Monday, September 16, 1861

 1861 Diary Entry

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    Mond 16

    This morning, while reading my morning lesson felt the need of ability more fully to fix my mind on divine things. Fiddle playing on my left. Dancing on left and right, relating of wonderful exploits or vulgar stories, beating of drum in the distance, cheering of a squad of men in an other direction all combined form a Bable of confusion scattering my collecting thoughts for awhile until, with an effort, I bring them together again. 

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