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as in days past, and if we are reduced, which I do not anticipate, to bread and water, we will bear it cheerfully, thank God, and take courage:
Brought safely by his hand thus far,
Why should we now give place to fear?
The
poor, being well supplied with Government work, are better off than usual.
All quiet in the army.
This may portend a storm.
Several pieces of cannon passed this morning on the
Fredericksburg train.
Raids still continue in the
Northern Neck, keeping us very uneasy about our friends there.
March 15th, 1863.
Weather dark and cloudy.
We had a good congregation in our little church.
Mr.-- read the service.
The
Bishop preached on “Repentance.”
Richmond was greatly shocked on Friday, by the blowing up of the Laboratory, in which women, girls, and boys were employed making cartridges; ten women and girls were killed on the spot, and many more will probably die from their wounds.
May God have mercy upon them!
Our dear friend
Mrs. S. has just heard of the burning of her house, at beautiful
Chantilly.
The Yankee officers had occupied it as Headquarters, and on leaving it, set fire to every house on the land, except the overseer's house and one of the servants' quarters.
Such ruthless Vandalism do they commit wherever they go I expressed my surprise to
Mrs. S. that she was enabled to bear it so well.
She calmly replied, “God has spared my sons through so many battles, that I should be ungrateful indeed to complain of any thing else.”
This lovely spot has been her home from her marriage, and the native place of her many children, and when
