_Sunday 16th_, Rose rather late, attended meeting and heard Mr. Huntington preach, he took his text from Luke 18 chapter. 14 verse. the following were the words, “I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than the other” after relating the story of the Pharisee and Publican, he told us we ought to humble ourselves before God, and that we should avoid hypocracy, although the Pharisee attended strictly to all the forms of religion, yet instead of humbling himself he boasted of having fasted more than the lord required of him, and thanked God. that he was not like other men, an adulterer, or slanderer, while on the other hand, the Publican was sensible of his wickedness, and when before the altar of God, he stood afar off and being afraid, so much as to lift his eyes to Heaven, he beat his breast, and cried, “God be merciful to me a sinner,” and that for this reason, he went back to his house justified rather than the other. In the afternoon attended meeting and heard a continuation of the forenoon’s subject, In the evening went to singing meeting _Monday 17th_, We danced all the forenoon, and in the afternoon sewed and was examined in geography, spent the beginning of the evening very agreeably at Miss Pierce’s, but the latter part not quite so much so. _Tuesday 18th_, Wrote and was examined in geography, there was no school in the afternoon, and I employed myself in reading in Adams history of Rome, In the evening we had a ball, I was not placed as high in the dance, as I intend to be next time, enjoyed myself very well, returned a little after ten o’clock. * * * * * _Saturday 22nd._ Wrote a composition upon Vanity, and heard our faults told, In the afternoon mended my cloaths, In the evening read. _Sunday 23rd_, Did not attend meeting in the morning, read all the forenoon, In the afternoon attended meeting but did not attend to the sermon, as much as I ought therefore cannot relate it, In the evening went to singing meeting, and wrote a letter. * * * * * _Saturday 28th_, Wrote all the morning, In the afternoon came to the school house, and wrote, while I was there Mr. Nash came in and instructed his sister I was much pleased with his kindness, in trying to improve her. _Sunday 29th_, It stormed very hard, but I thought that was not a good excuse for staying at home, therefore attended all day, text was taken etc.... * * * * *