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A Sunday�s Holiday
room with him and Schell, all scribbling.
A very cold day.
7. Saturday. To the Custom-House
to see Dennison. Back to the rotunda of
the St Charles; Ripley there, and Hamilton,
sketching at a little table to the admiration
of newsboys. A. G. Hills in and out. Loaf-
ing, hither and thither. It was not the eve-
ning that I got fairly to work, and kept
at it till about 2 next morning, with oc-
8. Sunday.} casional visits to Ripley�s
room on the lower floor; Hayes being in his
room scribbling, A. G. in his. Baker
up in the afternoon, found him awaiting
me in Ripley�s chamber. General expectation
of a movement of Weitzel, up the Teche
country. Baker called at 11 A. M. With
him to Schell�s room and presently out to-
gether, to a German restaurant for break-
fast, then to Canal Street, where Schell left
us. A car-ride towards Lake Ponchartrain.
The morning sunny and warm, deliciously
bright and pleasant. A level shell road
through the swamp, dotted with the stumps of
trees. Cemeteries. Occasional �Yankee� sol-
diers out for a holiday. At a tavern, milk
[unclear word], cigars and talk. Near a dilapi-
[dated] race-course, once called �the Union