aunt who

has left cross and latts farm to sacville and Mr Willam priestley sole executor,  furniture

plate linen and china  were first left to A[Ann] now to her sister but as A[Ann] has not given all she

has to me her aunt may change back again in her favour  she told how I had erased

Mr W. [William] P. [Priestley] from being my executor on com[in]g in Geo[rge] told me my fath[e]r h[a]d fallen ab[ou]t

an h[ou]r in the low court. W[e]nt in to h[i]m, n[o]t at all hurt, n[o]t giddy, b[u]t fell fr[om] weakn[e]ss.

Din[ner] at 7.40, coff[ee], ca[me] upst[ai]rs at 9 just as my fath[e]r w[a]s go[in]g to bed. Till 9 1/2 wr[ote]

all b[u]t the 2 first lines of today. As I came in at 6.20 Pickells here wait[in]g for an

ans[we]r ab[ou]t rag covers, just told h[i]m I w[oul]d say noth[in]g to h[i]m tonight. I w[a]s too m[u]ch vex[e]d

and walk[e]d off. W[i]th my a[un]t fr[om 9 3/4 to 10.10 at w[hi]ch h[ou]r F47 1/2° fine day.

[black-klok-youth-pastor]

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[wasalwaysagreatpickle]

Saturday 10 May 1834

6 50/..

12 10/..

Very fine morning Fahrenheit 54 1/2˚ at 7 3/4 a.m. in my study – out at 7 3/4 with one or other till near 10 – then wrote and sent at 11 by Matthew going to Miss Walker 1 page and ends of outside envelope of my letter and the other letters to ‘Miss Walker, Heworth Grange, York’ to say Joseph was just returned from Lidgate, the little girl had not had a good night, but was better this morning and Mr Robinson said there was no danger but she would be well in a few days – I therefore begged Miss Walker not to alarm herself or Sarah – Matthew to go by the Highflier at 12 –

Then wrote the following ‘Miss Lister is very much obliged to Mr Parker to the catalogue of Miss Currer’s library – the catalogue is very well done, and very interesting, and Miss Lister returns it with her but thinks, and hopes Mr Parker will be so good as excuse her having inadvertently kept it so long – Shibden Hall, Saturday morning, 10 May 1834’ to ‘Robert Parker Esquire’ – enclosed my note with the catalogue (large octavo), to Robert Parker Esquire, The Square’ and sent it by Joseph who went with Matthew to the coach to bring the young horse back he rode upon – 

Packed up the things for Miss Walker and had all off at 10 55/.. at which hour breakfast – had Mr Washington almost immediately – told him Joseph Wilkinson had changed his mind about selling the field William Green’s cottage stands in, and was going to build in the top part of it – told Mr Washington merely to be on the look out, and if any building ground was to be sold there to get somebody to buy it for me – to be 1st conveyed to him (for if Joseph Wilkinson knew it was for me, he would not let me have it at any reasonable price) and then secondly to me – It was Samuel Holdsworth told Samuel Washington he could buy the Upper Brea coal at £10 per days work – had had it offered several times – not much dependence to be placed on Samuel Holdsworth – 

Out again at 12 for above an hour – then asleep an hour in my study – then wrote and sent, by William Green at 3, the following to ‘Messers Parker and Adam solicitors, Halifax’ ‘Shibden Hall, Saturday 10 May 1834 – Sir I am much obliged to your note – as it does not suit Mrs Scatchard’s convenience to wait till after Friday, I would rather let the matter remain as it is – William Green is the bearer of the conveyance made to him by Mr Joseph Wilkinson – he (William Green) agrees to sell me his 2 cottages under one roof for one hundred pounds – Be so good as get the purchase deeds ready for signing as soon as you can – I am, Sir, etc. etc. etc. A Lister’ – 

Joseph had brought me on his return from taking the note and parcel to Mr Parker a note from Mr Adam, to say, he (Mr Parker) had been from home this week but was expected home tomorrow – that Mr Stansfield had called on the part of Mrs Scatcherd ‘to endeavour to make some arrangement for the giving up possession of the Northgate house estate – I understand her proposal to be to give up the possession of the whole of the property on the 1st day of November next whether or not it be sold, and that the arrangement shall be agreed upon before Friday next’ – ‘there have been many applications to see the plan of the estate etc.’ – I do not expect to sell the property, supposing that my reserve bidding (10/. per yard = £10180+ or, if sold in the lump, £10000) will be too high – therefore I do not want to hurry about taking the remainder of Mrs Scatcherd’s lease which will expire 1 May 1836 – It would be difficult to let the house merely for 18 months, and by that time or there abouts I shall be ready to put up the property in lots – 

In and out from 3 to 6 20/60 dinner at 6 1/2 – having had Pickells and his 2 men set out the railing between my father and Mr Carr, and ordered Pickells and his men and Charles Howarth’s nephew Carter to begin it the 1st thing on Monday morning – Joseph Booth waited on me at dinner 1st time –

Coffee – wrote the 1st 20 lines of today – then with my father and Marian and talking to the latter till near 10 – John had expressed to her the inconvenience of his leaving Conery for anywhere in township that his son John (aetat 10) might go free to Hipperholme school, to fit him to be educated at the gardener’s school at Leamington as as regular and upper gardener – Convinced Marian of his folly, but said I should save by it, and would from that moment give up the thought – 

40 minutes with my aunt till 10 35/.. – she much better today – very fine day Fahrenheit 55˚ now at 11 p.m. –

