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llth Went to Henderson I delivered the last of my Tobacco
Crop The Load weighed Good 6 3/4 Lugs 4 lL2 cts
Trash 2 cts I remained in town all night at John Bourkes We
went out on an Electioneering Tour during the night and I am thoroughly
satisfied with this nights experience
12th Came home this morning a Wiser if not a Better Man well
Satisfied that a man had better keep away from Temptations and beware
of the Paths of Sin
Home
13th I left this morning in Company with J T Handley on a trip
through the Walnut Bend We got our Dinners at W Vickers I stopped
to see John Vickers and found him in Bed from the effects of a Drunken
Spree and little did I think when I left him that in a few short Hours
that spree would end in the death of its victim But such was the fact '
as I learned afterwards He Procégged whiskey and before another
Sunrise had gone to stand before the Judgment Bar from which there is
no appeal I knew the man well and Whiskey was the Bane of his life
and his worst enemy
14th We remained all night at William Gabharts and after d riding
over the Bottom for some time we got to Henry Higgins in time for a
log Rolling Dinner and from there Home —
15th About the Farm &c to day
16th Went to Henderson · I spent the evening in the City and _ l
remained all night at Dock Martins _
17th I spent the day Electionerring with the People of the County
and City Whether I accomplished anything or not remains to be seen _
on the morrow
18th I spent the day in the city Electionerring The crowd at the
Election was a large one and whiskey had the ascendant Izsx I saw j
one man (George Brown) Killed on the street I did not accomplish mugh
as the Polls will show as my purse is too slim to fight with the Henderson _
Click I came Home in the evening a wiser if not a better man
19th Sunday This was a wet day I was about the House &c
20th Went to Henderson I found the majority of the Candidates
in the City and on comparrison am satisfied that I have a Majority of
the votes cast on Saturday