Lydia_Gay_Diary

17 rain the morn I am better in my health I love the lord because he has heard my cry, O I pray that may learn to fear the lord when thy judgment are a bread in the Earth, and thousands that have [?] the Sun [?] never See the light of this morn in the afternoon we had friends call to See us and to take tea in the eving Mr Burbank from Shelburn and informed me of the health of our Brothers [?] Ingalls he told me that they ware building a [?] house he has Nine children 18 Mr Gross read the 1 chap Lamentation and he had the Spirit of prayr I have reason t be thankful for Dear friends I was disapoined that my Sister [?] did not come to Portland in the Eving I want hir to come before I left

the lord day morning rain very fast its better die a child at [?] than live, and die at [?] a Sinner at the refurreiton of the body at the Last day, and the glory to be revealed, the bones that day, in the grave as the roots of plants in the ground during the winter. Shall then flourish and bid on Etarnal fairrwel to winter, and a [?] entrance upon an everlasting Spring. I Dream that my Dear Son was Sick I [?] for the Doc he came and ordered Some thing for him, but i went out of the room when i came he was gone, So long a time, they held there peace to Show A reverance due to Such prodigious woe, 20 monday morn I am comfortlie, great hell for the Salvation for this morn prais the lord for all his loving kindness [?] one, o the mercyes of god

I pray that the prayre of my Dear Mr Cross [?] morn be remembered by me as long as i live and [?] conversation be imprinted on my heart Now I lake my Farewell to this Dear Family perhaps never to meet in this world a gain, but I hope that all of us meet in heaven, never to Seperate, at Eight clock in the Eving I went on bord the Stern boat for Boston and all my friends and ask for the Ladyes I told him that the bell rung and they left me, I think we [?] in love there was tow hundred Pasengers a great many children I had a comforted night rose at six the morn 21 had Bresefast at the our of light a bout sixty [?] the table I felt better for my bresefast and

Ment on deck and let there till I got home at twelve clock and all my family glad to See me Mr. Ingalls had been tow ours in waiting for me

August 22 at home I have Seene the goodness of god in my journey to me and in the Sea, they that go down to the Sea in Ships that do business in great Maters

I had goodnight Sleep and the lord was with us in prayr in the morn. I am resolve to Spend more time in the Servises of my Savior; and try to live more to Glory him, not that god Standeth in need of my poor Efort, for all is a [?] rags

23 I have walked down to my Dear Frances god has preserved them in my absence I have had manny freinds to call to See me Since my return home all glad to See me

this afternoon at Mrs Stockney at Meeting Mr [?] Preach from job 24 had comfortfull night and my freinds came as usual and my Dear Mrs Low I had good meeting, I was Sick in the meantime and was very unwell all the day, but if i am Spared to See the light of a notherday I hope to be better, Spare me O Lord if thy will a little longer the Rev Mr Farnworth call this Eving hiw glad I was to See him, he was Clasmate of my Dear Son

25 Saterday rather better, very cold for the Season had Thunder and rain lightling

26 Sabbath morning a blesant day, through the tender mercy of our god i am in the land of the living Hebrews chap 2 & verse 13 he that covereth his Sin Shall not prosper, [?] what blend thing to have