May 4-10
Go to church and hear such a beautiful and warming sermon from Mr. Philip Slaughter ....A quiet happy
Sunday. Read some of Kingsley's Sermons. At home all by myself this week as Mary Lewis stays in town with
cousin Lou. She is much interested in the soldiers kitchen where the girls around in town go to cook. A letter
from Bob which causes me much heartache. Someone seems to have been meddling between us. I write at once
and make some explanations which I think are due to both of us. Frequent notes from little Sis. She is still
hoping to send for me. Sister Mary still away. How I do want to see Sally. The news is confirmed this week of
the surrender of New Orleans. Our prospects seem dark just now but we must never give up while there is a
man, woman and child left in the South.