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Aug. 19-25
We are at church and hear Mr. Herrick... He is a young beginner but I like the sermon. Company in the evening. Not agreeable for Sunday evening but they came to see Sue. Have a quiet chat with her before we go to bed. On Wednesday they are all off for home. I'm on the lookout for Jimmy [Minor] and the Rockaway. He gets up quite early and we start off soon after dinner. A very black cloud keeps us anxious the whole way down. Several times I though we would have to put into a near port to avoid a soaking but the rain respected our helpless state and held up until we arrived at Music Hall and got the baggage secured, then it came down in torrents. Find them all well and glad to see me; all lamenting that Sue is not along. Sister Mary has been waiting for my arrival to make her round of visits, so this next morning we start out, she driving us in the rockaway. Our first call is at Mr. Pegram's to see cousin Sarah Gilmer. We dine at Clover Fields and also make a call at Mr. K[eating] Nelson's and Kinloch. Tidings reach us this week of dear Emily. Julia Lewis(of the Creek) had a long letter and I was permitted to read it. She had not when she wrote landed at Africa. The coast was in sight. Not a word of her health. Wrote in good spirits. Bishop Payne in a letter of a later date mentioned that she was well and he thought pleased. Emily wrote a very instructing account of her voyage out and her school of little boys on the vessel. Some of them were so intelligent that she thought there was certainly a future President of Liberia among them. Cousin Sarah Lewis makes us a visit of several days. I enjoy her company very much. I'm at Uncle Bob's two night this week. Lizzie Dee has concluded to go back to town this session and turn school girl. I feel sorry but think if she intends to make a teacher of herself she ought to be prepared. Miss Vallant has not been heard from. I write for Kate Whitehead to join me. A note from her on Saturday telling me she is sick in bed and does not think she can come. I'm so disappointed for I do love Kate. Two letters from home. Finish off such a big piece of block work.
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