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weather is again pleasant after our little foretaste of winter.
30th A Pleasant day I finished Hauling my suggr cane to Hosea
Smiths this morning &c
31st This is indeed a lovely day one that seems but too short to
realize its Beauty or enjoy its pleasant sunshine I Rode out on my mill
Land this evening in search of a Board tree and oh what a change a few weeks
have wrought in the appearance of the woods from the green of summer to
broih and fast falling leaf of Fall Time is truly speeding away away The
Su er is passed the harvest is over and old winter will soon be here with
its storms and feeble sunshine and if we in this part of the country were
alone to endure its rigors I would welcome it with pleasure But when I
think of the poor and helpless orphan and widow whose husband and Father
sleeps his last sleep on some of the many Battlefields all over the land
_ when I think of the many Thousands who have been drawn into this unholy
strife leaving their Families at Home to suffer when I think of the Poor
soldier who must endure its rigors un rotected from its stormy Blast I
I Shudder at its near approach this winter will Bring with it horrors be-
forgunknown in this country for allready Famine and Misery begin to stare
many in the face and if this should be a hard winter god help the Poor
But enough of this
This month in the begining was most too wet for Tobacco but
from the 10th up to the 26th it was fine weather for secureing late
Tobacco allthough I fear that the unusual cold speel on the 26th will
materially injure the Late Tobacco in the house but upon the whole it
has been a fine month for the farmer and on this lovely Night I take
leave of her with a sigh cer her departure
n November lst Went to Henderson to day in company with Garrett
Mitchell There was the us al amount of Grape Vine news on the street
to day but nothing new from the diferent Armies
I Bought my negro clothing to day at Prices which look
extravagant even in these times I Paid 30 cts for Domestic SS cts for
com on negro jeans and evrything else in proportion My little Negro
Fandly will cost me about Eighty dollarsho clothe them this winter
2nd Sunday I was at church to day Elder Ezell preached this has
T been a cool day
3d I was Helping John Higgins raise a house to day
hth Went to Henderson to day after Brick I Bought of Iambert at
th per Thousand
Sth I was at Henderson again to day after Brick &c this was a `
Pleasant Morning but a Blustery wet evening but to night is as calm
and Beautifull as the eye ever beholds leaving but a slight trace of
the dismal November eve
6th I went after a load ¤  sand this mdrning and was out on my
Mill place this evening