Sunday Evening October 9th /53

For the last few days, I have felt too little, like writing in my journal, even to attempt it—and do not feel exactly like it now—but I am all by myself, and felt a little lonesome and thought I would while away a little time, with pen ink and paper—Mother and all the children have gone to church. But I will turn my thoughts to the past, and see what I can remember worthy of note since last Tuesday—Wednesday Morning Annie and I went up to St Mary’s, to take our lesson, but the hours hand changed since, we were there last, and Miss Merrit did not have more than ten minutes to spare us, but I spent a right pleasant morning—Min was sick, up in the [sick] house, so Annie, Mary, Nannie & I spent the time up there, Jennie was with us a short while—came home about 12—Tuesday Morning Mollie B, Annie, Liv, and I went down to have our daguerreotypes taken Mollie gave me a very good one of herself, I had one taken for her, but it was not good. Annie and Liv had theirs taken for their Mother. Cousin Louis Henry came in while we were at Mr. Havens, & spent an hour, I expect Mollie came home, as the children returned from school, and spent the evening, ‘til bed time with me, Cousins Sallie, Lucy, and Maria were here also—Wednesday evening, “Mammy”, Mother, and I spent with Mrs. Rorke, came home about supper time, she is a nice kind hearted old lady—Thursday morning, spent at home—no I went down town, a short while to look at the new bonnets, did not like them—spent the evening at Aunt Henry Haywoods with mother, and Mammy; stopped in to see Mrs Lemay, a little while in one way—came home from Aunt Haywoods, after supper, Cousin Carrie spent the night with us—Mr and Mrs Rorke came over to bid Mammy good bye, Mr Tucker also—I had such a headache that evening—and it lasted all most the next day—Mammy and Cousin Betty left for Tarboro, Friday, hope she had a nice trip & got home, “safe and sound”—It was so still all day Friday, no one at home, but Mother and I, and in the evening, she went out, & I spent it alone—After supper Friday night we were sitting ‘round the fire, saying how we missed the “folks”, when who should come in but Cousin Haywood, he is on his way north—

Saturday morning, Cousin Haywood went with me as far, as Fayetteville. I stopped at Mr Tuckers a few moments—Mr Graham, who has been in town for the last week or so—came over to speak to me, got in the “carry all” and rode up to the school with me—stopped in, for Annie, and we went, up to the school to take our lesson, but found Miss Merrit, ready to go out to spend the day—and Nannie D was going down town to spend the day, I told her I would bring her—so she went off to get ready, & we spent half an hour, waiting for her—after waiting some time, I thought I would go & hurry her, but just as I started Claypole asked me to take her to ride a little way, so Sue W, and Claypole and I, all went to ride (not fun—) when we got back found Nannie ready—came home, carried her to Mr Tuckers as she wished to do a little shopping, & then carried her to Cousin Janes. I came home, and sent Davy back to the school after, some of the girls who were coming to spend the day with us—Miss Cutler, Cully Wright, Miss [Kusell], (Lizzies sister) and Miss Pool—I must say, I spent a stiff and not very pleasant day—Claypole and Sue Wright were invited, also Minnie Lord but did not come—Went to church this morning, and Cousin Haywood gave us an excellent sermon, I would like to have gone this evening, but was fearful the walk might give me the head-ache—I have not been to church in the evening, in such a long time. I received my University Magazine, Saturday—I think the “editorial table” was written by Mr Englehard—I hear they have passed a law that none of the Chapel Hillians shall come down to the fair—I know Mr Saunders will be sorry for he surely expected to come—Cousin Haywood starts in the morning for New York—I am almost sorry I did not stay. I would have had plenty ways, to have returned even if Aunt B and Uncle Weddell do not come.