The Diaries of Ralph Leland Goodrich, 1859-1867
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May
1, 1863
Boys
took a holy day. Mrs. Jordan, Johnson’s sister came to see if I would give her
lessons in arithmetic and Latin. Could not.
May
2, 1863
Saturday.
Down the street. Reading & writing.
May
3, 1863
Sunday.
At Catholic church. Writing. Began [reading] Gil Blos again.
May
4, 1863
In
school. Two new scholars. Several left.
May
5, 1863
In
school. Mrs. C[aldwell] is complaining that I am not a good teacher, that her
boy says he does not learn, and that he fools me.
May
6, 1863
In
school.
May
7, 1863
In
school. Called on Mrs. Knapp, Eustace Officer’s mother.
May
8, 1863
In
school. Two men were shot for desertion today.
May
9, 1863
Saturday.
Down the street.
May
10, 1863
At
church. Bishop [Lay] here.
May
11, 1863
In
school. At Mrs. Caldwell’s [where I heard some] awful stories about [my
school]boys [and how they] don’t like me, &c. She says Mr. Sauter will
take all [of] Mathews scholars. He will do well & ruin me.
May
12, 1863
Another
pistol affair. Louis George [1]
had it.
May
13, 1863
In
school. The boys are outrageous.
May
14, 1863
In
school. At church.
May
15, 1863
In
school. I had occasion to take Juba Rector [2]
to task & he disobeyed & I struck him with my whip. He got up and swore
outrageously to me. I shoved him out and told him I turned him from school.
Outdoors he swore terribly at me, went home, and soon his father [Henry Rector]
came and wanted to see me. We went out at the back of the building and he wanted
to know the difficulty that I had with
Governor
Henry Massie Rector
"I got out of his way and said, 'you cowardly dog, you will hear
from this!' and ordered him off." -- RLG
May
16, 1863
Went
fishing with [Capt.] Syberg in the river.
May
17, 1863
Sunday.
Sam Adams came to see me. Mrs. Adams wants me again as a private tutor. At
church.
May
18, 1863
In
school. Called on Mrs. Adams. Saw Wassill. [3]
May
19, 1863
In
school.
May
20, 1863
In
school. Nothing new.
May
21, 1863
In
school.
May
22, 1863
In
school. Dodge’s family here tonight.
May
23, 1863
Sick
all last night, all day with diarrhea.
May
24, 1863
Sunday.
Sick. Sent letter home yesterday.
May
25, 1863
In
school. Feel sick.
May
26, 1863
In
school.
May
27, 1863
In
school.
May
28, 1863
In
school.
May
29, 1863
In
school. Plattenburg is going to begin [teaching] school. Takes a good many of my
boys. Fay and Lee Hempstead left school today.
May
30, 1863
Saturday.
May
31, 1863
Sunday. Got shoes. Paid 15 dollars.
[1]
Louis
George was the 14 year-old son of Louis George – a 59 year-old
German grocer in Little Rock. This diary entry presumably refers to an incident in which Louis brought a
pistol to school.
[2]
Henry
Juber Rector was the 15 year-old son of the former Governor Henry
Massie Rector.
[3]
Probably John Wessell, a 50 year-old native of
The Ralph Goodrich Collection is the property of the Arkansas
History Commission.