Docno: ADMS-03-02-02-0003-0006-0013
Author: Adams, John Quincy
Date: 1788-06-13
Townsend, and one or two more of my friends dined with me this day. He went in the
afternoon to see Mrs. Emery, and found there, a Miss Taylor who came there last evening
from Boston: she was going to Exeter, and as Townsend was going to take a ride; he
proposed to go in company with her as far as the ferry. This Miss Taylor is handsome,
and remarkably sociable; and although she has been in a declining State of health,
for more than a year past, and came very lately from Halifax, to Boston merely to
recruit her strength, yet by some unaccountable deception she looks in the finest
bloom of Health. It seems indeed to be an uncommon felicity attending many young Ladies
at this day, that they can enjoy all the benefits of ill health without, being much
afflicted, with its cruel pains.
We accompanied the Lady to Amesbury; and after seeing her into the boat took our leave.
Returning home we stopp'd and drank tea with Mrs. Atkins. Mrs. Bass and Mr. Atkins
had just arrived from Dunstable. I pass'd the evening with Townsend at
{ 417 } Mrs. Hooper's; but came home quite early, as I was somewhat fatigued by the last night's
expedition.