“Benginda" Thursday June & ~ 99

I began to werk on anether knife this a.m. after dinner
I cut Mergan's hair - end afterward Mr. Beudet's after
that I went with Boudot te the little villages nearby.

I bought some women's dresses - a let ef eld peer peeple
in the villages starving. We sat after supper Morgan,
M°G & myself and had a cenversatien on seriptural lines -
retired very late - talked to Mergan seme time after
going te bed.

“Bonginda" Friday June 9 - 99

I finished anether knife this a.m. & then began en a
ring for napkin - just about 11 e'cleck I teok a dose
ef castor oil fer a celd. While I was working away
this p.m. I rec'd a letter and te my great jey it was
from Sephie it made my heart leap for jey. I have been
se anxious to see her ~ er hear — but although it was
written on the day after I left her it was 8 days befere
I rec'd it se it was a pleasure to get it. I wanted te
write at ence but there is ne way ef sending can enly
wait until the beat gees dewn se that I can take it
with me. I have been trying te write & talk te, but it
is rather difficult te make much pregress. I will net
be able te leave this station until Tuesday, I'm afraid -
I was in hepes I would be with Sephie Sunday. I have
wanted te go dewn te Farris' statien and spend a day

or twe but the days that I might prebably have gene it
rained. When it rains here it is very muddy, the ground
level and of a clayey nature - and sticks to your geets
fearfully. Morgan is trying te make bricks but the

rain steps er hinders him.

*Benginda® Saturday June 10 - 99

When we aweke this a.m. it was raining - after breakfast
I went to werk en anether napkin ring and engraved in
raised M°G letters and at tea-time in the p.m. I had it
finished and placed his napkin in it and put it at his
place at the table. He lecked at it and thought it very
geod & thanked me nicely & heartily. I did not work
any mere but went to the cabin en the beat - put en my
knickers and a pair ef nice “new lady® steckings which

I bought frem Mr. Wilkes assertment ef geeds which
Armstreng is selling. I had my beets cleaned up and I
leeked quite respectable. About 5 e'cleck the steam
Launch came in with Mr. Ellis as master & Mr. Frest as
