IMH 75:2 195-196

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Sunday April 17th.

Easter. A slight frost last night followed by a day of thin
clouds and hot air, in fact the first spring day. Lamb's Creek
Sunday School was organized to-day with enough of fun to
nearly seem a riotous burlesque. Riley Nosler for Sup't with
Bill Dezearn as Vice-Sup't Rachel Browns(84) as Secretary with
me for Assistant Sec'y. Mary Nosler(85) for Chorister, and Sallie
Rodgers for Assistant, and lastly John Brown for Treasurer
were elected amid noise and fuss, and nearly all with more or
less opposition. After dinner I went up to John Fowler's new old
residence but as I feared, found "nobody to hum." I went on
over to Dilly's mill and still further on to Stoke R. T. Stiles
where I staid till night and then came home. The rest of the
household did nothing noteworthy I believe except that Alvin
jooked once to outside regions vaguely known as "down the
creek." I saw to-day James Gray of Eminence, a Normalite of
days gone by at Martinsville.

Teaching Note: William does not mention his method of his going and comings. One
could assume it was a horse, but he may simply be walking. Of course, the students need
to be aware that the telephone was in its infancy and not to be a part of the scene in rural
Morgan county for several decades. ( Alexander Graham Bell had displayed his invention
at the U.S. Centennial Exposition only 6 years previous) . This all visiting was face to face...
or letters. Compare that with the cell phone..and the convenienes...and problems associated
with that.