[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]
This morning as I was dressing you
came back to tell me that Hilsy &
William had presented themselves in
the kitchen--Mr Flagg had brought
them up the evening before.--F & B
were getting breakfast & as soon as they
saw Hilsy perceived she was not
exactly in the right humour--Pa
went to the kitchen to speak to them &
she kept her seat & answered him impolitely--
poor Wm seems entirely worn out & subdued,
says he will never go again, when Pa
found that they had left Charity--he started
off with you to get her, but came
back later without haveing seen her at
all. After Pa left Hilsy came in
& had a long talk with Ma professed
to be penitent, & said she will never
go again has lost all of her clothes
says she left them here intending to
cone back & they were stolen.
Mr. Porter brought Cornelia home last eve, & she
came back this morning Ma ordered dinner
as if she had never left--they all look
mean & worn out--cousin Julia Fleet came
There were about 24 men fed at our
table & slept here to night.- nine came in
the house & we found them quite pleasant
gentlemen.
[as transcribed by her granddaughter, Anne Madison Wright Baylor]
MSS 15406
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