Wednesday, January 1, 1873.
Wrote today to Hugh
and E.J.J.
Read several pages
in mental science.
Prayer meeting tonight
at Boyd's -- good meeting.
David and wife, Proff.
Scott and wife were
here today calling.
This book was given
to me Dec. 28th by
sister Kate. I must
try and write every
day. In after years
it may be nice to
look over. I must try
too to improve a [underlined] great
deal [end] this year, every way.