the Air is clear, cold & healthful. We drank our Coffee at the great House very sociably, round a fine Fire, the House And air feels like winter again. _Teusday 20._ Among the many womanish Fribbles which our little Misses daily practise, I discovered one to Day no less merry than natural; _Fanny_ & _Harriot_ by stuffing rags & other Lumber under their Gowns just below their Apron-Strings, were prodigiously charmed at their resemblanc to Pregnant Women! They blushed, however, pretty deeply on discovering that I saw them--We have to day both in the School & great-house steady Fires--Mr _Thomas Edwards_ a reputable Planter in the Neighbourhood died this day about one o-Clock--I saw him last Sunday at Church when he was in good Health; was taken the same Evening, & hurried off at once!--Frail Man, how easily subdued!-- _Wednesday 21._ We have a more particular account of the Death of Mr _Edwards_. About a twelve-month ago, he was suddenly siezed with a Fit of the Palsy, his Foot, Side, Arm, & part of his Face then failed, & became useless, after some time, however, he grew better, & has since been apparently well; til Sunday evening last after the Shower, as he was walking in his Garden, he fell down in an instant, there happened to be help at hand, he only said these emphatical Words--"_Now I must die_"--He was carried in, & expired as I mentioned yesterday!--I am told that the Flux is in the upper part of this County--My cold continues; in the Evening on going to bed, I took a dose of Honey & Rum-- _Thursday 22._ A pure cold northerly wind still blows, & we all keep Fires--Peaches & Fruit are omitted at Dinners, & Soup or Broth is brought in; Milk and Hominy at Breakfast too are laid by & Coffee & Sage Tea brought in; Our Suppers are Coffee & Bred & butter--_Neatness_ _variety_ & _Plenty_ are reigning Characters in our worthy oconomist Mrs Carter. I read to Day, & am charm'd with a ---- of Lord Chesterfield. Letters to his natural Son, which I propose to purchase--After School, with Ben, I took a walk to Mr Turberville's--He has received a line from Colonel Lee at Philadelphia that the Congress is going on--That the account concerning Boston is false--Evening Lancelot Lee came in, & staid the night--He gave Ben & myself an Invitation to dine with him tomorrow, I took out of the Library & began to read Watts's Logic-- _Fryday 23._ I spent some time in reviewing Geography & Logic--Mr Lee left us about twelve, & Ben rode out with him--Evening from Mr Turberville's I saw some _Barberry's_, _Sloes_, & _Pomegranates_, neither of which I had seen before-- _Saturday 24._