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alone trying to collect my scattered thoughts but it were useless for the
Past the Present and future all loom up before me in fancy tonight I have gone
back to the scenes of my early life I have roamed again the path of my Boys
hood in fancy I have seen those who sleep the sleep that·Knows no waking‘
and I have called those loved names oer and oer in my immagination until I
would catch myself Repeating them aloud but they are gone forever gone from
this earth but I trust we will meet again where there will be no more partings
no more sad and anxious thoughts about their future state of hapiness and
whilst I am setting here tonight in the home of my childhood all alone gaz-
. ing at the fire I have felt as sad as I ever felt in my life thinking of the
changes time has wrought in the last five years then this old house was
peopled then with Merry hearts and Happy faces who are now scattered never
to be collected More untill the resurrection Myself and Mother of all
that large family left in the old homestead this brings me to the present
‘ and as I look arround me I feel that instead of being a good and usefull Han
I am throwing My life as it were away but I have resolved this night to do
better
l6th Sunday iwent to Negro Meeting in the Morning and heard Mr.
Jennings Preach in the evening
l7th went to John Lisle after a yoke of oxen and was lucky enough
to find them
» ldth I attended the fair today in company with G R Rankin the Morning
was verry cool but pleasant in the evening the crowd at the Fair Grounds
was rather small today although the stock for Exhibition was Large and would
truly reflect credit on any state in the Union I was at the infair at Mr.
Finley at night given to S B Martin & Lady I went from the fair Grounds in
company with Miss Fannie Clay and enjoyed Myself finely `
l9th I went to the fair this morning in company with Miss Fannie Clay
the crowd was much larger today and the weather fine the Horses shown today
I think would pass in any section of the Union and the Ladies beat all
‘ creation I
20th Went to the Fair today alone a verry large crowd was out today
2lst I was at the fair today as usual there was nothing that occured
today worthy of Notice allthough the crowd today was larger than any day
’ before
22nd I attended the closing of the fair today in company with Sue
Gibson the day was fine allthough the Morning was verry unlikely The
attendance today was verry large to see thc Ladies riding ring the riding
was verry good But an Evansville Lady took the lst Premium rather Beating
the Ky girls
` 23rd Went to Uniontown today in company with G B Martin to the dedi-
cation of a Baptist church at that place the sermon was preached by the
Rev Hr Coleman with considerable ability and I think the House truly reflect
credit on the small congregation at that Place V