home to get ready to come back in time to commence school the next Monday we worked hard although Julia was not well and started Sunday about noon and arrived here the 9th of Oct at 11 oclock at night but Mr Ws people were kind and as they could not let us have a room until Friday night we were not settled before Sunday. I commenced school with 13 scholars the 10 of Oct in a very pleasant and comfortable house with everything nice and convenient Last week we had two more new scholars things passed on place smoothly until Thursday evening when I when I was asked to come and see one of my little scholars who was very sick I started right off in company with Mrs Waterman I feared the child would not live I staid as late as I could as I was not needed but in the morning the news came that she died at 10 oclock after I left They wanted me to not have school as she was to be buried that day I went and helped to prepare her for the grave with a sad heart thinking how I should [PAGE BREAK] feel if one of my darlings were taken from me [Oct} 27 (?) we washed and sewed and worked very hard my arms pained me terribly I had forgotten to say I was obliged to sell a yearling colt to pay a debt of less than $4.00 and borrowed $5 beside a few days before I came here I lent one of my neighbors Mr Grigsby $5.00 to be paid in ten days Last Sunday Mr Waterman told me the district had objected to my having some of my children stay with me and go to school also he did not want little Grace here only on a visit I felt very sad and sorry for my children who expected to have an opportunity to come after Christmas for mrs W spoke in the first place about my children coming here she is afraid there will be too many in the house I pay 1.50 a week and I think it is enough Mr Waterman has appeared very cold I don't know why I have tried to be kind and make myself agreeable This morning she brought me in part of a rabbit dressed 4 sweet potatoes and some pickled beets which was very kind Julia feels bad at so much coolness for she has been treated like a lady as