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1833 Weds. 20 March

6 20/.. 11 + Vc U fine morning Fahrenheit 48º at 6 20/.. and 35º at 7 outside my window the sun shining a little - near an hour in the library - breakfast with my father at 8 40/60 - in 1/2 hour - off to H-x [Halifax] at 9 1/2 and back at 11 10/.. having been down the o.b. [old bank] to the bank - not open only open from 10 to 4 - went to Whitleys for 1/4 hour - bought Sir Richard Phillips's million of facts - then to the bank - got £50 - Mr. Rawson there - only just spoke - looked very glum - did not come as usual to do the business for me - then to Mr. Parker's - brought back the rough draft of the coal lease - paid him £25 for Miss Bolland and Mr. Nettlewood - thinks I have no plan but bringing an action against Miss Walterclough about the water level gained - said I might have the money for Godley of a Mr. Wainhouse but would I deposit deeds - no! none but those of Godley if I made the purchase - then I should give 4 1/4 p.c. [percent] - said I would think about it - thought my bond enough -

With my aunt when Mr. and Mrs. William Priestley called for 1/4 hour or 20 minutes - I very civil - nobody would have thought any thing amiss between Mrs. P- [Priestley] and me - staid talking - off to Cliff hill by my walk and there at 1 1/4 for above an hour - called at Lower brea in returning to take shelter against a shower - tell George - to come settle about the mill - what interest to pay on the money laid out above £200 - then to Charles Howarths junior - from what he said think of trying boring for water just above Lower brea house - the water there as on this side the hill will come off the 36 yards band, and cannot be cankery -

Then to the Conery - 3/4 hour at Matty Pollard's to say that Wilson would have Godley cottage as soon as he could get a house perhaps in 2 or 3 weeks - then across the Bairstow to Pickels and his 3 men cutting the new road there - had got thro' Bottomley's field into the far Bairstow, and soil from the field to the top of the old Godley road would be worth 6d. a share cart load carting - P- [Pickels] would do it all for £6 - then to Jno. [John] Bottomleys - looking about there - told Pickels to give me a written estimate of what he would do the walling up for now since Hinscliff and Walsh's coal pit was filled up - and an estimate also of building a shed - then to the Godley turnpike to look after my new approach road walling up - only Nathaniel there - home by the top of the wood - John had done all the hedge dressing but about 60 yards - home at 6 3/4 - dinner at 7 -

Mr. Brierley R.N. [Royal Navy] with my father and Marian so found my aunt in the drawing room who staid till 8 20/.. - then an hour's nap on the sofa - then wrote all the above of today but the 1st 2 lines and went to my aunt at 9 50/.. the rest just gone to bed - Letter 3 pp. [pages] and ends from M- [Mariana] Leamington Mrs. Chaloner after a fortnights visit had left M- [Mariana] happy to self and liberty - nothing particular - had dined at Dr. Jephson's and met the Eastnors etc. Lady E- [Eastnor] asked after me - the Sympsons that used to live in York at Leamington meaning to settle there if liking it - M- [Mariana] going to part with her 2 housemaids - shall ask her to try Martha? no time to read the newspaper - came to my room at 10 5/.. at which hour Fahrenheit 46º - fine morning and day till between 2 and 3 - then a shower of rain and afterwards a little small snow and rain again flying about but not much -

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[KISS] Friday 12 December 1834

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pretty good kiss last night Breakfast at 9 – Sir Robert Peel arrived – off with A- at 10 10 to Cliff hill – about an hour with Richard Woodhead – he will do double railing for me (I finding everything rails ready for railing) at 1/. per rood – had done for the road (finding everything) at 8/. a roods wood posts – if I found stoops that would make 2/. a rood difference – then sat about an hour at Cliff hill - Mrs A.W. all wrong again – in a passion at me for A-‘s walling along the private road (between Cliff hill and Crownest) to Huddersfield - a foot person would not have room to pass a carriage the road would be so narrow – I explained that A- had measured it the other day and that it would be left 5 yards broad – Mrs AW- seemed staggered and got into better humour – to last probably till she see again Mrs William Priestley! A- gave Mrs Rogers a returned letter from her to her niece - Mrs R- agitated and vexed – wrote a note to Mrs Bagnold of which A- took charge as well as of the letter to be reforwarded – home at 1 ¾ - sat with A- during her luncheon – and read aloud to her Mr Wortleys’ speech printed separately – longish and good – delivered on Wednesday evening in the old assembly room – out from 3 ¼ to near 5 – in the upper land with Pickels and then with him at Whiskum cottage – the gabble end ill build – the rain beats thro’ the wall – the stones instead of being from 4 to 5 or 6in. in the bed should have been 1ft. and well jointed – ordered the well sunk for water (none found nor to be found there) just under Whiskum cottage to be filled up forthwith, and said he might make a drain and reservoir for top-water in John Bottomley’s field adjoining -  some time with Charles H- hanging oakdoor into new china closet – wrote the above of today till 6 10 – dinner at 7 – coffee and then came and sat upstairs about 8 ½ - note this morning from Mr. John Edwards with the compliments of Mr. Wortley’s committee begging me to ‘convert’ Shaw the plasterer’s vote for W. from a single to a plumper - dinner so late for Mrs. Graves and Mr. Beattie her lodger (Mr. Hudson’s usher) came to A- for ¾ hour or 50 minutes to beg off the bailiffs sent into the house this morning to make distress for rent but A- would not give away – ¼ hour with my father and Marian between dinner and coffee - read this evening (and now and then talked to A-) from p. 483 to 509 Bakewell’s geology - ½ hour with my aunt till 10 20 - very fine day - F45 ½° now at 10 25 pm

Joseph Mann brought specimen of numerous 6. scale 16 yards thick 7. 48 yards coal band 8in. thick