Nov. 4-10
Tom romances us...read "Longfellow." An applause by Tom. Daddy gets home. He says we may go to Prissy's
wedding if we can get ready. Aunt Ria leaves us for Castalia. Ma and Maggie [Mary Eliza Lewis Leitch
Anderson and Margaret Douglas Anderson] also go down with her to Uncle Bob's. They will return on
Saturday. I'm housekeeper while Ma is away.---Sue has letter from Prissy inviting us to her wedding. We have
not decided about going; it will be such an expensive trip-Sue thinks our cloaks are out of date but I don't intend
that the cloak shall keep me at home. Mammy Eliza [Leitch Anderson] finishes a new carpet for the parlor. It is
a great improvement to "the best room."