Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

purpose of selecting a house. It would be fine if she only will move up for life away from from home will be made all the pleasanter thereby, for Joe and I.

Evening was spent with Bill and Jim down-town.

                   Sunday September 7, 1913

My waking this morning was caused by the rolling of thunder to the south. Pulling back the curtain revealed a grey sky -solid grey, and dead, in the morning twilight. I marked how dif­ferent the thunder seemed than on other occasions. Sometimes it is sharp and loud, but this morning it was soft and rolling as a heavy wagon rumbles over a big wooden bridge.

The gist of the storm was not for us. After a short, quiet, and on the whole easy downpour, the rain ceased and there followed the usual quiet day with dreamy grey clouds and