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felt all the force of that deep feeling which is only known to a Parents
heart
I was at Sabbath School this Morning and at Negro Preah ng in the evening
31st I was at work about the Farm to day the day has been verry cool
for the close of the month of August and we are compelled to have fires like
winter time the crops will be seriously damaged by the late cold weather
in many places as the frost has seriously damaged the Tobacco in this county
and in some places the corn crop is said to be seriously injured
This Spring and Summer have been the worst on the Farmers that
I have known for years as the spring was a verry wet o e and the Summer
commenced wet and ended cool and dry
with this ends the month of August and to morrow begins the fall
Sept. lst — I will commence the month by saying that I finished toping
my tobacco crop to day I went to S L Ccodpers in the evening &c
2d Helped B F Martin raise a barn to day or at least was there a por-
tion of the time
3d Hunting a board tree in the morning and Helped G B Martin raise
a barn in the evening
hth I went to the walnut Bottom to church with B F Martin this
evening Elder McDaniels preached there has been a great revival of
Religion at this place and a number of accessions to the Methodist church
there were only three mourners this evening all young men I trust this
meeting will do much good in that section
Sth I was in the woods after board timber this morning and went to
the mill in the evening
6th I went to church in the Walnut Bottom to day Elder Thurman
preached two sermons one at ll and the other in the evening to days
meeting was an interesting one and there were several conversions I saw an old
- grey headed man to day who I have long known as a wicked sinner exhorting
sinners to turn to go·and seek religion
7th I have been making preparations to raise a barn to morrow &c
8th Raised my Tobacco Barn to day I got a good days work done but
did not finish
9th I Finished my Tobacco Barn this morning and went to the steam mill
in the evening
10th Went to Henderson to day in company with W T Smith