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he Came to see Me, apologized in the Kindest 

 Manner for his Lady's Conduct; Ordered his Son in 

 Law M"^ Smith to pay Me, and shewed Me all the 

 Politeness he his possessed of— M' Smith Congratulated 

 My Firmness of Acting — and All Went on pretty Well 

 that Day— 



the Ladies early that Morning Left for St. Francis- 

 ville Without bidding us any adieu, and expected 

 that on their Return at Night We would be gone; 

 this however was a disapointment for M-^ Perrie re- 

 quested We should Stay, representing how easily We 

 could reach the Steam Boat the Next Morning before 

 her time of departure in the Course of this Afternoon 

 M'"* P sent for Joseph and presented him with a full 

 suit of fine clothes of her Deceased son — to the accepta- 

 tion of Which I positively refused to acquiesce, Know- 

 ing too Well how far some gifts are talked of — and 

 Not Wilhng that My Companion should diminish the 

 Self Respect I think Necessary for every Man to Keep 

 towards himself however poor, when able by Talents^ 

 Health and Industry to Procure his own Necessities — 



unfortunately there was Much Company in the eve- 

 ning [and] sometimes after supper We Left our Room 

 were M-^ Pirrie and M^ Smith had Joined us on leav- 

 ing the Table to go and bid our farewell to the female 

 Part of the familly — My Entry before the Circle posessed 

 none of that Life and Spirit I formerly Enjoyed on 

 Such Occasion, I would gladly have wished to be ex- 



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