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48 Friday Apr 4th

   Nothing on the programme today but loafing - which is done with my usual promptness and despatch -

Saturday Apr 5th

   Quite a serious accident happened to Mrs Parsons last evening - she with another lady and Mr Adams' hired man were riding into the city - as they were coming down College hill, the Horse became unmanageable and ran - Mrs. P jumped out of the carriage and was very seriously injured - she was insensible during the night but the Physician thinks she is better this morning and that she will recover - after Mrs. P jumped out the man followed suit leaving the other lady alone in the carriage - which upset as it struck the railroad track at the crossing - she however very fortunately escaped with a few trifling bruises - the man escaped without any injury whatever except being frightened to death "Paddy fashion" - this morning there 2 Steamers at the Levee discharging their cargoes which consisted of all kinds of mdse from the east - - saw some Dutchmen who were digging a cellar back a Horse & Cart down the embankment into the hole which was about 6 feet deep - this was a most awkward piece of business - after laying down some planks they finally succeeded in getting him out - anything for excitement -

Sunday Apr 6th

     Howard Morse arrived in town last night and today in company with young Lane we went to the Presbyterian Church and listened to a Sermon by an aged and venerable minister in the cause - he prophecied in regard to the Millenium - he supposed that the present date of the world was the pouring out of the last drops of the Sixth Vial spoken of in Revelation - he stated that he prophecied in the beginning of the present war in Europe that all that would be accomplished would be establishment of civil and religious liberty in the Turkish empire - he considered this to be the last but one that would ever occur - that within 5 years would commence