22 [May]
The Battles in Virginia are so far successful for us and Johnston in Georgia appears to be acting on the defence with skill, at least we hope so. He has given up some places, the Yankees file their papers with his, and we hope this Summer through the blessing of God, to arrive at a peace. The long Winter is at last over, and the Summer here. I think this a very pleasant Summer climate.
The shoos are all too narrow, Harry’s entirely too small but we are stretching them, they are too nice to give up.—
Received a letter from John dated 31 March containing his Photograph. It is very nicely done, but looks thinner & older than when we last saw him.—
The Frosts party was quite a pleasant one, and the girls returned Saturday afternoon. E says the bride looked better teaching the mutes than now. There is a second rate air about the whole concern very striking comparing them with the Frosts. She paid the bride a visit on Saturday morning and said a little child playing on the floor looked very much like Mrs Henderson, her sister. Miss Mag Walker, the bride’s sister, said “Yes, he does favour Mrs Henderson some”.—