offender in not pleasing her son and began to talk to her family about myself and daughter being unprincipled as Julia passed through I could hardly believe she meant us for I could not think of anything Julia could be blamed for as she had did nothing. My wise little daughter thought I better speak to Mr Waterman as he was a director and see what all this rumpus was about, vulgarly speaking. I saw him out door as I thought best to speak to him alone. He said he thought I ought to have seen how many would come before I commenced school said he had no objection going if there would be enough scholars that he would not compel his children to go but advised them to go. called upon another one whose boys had been influenced away he said he thought it would be best to have no more school that week. I think he was conservative and wanted to please the Watermans. His wife is a nice woman he may be good but I don't like to see people always astride of the fence. I went to school had eleven scholars. Mr W[aterman] kept Josie out to make themselves disagreeable or have their own way [PAGE BREAK] I kept school Wednesday and told the children we would have no more until tomorrow although I could not go home to my little lambs I forgot to say when I was talking with Mr W[aterman] out came his wife said She thought I was unprincipled when I had promised a holaday (sic) that my affairs had nothing to do with the school. And turned to Julia who stood near me said you said my boy lied I am done with you(unreadable) Julia did not reply as she thought she was (Mrs W[aterman]) in no frame of mind to reason but that when she retuned would (unreadable) Charles It was not so At night we came home very sad when to our delight we see father had come out of such sad news My beautiful Cleopatra had fallen down in coming up a slick bank and could not get up father had some hopes of her but yesterday the man who takes care of her said she was no better. I am afraid I shall loose and she is worth more than all I shall earn this winter and spring I hope the Lord will restore her as good as ever for he can if he thinks best I feel to trust the Lord today and hope I shall live nearer to him each day through my life. I thank for all my blessings and shall