Newberry.—Lise and
Ernestine are long since home, but my dear friends here will not listen to my
leaving until I have grown stronger. I do not get on physically as fast as I
ought. It is very restful here, after the exciting life in Richmond. What of
the city now? What of the sunshiny pavements, where I promenaded but so lately,
amid scenes of such brilliancy and life? There came a sudden darkening in her
sky, and I know not how weak I am until I undertake to touch upon these themes.
Surely the feeling of utter helplessness is the worst feeling in the world.
SOURCE: South
Carolina State Committee United Daughters of the Confederacy, South
Carolina Women in the Confederacy, Vol. 1, “A Confederate
Girl's Diary,” p. 286-7
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