Another evening, “attended a lecture on the history, construction, and power, of church organs, by H. R. Cleaveland, Esq.,” with illustrations by Mr. Greatorex. “Of course, the lecture was highly interesting and instructive.”
On the fast-day appointed on account of the death of President Harrison, he worked in the office until ten o’clock, then went home, and at eleven went to church, and heard “an excellent sermon.” He staid at home in the afternoon and evening and wrote.
One evening he went up to the Common and heard some “delightful music” from the Brigade Band; and soon after, going again, when “both bands were absent from the city,” he heard the Cambridgeport band. “The music was poor, but as good as could be expected from a country band.”
Again, he went to the Oratorio of Mount Sinai. “After hearing Part I.,” he “was satisfied without hearing any more, and came away.” The next evening, he listened to the “Messiah,” and was better pleased than on the previous evening, but frankly owned he was “not very fond of such music.”
One “fine day” he accepted an invitation to “ride with Mr. Damrell in his buggy.”
Soon after, in consequence of an accident to the “Morning Star,” he went to work at eleven o’clock at night, and worked until one; then, returning home, found it impossible for him to awaken any one so as to get in, and therefore returned to the office, and continued working until five o’clock.
One rainy Sabbath, “As I lent my umbrella a few days ago, and have not seen it since, I was detained from Sabbath school, and also from church. This is my first absence from Sabbath school since I joined it, (twenty-two months), and I have not been absent from church before, for about two years.”
One evening he attended the wedding of a favorite brother, and “the evening passed off most agreeably.” The next evening he records that he has “felt very dull and homesick to-day, on account of the loss of my brother, who has been my room-mate nearly all the time for several years.” Soon after, he leaves his boarding-place in Green Street, where he has been for several years, and goes to reside in the family of his employer. It is pretty evident that, for some reason or other, Mr. Damrell especially likes this modest youth.
After patiently and carefully making entries in his journal every day of the year, he gives the following compact and characteristic
“SUMMARY.