In school all the month of September. But a few
scholars. Lawyer Jennings
died with the cholera & Dr. Gibson
with apoplexy. Old man Garret also. Quite a number of cases of cholera. I
borrowed the American Encyclopedia from Cole & read nearly all the volume.
Read many books besides. School
not large enough in September or October to support me.
Sunday.
Been writing on poem. Manuel Woolford wants me to write for his paper. I am
writing on Education. Heard that a man was killed near the race track & his
head cut off. I have been out engineering for Syberg two days. He is to pay me
for it. Drizzly today. [Ed] Sauter came around in evening.
October
29, 1866
In
school. Went to Syberg's office. Reading & writing.
October
30, 1866
In
school. Called on Syberg. He says [Ed] Sauter is shut up. Walter wants me to
take his two boys on the debt I owe him. At Cole's office. Called on Major Tyler
to see if I could get a place. None to be got. Round town in evening with Cole a
little. Some time ago Mike Egan knocked me down. Mrs. Egan sued Cole for money
& I told Mike that he put
her up to it & he knocked me down for it. Nothing new in town. Oh God, grant
that I may get something to do or enlarge my school,
October
31, 1866
In
school. Saw Syberg. [Ed] Sauter came round in evening. Went out with him.
Hon.
Orville Jennings (born 14 January 1825,
died 2 October 1866) was a U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of
Arkansas.
