After breakfast went with James and Ann to Pike. Rode on the back of the
waggon. A pleasant walk; entered one of the stores filled as usual with
a great quantity of articles. Walked back with Ann who said a good deal
about her father's temper. I admitted that he was often unreasonable,
but as he intended the best they should bear up with it, as it might be
possible that a time would come when such conduct would prove the most
satisfactory. Ann said her mother was quite the contrary, pleased to see
them get on and wished them to have a little company; was told that
there were very few round about but what were more or less in their
debt, they owed nothing; mentioned a person who has had 300 dollars of
Mary's, and now had 50 belonging to Ann for which they got interest; Ann
the prettiest, Mary pleasing and cheerful, Hannah lusty and good
tempered, Martha a most droll piece; James appears well disposed but
cannot get on with his father; this the case with one brother John but
he has left home. Being the last night we had a family chat.