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Aug. 25-31
At church Sunday morning and hear Mr. Meade [preach.] It is a great treat to go to my own church and hear my own pastor once more. In the evening Dave appeared very suddenly and tells me Sue and John have arrived and he has come for me as John will leave early in the morning and he wants to see me. So I say goodbye to my sisters, the two soldiers and the other inmates of Rugby and start for home again. Sue and John seem very glad to see me and I certainly enjoy the sight of them. John leaves early Monday and leaves Sue to us for a while. Dave brings down little Sis early in the day and I'm so happy. Am feeling very badly in health but Sally pets me so that I can't complain much. Found two invalid soldiers staying here: Capt. McFarlane of the 4th Alabama Regiment and Lieut. Clinchscalis of the 7th South Carolina Regiment. The Capt. leaves on Monday. He is a paddy boss and as a matter of course is witty and entertaining so am sorry to give him up. The lieutenant hangs fire all this week. He is very quiet and gentlemanly. I'm poorly for several days but have Sue and Sally around me so do not come to complain much. A letter from Bob; he sends me a lock from Bill Williams tail which I shall treasure up in my curiosity box. Also a long letter from my dear old friend Sally Williamson and one on Saturday from Brother Jabe. He is much pleased with his mad dog Buc. Saturday little Sis has to leave me as brother Jabe has sent for some clothes and she has to go back to see about getting and making them. [She] promises either to come back to me or else send for me the week after this coming one if all is well. It goes hard with me to be away from her even for a short time but I've Sue with me now and ought to be satisfied.
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