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23 — Con —

I would not turn a finger to disposess a person of their lawful honest labor under no consideration, regardless of who they are or were unless they gave it to me, and someone was trying to cheat me out of it, and then I would not be dragged into it then. — “The Educational Congress” at Danville, to day, all the big, preachers of the Virginia annual Conference, and the bishop is there. What good it does, I don’t know. I know it is an unneccessary expense, and a wasting a lot of good religious time, and putting money in the Jim Crow R.R.s treasury, and making us poorer. — I learned to night that Lee Hunt was married. I wish him joy. — Mrs. Margaret Bland died, either to day or yesterday, she is dead “tho” funeral Thursday. —

24 Con

The democratic council has passed the segregation ordinance. I wonder if C.W. Walker will segregate the Negroes Laundry? he is in the laundry business, he will never segregate mine — Mrs Fannie White died. — Teachers meeting, and it made my heart rejoice when they laid special emphasis on the fact that there was no dissatisfaction existing which refutes what my friend(?) said. — A jury of S.C. white men has acquitted a negro charge with attempted assault on a white woman, and a mob

A hopeful nature can dance without a fiddle

ThursMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

“Verily, Verily. I say unto you ye must be born again” — Clear and warm. Court. — Blanche was sick all night with earache or Neuralgia, and I left her in bed, with “B.W” playing. — The weather is heavenly — My taxes looms up, too

Some folks would spy faults if their eyes were out

FriTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

“And thou Capenaum” —

Clear and warm. Wife improved “B.W” alright. — Court again — The pastor returned yesterday. — I slept well last night, and feeling well this a.m. — My boys, except “B.W” has gone back on me it seems.