Morning warm but the weather soon gave way to an East Wind which chilled the Air for the rest of the day. I breakfasted early and rode to town with my Wife, and after leaving her at the house I went to the Office to write my Journal and read a little of the Annual Register. But my time was much taken up first by a visit to my father’s Tenements to see how the workmen got on with their work. I found that they had finished one side of the Houses and had begun upon the other. This is doing better than I had expected. The rest of the job may be longer but still it will be closed by the end of next week.

At twelve I went home to ask of my Wife to accompany me in one or two visits I was desirous of making, to Mr. and Mrs. Gorham and Mr. and Mrs. Webster. I feel as if I ought to keep up the current of those kind of acquaintance or I may be dropped myself. They were out and we left Cards. Returning we started for Medford and reached there early before dinner. The afternoon was nearly wasted. I did manage to read Dr. Channing’s Sermon delivered upon the day of Election.1 It did not please me. There is too much mysticism about it. Instruction is good for nothing if not plainly expressed, without metaphysics. Evening a walk with Mr. Frothingham and much conversation upon the family of Mr. Brooks, and his character. We agreed very much in our views. Mr. B. and his two daughters visited their Aunts until nine, after which a short conversation.