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Chapel Hill Jany 4th 1856,
My dear Husband,
Tired, dirty & of course, dispirited, I commence my second letter to you - I have been out in the kitchen all day, - yes & a part of the night, attending to lard' and sausages - For the want of enough of hands, I worked harder than usual & O! I am [mighty tired] of standing_ After this preface, you need not be surprised if I am not very in teresting_ Your letter by Ed, comforted me somewhat very much as I was agreeably surprised at it's reception_ Ed did not send it to me till about 3o'clock, altho' he came out to the kitchen & talked with me_ I asked him if he saw you &c - and even then, he forgot to give me the letter. He was more thoughtful about the money as he gave that to Rich'd soon after he came - You seem to be in luck - do you consid er it good or bad to be invited to so many parties &c. ? I hope you enjoy them but hardly think you do, if you have much of a cold_ You must take better care of yourself for my sake_ Well, I know that you will be glad to learn that Mr. Cole's pork is very good. Ben says it is a good deal better than the first [Morrisses?] - it yielded of course, more lard in proportion than his. He brought 1175 lbs. or rather, sent it, for neither of the Coles came with the last load. the servant brought a note from Benson (I think) saying that you
[written sideways on left of page] Saturday morning - All iup but Lizzie who says she thinks she can come in after a while_ We have a glorious haily day _ the ground is quite covered with hail already. I have just burnt the chimney of one room with a 1/2 sheet of newspaper. You see I am smarter than some folks! - who couldn't even make it burn.
might pay him if convenient. [illegible ] send a due bill. I wrote him a short note- mentioned the quantity received- and told him that I expected you would send the money by Gov: [illegible], the last of the week- Mr. Foster Utley sent his account against us today, for the patching of the pouch & his wife's acct for dress making- the whole, $5-75- charged only 2 for the pouch- Richard says he will get the rest of your accts as soon as he can. I sincerely hope that the other mechanics may be as moderated as Mr. Utley - We had so much rain on Wednesday & night, that I began to fear that our house might not do well on so muddy a road, as this to Hillsboro- so I made [free?] to write Miss Nancy a note and requested her if she had room in her carriage for Mary to take her to H'bro, as I heard the evening before that she was going to the wedding- she assented to it- and came around between 12 & 1- with Rebecca Moore & Mr Ed Bell- and away they all went. I suppose they arrived there safely, as I have heard nothing to the contrary- Rd. was right glad to be allowed to stay at home- he received a letter from Joel yesterday, requesting him to try to hire one of his boys, a good hotel servant, to Mr. Guthrie he has been at Mr. Griswolds for several years, but he wishes to take him from there, as hotel servants in that place have too laborious a time- he says his own health is not good- and I rather think from the tone of his letter, that his spirits are not among other troubles, I believe, is the fear that he has greiviously wounded Kemp, by not attending his wedding. I wish K would answer that letter he rec'd at R. [Mt.?] poor Joel- is not a happy
man, I am sure- far from it - and we ought to make allowances for his [?] - particularly , as he has been such a [?], as well as mental sufferer- Mrs. Bunting's health was better. Mr. [?] did not want the boy - so [?] wrote him by return mail. We had a letter from William, the day before Kemp left- he seems to be about as usual. Sister Catherine received a letter from Gaston, on wednesday- dated Wilmington- he had failed in his applications for [?] in this state & was about to leave for Florida- his uncle Henry made him a present of $50- he stayed three days with Billy Hall in Wilmington & was delighted with the kindness of him & his family. We hear of no prospect of a teacher, unless John Mc Dade, who has just returned from Florida [?] take the school- if he does, shall we send [?] or do you think he would do better with [?] D. Jones called yesterday, partly he said, to pay your $ 2which he said, he found he owed you, as [?] of hal's size hired here the other day for 24 & 5 dollars - he did not pay you in that proportion. I advised him not to pay another sum, that you asked for him for the year- by the way Garner sent me word yesterday, that he wants Hal- I think we had as well let him go- provided he will pay his value. I have not sent him word yet. [?] ma ask- and I wish I knew what you would say. [?] & I thought of asking $ 20. suppose you write by the next mail & say. I could get the letter on Monday- that would be time enough. Henry has been suffering with [?]
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