(T.V. Brundige Diary, Feb 1st & 2nd, 1852)
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In which our narrator heads to church, ponders materialism, and is one again mildly ill.
Transcript & Notes
Sunday, February 1st, 1852
Weather. Cloudy + damp greater part of the day - cleared off about noon, but did not remain so long.
After breakfasting rather late, prepared myself, and at 11 o'c attended worship at Charles St Church, accompanied by Cousin Rebecca Wilson, where I heard a good discourse, from our pastor, Revd Mr. Hirst, from 4-5 + 6- verses of 53d Chap of Isaiah, after which I partook of the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Remained at home during the afternoon engaged in reading, until nearly dark, both in the Bible and Christian Advocate Journal. Passed the evening also at home, in reading, forgoing the pleasure I should have derived in going to Church, on account of a bad cold I have labouring under, for a week or two past, and at ½ past 9 o'clock committed myself to the protection fo an overruling Providence, and retired to rest, for the night.
MONDAY, February 2nd, 1852.
Weather. Morning, cloudy + damp. Afternoon, clear and cool.
Through Mercy, my unprofitable life has been spared to enter again upon the trials and duties of another week, to mingle with the world in the pursuit of the bread that perisheth, and yet, which both duty and necessity compels me to seek after. God knows, I only desire to be successful so far as it will make those near and dear to me, comfortable, and my daily prayer to Him is, that prosperity may attend me to that extent. I have been, as usual, engaged in my place of business throughout the day, and nothing important has transpired with me. Passed the evening at home, engaged in reading until nearly 10 o'c, when I retired to rest.
[Ed. Note: His wish came true. And I got lost down the rabbit hole of ancestry.com trying to ID Rebecca Wilson. Here's the Baltimore Sun for Feb 2, although I'm having trouble loading it right now.]