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Aug. 9-15
I do not go to church on accounted of an afflicted eye. Lydia and I have a cup of coffee ....Lydia and I go as far as Keswick on Monday; at Music Hall by dinner time .... In the evening we are invited to Castalia to eat ice cream in honor of Bob's birthday. The birthday came off last week, I believe, but he could not leave then, so they delayed the treat. Bob and Mr. Coffman are both up from Camp, which is near Gordonsville just now, for the night. We are up until about two o'clock in the morning. I don't enjoy visitors during the small hours of the night. A very quiet week ....Spend a day and night at The Creek and enjoy it much; am also at Uncle Bob's for short visits ....Lizzie [Minor] and Ellen Watson go off to "Frescuti" on Friday so Lyd, Sister Mary and I have a quiet time [with] nothing to excite us but soldiers. The cry is "still they come." We are quite overrun. Our Army is now scattered from Gordonsville to Fredericksburg so we have full benefit of the stragglers. The soldiers all think there is no chance for a fight just yet ....
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