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Aug. 6-11
Hear Mr. Meade...on Christian charity and a beautiful sermon suitable for the occasion too, it being communion Sunday. Have brother Jim to breakfast on Monday. I'm anxious to go down to see Lizzie [Minor] if I could only know when Sue will be up for a visit; I don't want to miss her. He sends Jimmy [Minor] up for me. Hear Miss Vallant has been invited to come back to Uncle Robert's to teach school. Hope much she may come. Brother Jim tells me Susan [a slave woman owned by Louisa and hired out] is better [and has] gone home. He thinks she has been very sick ....[Visitors.] News from Sue! She will perhaps be up on Saturday week. What a lovely time to look forward to. I give Met and Maggie a little vacation as the former has company and Mag does not enjoy study by herself. Walker Macmurdo comes up on Wednesday. Sam spends the evening with us ....He saw the big ships and went to see Sue. I turn Yankee and ply him with questions. Emily [black] sends Dick a little present by Walker. The young man is highly delighted and forthwith has a tea party .... On Saturday, Jennie Toole and her sister Nannie arrive. They are Mary Lewis' friends. I do my best to instruct them but expect but little pleasure from the effort. Jennie, I believe, is a nice lady like girl but she does not seem herself in my company. Sam comes in Saturday night
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