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Sept. 21-27
We go to hear Mr. Beach. A good sermon....[and] such a beautiful prayer. He spoke so feelingly of Cousin Mary Ann Minor's family; the afflictions they had lately suffered. She has lost her daughter Annie and one of the younger ones is very ill now. Sister Mary comes home today. I go to see her after dinner; find her quite cheerful and glad to see me. I move over next day to stay. Sally is with me. Jabe comes back to us for a few days. He cannot get ordered South; say they have need for him in Virginia but they promise him a post (settled). Music Hall is so changed; the light of the house is indeed gone. I'm glad I've come back, feel better for it; think Sister Mary is gratified too. Little Annie is such a bright beautiful child; she is the pet of all. What a God send she has proved. Sister Mary seems to be trying hard to be interested in all her affairs. I never thought to see her so active and busy. The boys will go to Lizzie Dee's school. Sister Mary and I settled about Lydia's schooling for last year. She will not go another year. Sally and I am in much trouble. Someone has been very busy talking about the little sister. Well trouble is our lot in life but I little though it could have come from this quarter. How will it all end? Jabe leaves us Wednesday for Culpepper Court House ....Read so many novels ....Bob at home this week very poorly. He brings me a letter from Dave. Bob was in all of the hard battles since the Maryland campaign commenced. All agree that it has been warmest part of the war. Our Army has been terribly cut up but we hear it is rapidly being filled up. Sam, we hear, has been taken prisoner but we suppose he will soon be set at liberty.
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