In
school. Sent Egan $75.00 for speculation [on cotton]. Quite cold.
In
school. Nothing new.
In
school. The niggers [are] mad [at me] tonight. Down the street. Nothing new.
December
4, 1863
In
school. Nothing new. Saw Egan.
December
5, 1863
Working
down the street, up at Louisa's. They say [Gen.] Price is coming. Paid Mrs.
Fulton for rent.
December
6, 1863
Sunday
at church. Saw Egan. Nothing new.
December
7, 1863
Henderson
boys left today. Cobb paid me 37.00 on cotton. At Anthony House to see _______.
Louisa Adamson sent me and that probably she would buy my confederate money. I
hope she will.
December
8, 1863
In
school. Got in the Theater as a door keeper. Went tonight, staid till ten [for
which] I get ten dollars a week.
December
9, 1863
In
school. At theater. Jake Orcutt up to see me in Kansas 5th [Cavalry] Regiment.
December
10, 1863
In
school. Nothing new. At theater door keeping. Saw Egan. Paid Smith, who hires me
in theater was in the penitentiary.
December
11, 1863
In
school. Got a stove today. At theater. Rainy at night.
December
12, 1863
Saturday.
Working at Mission Meeting. At theater.
December
13, 1863
Sunday.
At home all day reading.
December
14, 1863
In
school. At theater. Took an oyster supper with a man by the name of Smith.
December
15, 1863
In
school. At theater. Night reading.
December
16, 1863
In
school. At theater. Cold today.
December
17, 1863
In
school. Got drunk & knocked Desmoines almost down.
December
18, 1863
In
school. At theater, good house [tonight].
December
19, 1863
Saturday.
Down street at theater. Desmoine is a damn villain. He treats Smith as if he was
a fool. If I was in Smith's place. I would knock him down.
December
20, 1863
Sunday.
Have a cold. At church. Egan came a little while.
December
21, 1863
In
school. Whipped Yoon Pike. Fay Hempstead pitched into me & gave ____ a
thrashing. At theater. Smith sold out. Did not want me any longer. Desmoine told
me they had no more use for me. He is a villain if anyone is.
December
22, 1863
In
school. Down street. Mick Egan here all evening.
December
23, 1863
In
school. Down street. Saw Smith [and he] said he did not want to pay me until he
saw Desmoine. I was mad with him. He said the men he sold out to are going to
get Desmoine out, and then he is going in, & then he will take me again. I
have not much confidence in what he says.
December
24, 1863
In
school. Down street all afternoon.
December
25, 1863
Christmas
at church. Down street. Night at supper with Mick Egan. Chicken, turkey &
oysters, &c. Danced after. Got home about half past two in the morning.
December
26, 1863
Saturday.
Down street. Up to Egan's. Mick came down to dinner with me. Had quite a good
one -- chicken, &c. Rainy all day.
December
27, 1863
Sunday.
At school doing nothing. Over to Egan's. Miss Brock there. I don't know what I
shall do. I cannot live with my small school. I do hope I can be able to get
into some employment that will pay. Help me Lord.
December
28, 1863
Down
street about all day. Could not find anything to do [for employment]. I am
afraid that I shall be obliged to keep on with my school as poor as it is.
December
29, 1863
Down
street. At funeral. One of the pall bearers at Yerkes house. Child of Yonley.
Night at Wassell's. Spent a pleasant evening at tea there.
December
30, 1863
Went
with Mr. Peake & Wassell to see the parade at college. Down street about all
day. Got letter yesterday from home. Sent one today.
December
31, 1863
Snowing
[and] bitter cold. Down street. Nothing new. Reading.
