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9th I went to church in the evening Elder Utley Preached `
lOth Sunday Went to church Elder Utley Preached
llth I co menced Breaking New ground with Jumper &c
l2th Helped H F Cooper to roll Logs
l3th Went to the Bend of Highland in the evening with S B Martin
a cold Rainey disagreeable evening
lhth I have Been Busy today in the New Ground deadning Trees &c
15th I finished rolling Logs. This evening
16th Helped Person Latta Roll Logs in the Morning & Garett Mitchell
' in the evening
l7th Sunday went to church Elder Wheeler Preached Took dinner _
at G W Cabells &c
lBth I commenced Laying off Corn Ground today
l9th Laying off Corn Ground —
20th Ccmmenced Planting Corn Pleasant
2lst Plan ng Corn Raining in the Morning and showers through the day
_ 22nd a wet cold disagreeable day I went down at night to set up with
the corpse of Mrs. Haskins and oh how forcibly I was reminded of the un-
certainty of life the certainty of death when I was last in that House it
was the scene of a Bridal all were Joyous Gay and happy But oh what a
change in a little more than a month all arround was Hushed and the sad
looks of friends the low mournful wail of the bereaved children the Heart-
rending sighs of the disconsalate husband told that death the grim Monster
had been there and done his work And whilst I stood by and gazed on one
who when I last saw her bid fair to live as any one I could but think of
the warning admonition Prepare to Meet th§y God for no man knoweth the day
nor the Hour in which he may be called to lie down in the cold and icy arms
of death
- 23rd I attended the Funeral of Mrs. Haskins today Elder Thurman
Preached the sermon
2hth Sunday I went to the chapel today in company with G B Martin
and to the Methodist Church in the evening Elder Moore Preached
25th ‘Went to Henderson Paid J B Hart $22.50 Amt of note I gave him
for Two cows. I saw the first Man today that I ever saw shot he was an
Irishman and was shot by another Irishman on hill street in a Drunken fray
he was shot in the left side in the region of the Heart and it was the
opinion of the doctors that death would ensue