1862 October 12 Fauquier County, Va.

[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]

Sunday, October 12, 1862

Enjoyed my Sabbath more than usual-
i e--had the pleasure of going to church
Ma said she must go & risk the
consequences so B[ertie] & I went with her. bro
C[harles] preached an excellent sermon--I
feel that it was good to be in the
house of "my God"=But fear I
did not profit by the Holy Lessons
as I should have done, my thoughts wandered
often--Mr James stopped the carriage
in the street & gave me a letter from you-
I was overjoyed=but it was only a short
letter as you said you had written a long
one just before, which, I have not, gotten
yet--Am so thankful that you are
well, & pleased with your work.
=Truly I have a great deal to be
grateful to God for-& often feel
ashamed that I so seldom
remember to praise him for all of his
goodness to me----:
Jacque has been fretful, & has the
thrush & is teething=made me
walk up & down with him nearly
all the evening--which I was not
much inclined to do as I wanted to
read.  Had a fire in my room for
the first time--It is cold & raining.

[as transcribed by her granddaughter Anne Madison Wright Baylor]

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