A little reverse to record this morning. It is said that
Colonel McDonald's cavalry made an unfortunate retreat from Romney the other
day, as the enemy approached. It may have been wise, as the enemy outnumbered
us greatly.
Mr. _____ and myself have just returned from a delightful walk
to Pagebrook. We were talking of our future, about which he will not allow me
to despond. The Lord will provide, he says, and begins at once to count up our
mercies. We constantly hear that our
children and near relatives are well — none of them have been wounded, all
mercifully spared; so that we would be ungrateful indeed to encourage or allow
a feeling of despondency.
SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire, Diary of a Southern
Refugee, During the War, p. 70-1
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