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been a student at Princeton & I knew of my friends there. Mr. B.
had invited him to tra with us, at first I was rather troubled
at the thought of having company in our unsettled state &
with so little to place on the table. But had some good fritters &
bought some crackers from Mr. Brown’s little store then we opened a
can of peaches we have saved this long time for some case of emer-
gency. & we made out a supper. The mosquitoes did not long
get to annoy us- even though ‘twas the last evening we were all
to be together-- About 9. the gentlemen thought it time for them
to go to the boat already for the morning start. So bid Mr. Ev. &
Mr. Carter good bye & Mr. Blake a long farewell & they were gone, for
a few moments we stood on the piazza ‘til we could see them in
the darkness no longer then retired rather lonely. We two.

Before they left Mr. B. dropped his knife from the steps & though all searched
for it with lighted candles could not find it. This morning, as I was awoke
very early, as soon as ‘twas light, looked again for it, thinking the boat
may not have left took it down to the landing, I was just in time & glad
I made the effort, coming back took the wrong road which added to my walk
a mile but did not mind it much as I found a beautiful white bell-like
flower trailing along the pathway. But the air was too scorching for it to
hold its head up. When taken from the dewy vine & when I would show its beauty
‘twas gone. When I reached the home Miss S. told me Mr. B’s horse, which he had
left for Mr. Curtis during his absence & ‘twas to go to him today – had