Daily Feature For “Star” Readers.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19241, 1 December 1930, Page 8

Daily Feature For “Star” Readers .

Pepys ’ Diary.

JANUARY Isth. Having been exceedingly disturbed in the night with the barking of a dog of one of our neighbour* that I could not sleep for an hour or two I slept late, and then in the morning took physic, and so staid within all day. At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech to say at the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as myself. January 16th. In the morning I went up to Mr Crew’s. ... I went from thence, and in my way went into an alehouse and drank my morning draft with Matthew Andrews and two or three more of his friends, coachmen. From thence to my office, where nothing to do. At noon, Harry Ethall came to me and we went to the Clerks, where in a closet we had a very good dinner by Mr Pinkney’s courtesy, and after dinner we went to the Green Dragon, on Lambeth Hill, and there we sang of all sorts of things* and I ventured with good success upon things at first sight; and after that I played on my flageolet, and staid there till nine o’clock, very merry and drawn on with one song after another till it came to be so late. So parted, and thence home, where I found my wife and maid a-washing. I staid up till the bell-man came by with his bell just under my window as I was writing of this very line, and cried, “Past one of the clock, and a cold, frosty, windy morning.” I then went to bed, and left my wife and the maid a-washing still.