Thursday 11th Raleigh behaved quite improperly
in school today used bad language, for which I
of course, reproved him severely- I have noticed
that since his return he has seemed rather
sullen & ill humored-He was sorry to come back
& wants to hurry over the next two weeks as quickly
as possible, not caring for anything else--But
I shall see that he behaves himself properly as
long as he stays in the house- A drunken sol=
=dier called here to get his horse fed-the first
of that description we have had-He gave his
name as Jas. D. Howlett, of Chesterfield, & said
he was a first cousin of Kate Cox, & wished me
to write to her about him-He stayed two hours
& was quite impertinent- In the middle
his begging me to play in an insisting & rather
rude manner, Mrs Morris & Nanny Page came
they were astonished at his conduct-I might
have given him a tract or tryed to do him some
good, but was so embarrassed that I did not
know what to say-May God have mercy on
his soul- How must God's heart daily be torn
at the sight of his own creatures so degraded & defiled
MSS 4208
[from the diary of Mary S. Boydon of "Hopedale," Albemarle County, Va.]
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