1st We washed and churned today Lizzie has helped in my place for have been sick all day I wrote to Aunt Rachel and Mother
2nd We washed this morning and went to see Mrs. Jefferson this afternoon had a very nice time
3rd Mrs Taylor spent the day with us today, Pen took her home after supper and took Lizzie and me with him
4th I took Lizzie up to Beckie today she is agoing to stay a while with her, Mrs [Mosse] and Mrs Belle Riggins were there, we spent a very pleasant day I brought Lizzie [Ralph] with me, just as I was thinking about going to bed John Nickerson came in I wish Lizzie was here she wants to see him so bad, he will stay tonight
6th Pen went up to Church Hill today took Lena up to her Aunt Beckies and brought Lizzie home with him, he went after John this evening they are to spend Sunday here
7th I did not go to Church today, for my girl went home and Lena is away
8th Well this has been a busy day we washed and I took Lizzie up to Beckies this afternoon I came right back for lena is still there I have no girl
9th We ironed today and Hattie and I went to look for a woman we found one, she has a baby and is to come tomorrow
10th Well she came tonight
11th I have had my woman one day but I don’t like her I have the work to do I am agoing to send her home
12th Well I sent my woman home today she had a baby and was very slow about the work I went up to Beckies and got lena I have no one to help me but my own family
13 Pap came today I went down to the wharf to meet him I was very glad to see him he looks well
14 I went to church this morning and took Pap with me I was glad to have him to go to church and Mr. Asters preached a good sermon and came home with us for dinner I had one of my spells on church was right sick this evening
15th It has been raining all day Pen took Pap over the Chestertown I have been sick and taking medicine all day I sent after medicine yesterday
16th I am still sick I went over to see the Dr. this evening he gave me more medicine says I have taken cold I hope I will soon be better this has been a cloudy and part of the time rainy, Pap went to Church Hill and stopped to see Beckie, but came back here. I got a letter from Kinsey's today
17th I feel better today I took Pap and Jimmie up to Beckies They are to stay until friday
18th I have been canning pears I am still taking medicine, but am better
19th Well this is Paps birthday May Charlie and Clement went up to Beckies with me we spent a very pleasant day I brought Pap and Jimmie home with me he gave each of us girls $1.00 I told him we ought to give him something but as peaces are scarce money is the same
20th Pap and I started for Salem today, we are now at Delaware City waiting for the boat, it was raining this morning but has cleared off nice This is Saturday night but it does not seem like it to me, I am at Aunt Rachel's, we got here just after dinner, I was very glad to see her, she went with us over to see Cousin Beckie Baily We took supper with her, and she came back to Aunt Rachel with us we are to stay here all night, I would love to see Pen and all the children It seems like I have been away more than a day I met a Lady on the cars today that I knew when I lived at Crumpton she was a Miss Finemore her name now is Plowman There is a house here that is called Robert's folly he began the home and died crazy but the house is not finished yet.
21st Morning
Pap and I went to church with Aunt Rachel this morning the text was Exodus = 34 chap = 29 verse he spoke very pretty about Moses face shining and he knew it not until the children of Israel told him, he said how often we could show by our lives that we were serving Christ and how often we do good by our lives and do not know it, until some one will say it was by such a ones life that I became a christian, I pray God that I may so live that I may do good to some one Miss Wheeler was at church she is an english lace maker 90 years old
21st At Night
Pap and I went to see an old many by the name of Acton he is 88 years old Pap worked for him about 50 years ago, he is a Quaker and is living in the same house that he did at that time he remembered Pap and seemed glad to see him, we went from there to Clem Colgan's staid a short time and then went to Charlie Bailey's (Aunt Rachel was with us) we staid there for supper Lew Ekel came there and we all went to church, to night heard the same minister in another church, he took his text Mark/9th/6 verse he preached a splendid sermon about us giving up something for Christ. Pap says if he could hear such preaching as that he would not stay away from Church many sundays we met Harry Bailey and his wife today Beckie B and them live in a double house Harry is the owner it is a very nice house with a pretty flower yard back and front
22nd Monday
Well I have started out this morning to go around We went to Lew Eckel's first she came with us to Mell McDonnols, she went with us out to the old grave yard that Lou and I used to go and play in. We also went to the house that Aunt Rachel used to live and sat on the old steps that we have sat on and went up and down so many times, we then stopped to see a man that takes pictures and knew me when I was a little girls his name is Simpkings, we also saw his father who is 85 years old, and also another man that Pap used to work with he is 95 his name is Peter Blackwood, We took dinner with George and Mell McDonnol they both said they would have liked Pen to have come with me for they liked him they have but one daughter her name is Carry she said she liked him I told her I would tell Pen I am having a nice time we are going to Lew's for tea.
At night-) we went to Lew's, Charlie and Beckie Bailey and Clem Colgan were there, Mell and her Husband and daughter expected to come after supper but it rained so hard they could not get there, we came home in a cab brought us right to Aunt Rachel's door it is still raining we expect to start home in the morning I want to see all my family
23rd I am now on the boat on my way home, the cab came right to Aunt Rachel's door and brought us to the boat, it is a beautiful morning Pap says he doesn’t know when ever he enjoyed himself so well as he has at Salem and I have had a splendid visit- Aunt Rachel says if she can she wants to come and see us next summer Salem is a pretty place so many flower yards but I think Salem Creek is as crooked a place as I ever saw, We are now on the train at Delaware City waiting to start we have to stop at [Porters] and change cars for Townsend, there we will take the cars for Sudlersville, I hope Pen will be there for I want to get home and see them all it seems like I have been away about two weeks
At Night, we arrived home safe Lena had dinner most ready I found them all well
24th Lizzie and Beckie came today and are agoing to stay all night we have done some talking today Pap is to start home tomorrow
25th Pap went home this morning I have been poorly all day was taken sick in the night I did not like to see him go, Beckie went home this afternoon
26th I feel better tonight Lizzie and John went over to Chestertown with Eddie tonight I know I shall miss her but she thought she ought to be home
27th I went to Church Hill today the M E church is having a festival there was a good many there Pen introduced me to an old friends of his Mr. Roe, Walter took Jimmie Lena and Annie Rolph tonight Eddie has gone I expect he took some girl I received a letter from Mother today telling me that Pap arrived home safe. I also received one from Agness Quigley this time last saturday night I was at Salem New Jersey
28th Sunday Night
It has been cool all day, Pen has just made a fire in the fireplace, I went to Church this morning Mr Asters preached a splendid sermon, his text was Gen 22 chapt 1st to 2 versus I would love to have such faith and I thought as I heard him preach how trifling are our worldy cares compared to eternal life, God grant that I may be faithful and at last dwell with God forever
29th I went over to Town to see the Dr today he says I am bilious I called to see Lizzie but could not stay as it was most dinner time
30th I have been canning pears and peaches today
31st I wrote to Pap and Mother today but my fingers hurt me so I could not write with much comfort