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had drained a large pond, when they found about 300 of them, which they slaughtered. They will always flee from a man. His story of his father-in-law losing his favorite hound-and of the Negro who was thrown into the river by one. Mr. Skipwith is a grandson of George Green. Learned towards morning that arrangements had been made that we were to use the Presbyterian meeting in afternoon and have no service in the morning - because the Presbyterians have a communion and the Methodists have closed their house on that account. I became uneasy, recollecting the difficulty I was placed in at Palmyra - and how few Presbyterian clergymen unite at all in their worship when present. To abstain from Church when I had not of my own would perhaps be painful and injurious to others - to leave their Church before the administration of the communion would be equally so - and yet I could not participate with them. There is a certain liberality which often leads to the very evils we wish to avoid.
21. January/38 Sunday - Third Sunday after Epiphany - beautiful, clear, cool morning. At my request, the school room was prepared and notice sent to the leading Episcopalians of worship this morning. About 20 assembled, men, women and children - all the service and preached on the faith of Abraham. Mr. Duncan a vestryman called upon me. Had a full house in afternoon at Presbyterian meeting. Preached "I have fought a good fight." Tea Colonel Hunt's, a few families, and no church can offer here a salary of $2,000.00! I went after tea to hold a service at Mr. Skipwith's at his request as his wife, _____ could not attend Church today. A room full attended. We sang part of Bishop's evening hymn - I read Part 3 Chapter St. John's Gospel and commented particularly on "God so loved the world," and then read from the Prayer Book the family prayers. Afterwards Hottam was sung.
22. Monday. I am in great difficulty. Ought friendship keep me here ten days longer, when all my duties at the North are considered? I will however, rest quietly till evening. It is said that pork is $0.03 per pound and that flour $5.50 per barrel at Cincinnati - _____The Major gave last year $0.15 per pound for bacon - this year for it unsmoked $0.05.
He thinks three months hence there will be greater difficulty in the money market than ever - for the crop will not pay the debts of the West to the East - and then suits will come which have thus far been suspended. Thus far I have written Carden, Walker and B.T.O. - After dinner I walked through and about the town, called at Mr. Dixon's store - conversed in the street with Colonel Hart - and Dr. Shanks - and visited a book store where I bought Miss Martineau's work on America and Stone on Animal Magnetism. Tea and Mr. Beattie's - has a large family - eight children etc.
23. The weather was milder and still clear. Went to the landing to see a