Modern image of Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston
1852 Thursday
June 24th Carried Mrs Patterson to Bridgewater.
Helen & Susan went with me. Dined at Mr
Burrells, Orinthias boarding place got there about
twelve left there about two & went to Dr Washburns
He filed my eyetooth to make it even with the
others Went into the cemetery and in Orinthias school
a short time & home by Alsons stoped with Lavinia a
few moments. Alsons wife had gone to Boston
With her niece, Helen, and daughter, Susie, Evelina drove Mrs. Patterson to her home in Bridgewater. This was the last appearance of Mrs. Patterson in the diary, so we may assume that she didn’t work at the Ames residence any more this year. Most likely, she had been hired for spring-cleaning only, yet her brief tenure with the Ameses had a lasting impact. She was efficient enough to make Evelina dissatisfied or otherwise unhappy with the work of her regular servant, Jane McHanna, the result of which was the latter’s dismissal.
While in Bridgewater, Evelina accomplished various errands, the most pleasant of which was probably dinner at Orinthia’s “boarding place.” The least pleasant had to be the appointment with Dr. Washburn, where the dentist filed down one of her canine teeth “to make it even with the others.”
Evelina went into the local cemetery, too, perhaps to visit a specific grave. Interesting to note that on this exact same day in the Boston area, another cemetery was receiving attention. In Roslindale, Mount Hope Cemetery – a new, rural-type graveyard in the mold of Mount Auburn – was dedicated.
On the way home, Evelina stopped at the family farm and had a quick chat with her niece Lavinia.
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