'Ring down the curtains. The tale is told. Closed are the eyes of '21. What will another year unfold. With hearts a glow we'll go...

'Into the cold crisp Christmas air. The happy carols rang. Came Christmas thoughts all pure and fair. And my heart with gladness sang.'

'How like the weather our nature ? Now blowing east now changed to west. The clouds look black. The tempest ? Then suddenly comes calm...

'Oh! Hills so big and grand and high. Oh! Rivers splashing along your stony way. Oh! Moon majestic in the starlit sky. Gods songs that...

'All cold and crisp the evening air. As we sped through the lanes and byways. And kindly village souls welcomed us there. On their...

'We strolled down the town 'mid the lights and the noise. Mid the trams and the shops and the carts and the cars. There were girls all...

'Away from home the livelong day Oh! Lonely and strange it has been. Oh weekends do not fly away. You come like an oasis fresh and green.'

'We laughed and sang and joked all night. And then we sauntered home. But I missed our stroll neath the glad moonlight. I missed our...

"We listened to the story of far off days. When we were babes and mother was young. On that happy young home stood to gage. And I hear...

"Into the quietness again we wandered. Away from the glitter and glare. On and on we just meandered. Oh glad was I to be there".

23rd - saw Alices face this morning which showed what had happened since Thursday with her. Worse than ever. Interminable afternoon. Will...

21st - rather a rotten day. Went to see Foogoods at 11. Heard Alice go out about 11.50. Johnson very cool. Went to pictures at night....

20th - up to see Mr.Page 3pm. Met Alice 5.10 and talked to her til 5.30. Arranged to see her at 7. Met her and had a walk for an hour....

18th - arranged to go and see Iolanthe at Shildon. Met Alice on the 7 train and met a lady at the station who took us down to the place....

"Clouds and cold and wind and rain. Nature is weeping and wailing. And my heart is singing a mournful strain. It echoes the tumult...

16th - father and mother leave gor London 8.30am. To chapel in the morning. Afternoon Alice came down - walk in the park & she came in...

10th - met Alice accidentally at 5pm. Not working back so we went to the Hip...walk home talk re. Charlie. Alice wants to know if I mind...

"A wide expanse of star lit sky. A haystack and the good old moon. A scramble o'er the hedge that was too high. A night that passed alas...

5th - met Alice as usual. Both had colds so decided to be in early. Up West Auckland Road till 9 then slow walk home. Grand time after...

'We heard the rustling in the trees and with a sigh a tired leaf would fall. We heard the murmering of the breeze and now and then a bird...