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April 15
Laura M., age 16, North Carolina
April 15, 1998
Took Jon home. Don’t like him. Took Courtney home. Napped. Went 2 mall. Chilled. Went 2 Glennaire. Courtney’s crying’ over Liam. Went 2 Ash’s and Sean, Travis, Thor and Andy came. Courtney and Liam came and it was ALL GOOD. Had so much fun w/ Sean. Miss him. Ash spent night. Watched “League Of Their Own.”
Laura M., age 15, North Carolina
April 15, 1997
Good day at school. It’s good to know that I don’t have to worry about whether/not Mike’s gonna be nice. He’s not Sean. Mom picked me and Renee up from our Driver’s Ed class that was canceled. Did homework and watched story. Talked to Ashley. Janis came over for dinner. Kathy didn’t ’cause she had to work late. Went to writing at 7:00. It was good, but kinda slow. Came home at 9:15 and did bed stuff.
Anna L., age 75, Illinois
April 15, 1960
Did a little work in drive a little raking and picked up sticks.
Marcy S., age 19, Missouri
April 15, 1944
April half gone. Time goes so fast. Cloudy and rainy most of day. In philosophy class Mr. Berry gave us each a list of books to read for our term paper. Good lunch. To bank and town afterwards in rain. Betty had to leave me at laundry to go to Board of Pub. picnic out at Pop Collins cabin. My cold felt awful. Washed clothes and studied - read Paradise Lost - then took a nap. Muffins came. Went to dinner alone - our table wasn’t open. Jane came in after dinner and we talked. Read Stephens Standard that came out today. Betty back about 7. I really miss her when she goes some place even for a short time. We reminisced and made plans for her visiting in June. Washed clothes, mended and ironed during evening. After census we had a party and the kids who are running for hall offices for next year made speeches. Good refreshments. To bed late. [In upper margin: “Letter from Mary and Mr. Harris - he said he’d try to hold out till I came to his rescue!! And the work doesn’t sound awfully hard!!”]
Marcy S., age 16, Tennessee
April 15, 1941
Lovely, still warm. English test sorta easy. Worked on theme in history. Started Ovid’s poetry in Latin. Two tests in typing. Got 46-2 on first one (99). Hope I can make A- this month. Nice in fifth study hall. In office I looked through a Stephens College catalogue which Miss Davis loaned me. Oooh, Diary, it’s wonderful! If only I can go there! When I looked outside the trees were the loveliest green and the sky was dappled with grey clouds with the sun rays peaking through. I’m so glad to be alive! Good music lesson at 4:00. No more scales till the fall. Rejoice! P.S. Book Worms met a few minutes after school. Helen waited for me in the hall and Clay stood and talked with Ella. Mother entertained three ladies who couldn’t come to Red Cross tea. I played three pieces for them (Mother Lane).
Henry S., age 26, Michigan
April 15, 1888
I went to the old church again today. Ma took care of the baby, and Kate went with me. Kate and Henry and Mr. Butler took dinner with us, and stayed until the evening meeting. Kate Queal led the meeting. I read a verse and made a few remarks, which I did not hardly feel that I ought to have done, as I am not a member. It was a cool day, but is raining some tonight.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Henry S., age 25, Michigan
April 15, 1887
I went over and did a little gardening before breakfast this morning. Went to the store afterward. Charlie Case came home this forenoon and as he did not succeed in getting a place as a traveling salesman I am out of the job I expected and have been fitting myself for. I came home and went to work on my place this afternoon looking over the fences, painting the front door, and sowing some seeds. I went up town tonight and received a letter from ma. Kate is not much better and I am going to start for home tomorrow if I can. We will have to be going by 4 o’clock in the morning.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Cornelia H., age 25, North Carolina
April 15, 1862
I have been fixing up some more skirts for the children. I forgot to say that Friday night a man staid here & took off all the old castings, scrap iron &c. to make cannon balls of in Asheville. He got near a 1000 lbs. Heath left for home today. Rained all day. I have not heard from Mr. Henry today. I would like to hear. Mrs. Fanning has got the last piece of jeans in the loom for us, she was up here after some filling. Nearly all the stillhouse volunteers went, drunk at that. Louise McKinnish is here tonight. George is fiddling in the kitchen for the children. They are dancing. They know not what a sad heart their mother has. Let them enjoy life. Cares will come soon enough to their young hearts. God bless my husband. Help him from all harm is my constant prayer.
*(Fear in North Carolina: The Civil War Journals and Letters of the Henry Family, Eds. Karen L. Clinard and Richard Russell, used with permission.)
Samuel P., age 36, London
April 15, 1669
Up, and to the office, and thence before the office sat to the Excise Office with W. Hewer, but found some occasion to go another way to the Temple upon business, and I by Deb.’s direction did know whither in Jewen Street to direct my hackney coachman, while I staid in the coach in Aldgate Street, to go thither just to enquire whether Mrs. Hunt, her aunt, was in town, who brought me word she was not; thought this was as much as I could do at once, and therefore went away troubled through that I could do no more but to the office I must go and did, and there all the morning, but coming thither I find Bagwell’s wife, who did give me a little note into my hand, wherein I find her para invite me para meet her in Moorfields this noon, where I might speak with her, and so after the office was up, my wife being gone before by invitation to my cozen Turner’s to dine, I to the place, and there, after walking up and down by the windmills, I did find her and talk with her, but it being holiday and the place full of people, we parted, leaving further discourse and doing to another time. Thence I away, and through Jewen Street, my mind, God knows, running that way, but stopped not, but going down Holborne hill, by the Conduit, I did see Deb. on foot going up the hill. I saw her, and she me, but she made no stop, but seemed unwilling to speak to me; so I away on, but then stopped and ’light, and after her and overtook her at the end of Hosier lane in Smithfield, and without standing in the street desired her to follow me, and I led her into a little blind alehouse within the walls, and there she and I alone fell to talk and baiser la and toker su mammailles, but she mighty coy, and I hope modest … I did give her in a paper 20s., and we did agree para meet again in the Hall at Westminster on Monday next; and so giving me great hopes by her carriage that she continues modest and honest, we did there part, she going home and I to Mrs. Turner’s, but when I come back to the place where I left my coach it was gone, I having staid too long, which did trouble me to abuse the poor fellow, so that taking another coach I did direct him to find out the fellow and send him to me. At my cozen Turner’s I find they are gone all to dinner to Povy’s, and thither I, and there they were all, and W. Batelier and his sister, and had dined; but I had good things brought me, and then all up and down the house, and mightily pleased to see the fine rooms: but, the truth is, there are so many bad pictures, that to me make the good ones lose much of the pleasure in seeing them. The. and Betty Turner in new flowered tabby gowns, and so we were pretty merry, only my fear upon me for what I had newly done, do keep my content in. So, about five or six o’clock, away, and I took my wife and the two Bateliers, and carried them homeward, and W. Batelier ‘lighting, I carried the women round by Islington, and so down Bishopsgate Street home, and there to talk and sup, and then to bed.
*(The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S., edited by Henry B. Wheatley F.S.A., London, George Bell & Sons York St. Covent Garden, Cambridge Deighton Bell & Co., 1893.)
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