| Show In nth the e Beg Beginning inn i n 9 4 zy By j. j Cecil Alter When the Mans Man's ray Away Extracts from the journal of oC Mrs Catharine E. E are here carried carried car car- ried ned forward Decem December r 5 1850 1850 Mr Woolley gathering up his his things for for his trip south and I weighed his groceries and such like articles for to take Mr Woolley working at the thc house got it finished I took my mJ carpet to the weaver Mr Woolley and Fullmer are fixing their wagon and loading it We we moved into our new house Mr Woolley finished loading his wagon Mr Woolley getting ready to start in the morning Brother p. p P p. p Pratt here today i Sister bister Ensign sent ent me a nice piece i of oC pork Little I Mary 1 year old today This Is Mr Woolley's last evening to be with us for a while but all is right December 11 ii 1850 1850 l Mr Woolley Woolley Wool- Wool ley leJ and Fullmer started this morning morning morn morn- ing on their journey May MaJ they be prospered and blessed in hi all their righteous undertakings may their steps be guided ir in the paths of truth and and may they return re re- bless turn T. T with their ith h honor nor and safety a and families during their absence May MaJ we be led V ulay by the spirit of oC the Lord is my prayer which I T made mad took k an emetic today me tolerably sick Mary Woolley was hS here all aU day for company while I was taking medicine I feel Very l lonesome n ome Sund Sunday Cloudy Cloudy with rain and snow I took Emma another er emetic n Emma Kearns Karns was here I feel tolerably tol tol- weak today Stranger With Strange Idea December 18 is 1850 Marla MarJa Maria Dilworth Dil Dil- SS worth Sis I came finished and CUt out ut a cl cloak for or my dress I made two skirts for S Sis s and a a cap cip for tor Mrs EnsIgn Had a man here for dinner and supper The two Misses Kearns were here this evening AU All well as common only our stranger is is' in po possession session of an eVIl spirit he thin thinks he hc is a prophet I made a can cap for myself this morning before beCore break break- fast Samuel Henry vas as sick and so I had to be up and William wanted to go to t the canyon cann- our stranger got up ate break breakfast only f F then talked nonsense until unU daylight daylight day day- light then went awa away He lie sa said A that h the Mormons were not Fot good people but the thc Lord had had choe him to rule what few lew Sere righteous U there were and gather all he could and establish Zion and build up the kingdom of oC good in ri righteousness s sand and purity I made a skirt and hemmed a veil All well this p peace pace ace and joy only lonely for the absent one December 21 1850 Mother 1850 Mother Bailey brought me some sausage and pork and I gave ave her a bowlful of oC coffee coHee and I did give them a apiece apiece apiece piece of oC pork when we killed our pi pig Sister Starr sent ent me some kraut pork and and I 1 gave her some elderberries I 1 I am alone again Went Went in to Sister Sis ter ten Fullmer's a few minutes This This day I went to Brighams Brigham's mill to a Christmas party stayed all night we had a first rate supper supper supper sup sup- per at midnight I 1 helped to get it iton iton iton on the table They danced all night until 5 o'clock in the m mOrning morn morning mOrn mOrn- rn ing the party broke up Another J Year Gone December 25 1850 1850 Christmas Christmas day daJ and very pleasant We came home this morning at 8 Bub and myself were ere alone and there was a person came in m here herewith herewith herewith with a false face on and frightened us very much but I can forgive them for they said they were very sorry that it happened and I will let it p pass and say no more about it I I made a straw tick tiek All An Allwell well vell this evening only Samuel Henry cries very much after his father lather Mary and Sister Webb came down and spent the afternoon with me Sister Webb is going to stay all aU night Sister Sister Weiler came and spent the day with me and Brother Weller Weiler came to tea lea Sunday Sunda Fair I washed and dressed my children and md myself myself myself my my- self then went vent to E. E Ds D's a fe few minutes then to Mary olary Ensigns Ensign's and spent the afternoon Went to Mrs Frosts Frost's a n few minutes to see her sick child then went in to EnsIgns Ensigns Ensign's Ensigns Ensign's En En- signs sign's again took tea lea then came home E E. D D. here this evening All well vell as common I 1 I made madea a dress for Sis then had company compan which was Mrs Fullmer and three children they took look tea with me mc January 1 I 1851 Another 1851 Another year ear is past and gone one Oh how swift the time rolls round and another is gone that last New Year was here herein in our society but the will of God Godit it shall be done ma may peace and their attend and joy days daj's speed their work that they with peace and songs of oC praise e ma may return unto their peaceful homes and brin bring home another happy New Years Year's day in 1852 Quite a Calling Callin Part Party I did some ome sewing se in the mornIng morning morn morn- ing then went to Brother Pratts Pratt's They dedicated their schoolhouse in the forenoon with orations from P. P P Pratt Mr Ir Woodruff and Dr Richards and had music and a dance in the evening I went in a awhile awhile wh while Je then came in to Brother Pratts Pratt's We spent quite a pleasant evening 2nd 2nd I I came home and found all well vell Had c company in inthe inthe inthe the evening evering which was Miss Woodard Woodard Woodard Wood- Wood ard Mis Mies Woolley Mrs Dewey Devey and three Mr Deweys two Iwo Mr Ensigns they all spent the eve eve- evening ning Sister E. E Pratt came part partway partway partway way home with me an and carried Sis many thanks to her for her kindness Made Made a cap for Mother Molher Bullard I I made a cap for myself Sis quite sick Sis ver very sick did not rest reit any last night Sister Sister Webb made a coat for Bub January Januar 9 9 1851 Sister 1851 Sister Webb sewing at al a dress s for Sis E. E D D. I came caine down and laid hands on Sis and she got better right oft off Brother Webb here all night I last t ni night ht Brother Brother Hammond called to see me Sister Webb finished Sis' Sis dr dress Sister Sister Webb sewing at a dress for me mc I made a collar collar collar col col- col- col lar for Bub Dub Brother Brother Pratt came in the evening and Mary Ann and E. E D. D were here to supper and Brother Starrs Starr's Brother Pr Pro spoke very edifying until 10 All AH in good spirits only I would feel much better if it Mr Ir Woolley were here for I think that he would enjoy the oration delivered by Elder Eider P. P P. P Pratt January 20 1851 1851 I 1 sewed a quilt together today I I put puta a quilt in the thc frame I I quilted my skirt and made it then went to a party at Samuel Ensigns Ensign's and it was a good and civil party parly and conducted in order I stayed until 12 I had Samuel Henry Hem with ith me and Sister Webb kept Sis SLi all well and many thanks to Sister Webb for Cor her kindness Had Had three men to work vork at threshing Sunday I I was vas at home all day reading a book called The Spaniard |
