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pomp of war have been led off to an early death how many through the
glowing speeches of some stay at home Politician followed by a band of
Music and a Military display have suddenly enlisted and gone out to the
war to return no more in all ages in all the pursuits of life man seems
but to follow out the rule of destiny the few controlling the many
As an illustration of this we will look back through the Past a
few years of our own lives there has ever seemed to be an im ending fate
hanging oer us we see our friends led off by diferent causes some become
their own executioners otherlthrough the influence of designing men are
led off in one pursuit and another untill they meet their fate at the
hand of destiny
I have stood above the open grave of cherished friends and assisted
to consign them back to the Mother earth and turned away sad and dejected
yet at the same time I felt they had but fulfilled their allotted destiny
I have seen young men enlist for the Southern Army and leave their homes
some of them were cherished friends some of them sleep their last sleep
in the sunny South a few have returned and others are still following
the fortunes of war the tools of others and the sport of destiny
30th I Rolled Logs to day I believe I got the best days work done
to day that I have ever got done in my life the day was cool
31st March took her departure to day with a mixture of sunshine
and snow as the old saying is she came in like a lamb but went out like _
a lion I was down at Mr. Mitchells this evening, to a log rolling
April lst I sowed some oats in Mothers field this morning &c This I
has been a March day instead of an April one as the ground was hard Frozen
with a heavy frost this morning
2d I was at work on a plank fence in the morning and went to
Hiram Turners and the Stean Mill in the evening
3d I was at work on fence again this morning went to John Greens to .
a log rolling in the evening
hth Went to Henderson to day in company with G Mitchell a pleasant
day
Sth Sunday this has been a pleasant day after so much windy March ,
weather I spent the day at L L Hancocks
6th I was setting posts for a plank fence to day
7th I was at work on fence again to day
Bth Do Do Do
9th At work on fence and new ground to day the weather is pleasant
but dry