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25th Went Back to Corrydon this morning I found little George
still living but he was fast choking to death and died about 12 oclock
I was glad to see the little fellow out of his misery as it is awfull to me
to see a child dieing with Croup It was a severe Stroke on the Poor
afflicted Mother who has been so bereft dur ing the year but I could not
weep over the little one for I felt he was but taken from a world of
trouble up to dwell among the angels and meet with the Farther who so
lately left him who said that he would be watching and waiting to see
which of his Children would be the first to come to him Oh Tom my
Brother how much I miss you and I could but think while watching by
the Death Bed Side of your Chikld that you had done the same for me
that you had nursed my little ones through the1}ast struggle and I was
glad that I was Permitted to watch over your ittle ones while you Could
Perhaps look on from the Spirrit World Oh may I ever feel that loved
ones are watching me in the struggle of life and may I have their pre- ’
sence in death
26th I went to Henderson to day in Company with J H Jacobs to get
a Coffin for little George We got to Corrydon about 2 oclock and we
got the Grave Yard at hal.f Past 3 and Burried Poor Little George while
it was raining verry Hard This was a wet disagreeable day
27th I went to Henderson to day in Company with Bettie Long I
Bought a Mare at the Sale of Dixon & Son for $62
28th Went to the Anderson Farm after some Cattle &c ,
29th At work about the Farm &c '
30th I was Gathering Corn on the Farm of Brother Tom to day
3lst To day Brings me to the Close of the month of Oct and I am
not sorry allthough time is Passing away The early part of the month
was dry and lately we have had fine rains The Outlook for evrything
looks Gloomy indeed and if there is not a favorable Change we will have
the tightest money market ever known with short Crops and low prices A
The outlook is indeed a Gloomy one p
November lst - I went to Corrydon to day in Company with SV J
1VIcCord He Paid me in a Draft on the 10th National Bank $1654. 74 and '
l . Mary E Smith $275. I2 This amounted to $1929. 86 instead of the $3000
Insurance on the Life of my Brother Tom The Diference was owing to
a mistake of one year made in his Statement of his age
2nd Sunday I have been about Home all day as there has been company
at our House and I have been too Lazy even to go to Sunday School