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Aug 24-30
On Tuesday Sally Price and Charlie Wood dine with us. Sally tells us all the plans for the wedding. We are invited to go several days before hand. They are to be married early in the morning, [then] remain at Locust Hill for a day or so. There will be but little company as cousin Lucy's [Price] health is bad to allow much fixing. How Sally will be missed at Locust Hill. Hers is such a bright happy disposition that she seems indeed "the light of her home." She must have a large stock of courage to go so far from all her kith and kin with one who has yet to be tried. Hear a very romantic story about Charlie Wood and a "charming fair." No wonder he is always dreaming. A letter from B. Bankhead. Says she is counting the days until September court at which time we though of going down to see her and Sally. I'm afraid we are to be disappointed but intend to make an effort. Mr. J. Walker is to be married on Wednesday night. What will the girls do for someone to talk about? Not a word from Sally. What can be the reason. Finish reading [Nathaniel Parker] Willis' new novel Paul Fane, a very trashy affair. A letter from Miss Vallant. She is staying at Lake Mahopac in New York. She tells me of the fall of "The Old Charter Oak" on the 21st. As the newspapers express it, "another land mark in our colonial history has passed away."
It tells us a tale Of the years that have flown
Like the leaves on the gale
For thou bear'st a brave annual
On the brown root and stump
And the heart was a casket
For Liberty's years."
Miss Vallant will be back the lst of Sept. Finish reading Macaulay's Essays in 5 vols. Henry spends Friday night with us, says Tommy Macon has been very ill. Cousin Lou Meriwether, Mr. Christian and his little daughter from Richmond come in late Saturday night ....
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