<hi rend="bold">Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, July 29 and 30, 1841:</hi> Electronic Edition. Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878 Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title. Text transcribed by Bari Helms Images scanned by Brian Dietz Text encoded by Brian Dietz First Edition, 2005 ca. 13K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 William Sidney Mullins Papers (#531-z), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, July 29 through 30, 1841 4 pages, 4 page images 1841 Call number 531-z (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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Thursday.</dateline> </opener> <p>The Ladies of the <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Hill</name>, with the exception of the Misses Owen, attended our lecture on Wednesday morning, and it is useless to add the interest of the proceedings were greatly enhanced. True, the Class were very disorderly, and forced the Lecturer to take his seat and threaten the discontinuance of the Lectures, but there he soon resumed, and all was still and interesting. The Lecture was not <hi rend="underscore">very</hi> interesting however, and my eyes were on the fair faces oftener than on the Experiments.</p> <p>At night <name key="pn0003319" reg="Campbell, James Williamson" type="person" rend="yes">James Campbell</name> and myself went up to <name key="pn0001360" reg="Phillips, James" type="person">Mr. Phillips</name>, and on arriving found Messrs <name key="pn0001586" reg="Spaight, Ashley Wood" type="person">Spaight</name> and Martin.<ref id="ref1" target="note1" rend="sup">1</ref> The Ladies had not then entered, and a minute or two was spent in a very embarrassing silence. Misses <name key="pn0001592" reg="Spencer, Cornelia (née Phillips)" type="person">Cornelia</name>, and <name key="pn0003347" reg="Johnson, Miss" type="person" rend="yes">Johnson</name> soon put an end to it by entering, and after the usual salutations, Miss <name key="pn0003347" reg="Johnson, Miss" type="person">Johnson</name> took a seat between <name key="pn0001586" reg="Spaight, Ashley Wood" type="person">Spaight</name> and me on the Settee, while <name key="pn0001592" reg="Spencer, Cornelia (née Phillips)" type="person">Miss C.</name> undertook to entertain Messrs Martin and <name key="pn0003319" reg="Campbell, James Williamson" type="person">Campbell</name>. If I had time I might narrate the expedients I adopted to avoid conversation with <name key="pn0001586" reg="Spaight, Ashley Wood" type="person">Spaight</name>, and give a sketch of the evenings' conversation, but I am pressed and can only say that the evening was spent very pleasantly.<pb id="unc06-86-p02" n="2"/>After I returned, (which was not until about ten minutes after <name key="pn0001586" reg="Spaight, Ashley Wood" type="person">Spaight</name> and Martin left,), with <name key="pn0003314" reg="Bright, Mr." type="person" rend="yes">Bright</name> and others I called in at Beatie's<ref id="ref2" target="note2" rend="sup">2</ref>room and helped eat a watermelon and obtained some cigars from <name key="pn0003324" reg="Charles" type="person" rend="yes">Charles</name>. I also called at <name key="pn0003345" reg="Hunt, William C." type="person" rend="yes">Hunt's</name> room and tried to get up a serenade, but failing, took a moonlight walk with <name key="pn0000164" reg="Blount, William Augustus" type="person" rend="yes">Blount</name> and <name key="x" reg="Hall, Robert Troy" type="person">Robt. Hall</name>, (—the night was intensely beautiful—), read until twelve oclock and retired to rest.</p> </div2> <div2 type="diary"> <opener> <dateline rend="left">July 30. Friday.</dateline> </opener> <p>The Ladies were all present at our Lecture in the Labrotary again, and as before attracted much more notice than the remarks or experiments of the Professor of Chemistry. The Barometer formed the subject of experiment and the Prof. gave us very clear ideas of its principle, and uses. I wrote to <name key="pn0003306" reg="Banks, James" type="person" rend="yes">James Banks</name> by the afternoon mail and would copy the letter if I had it, as it forms the best exposition of my conduct that I have written this session. To <name key="pn0003306" reg="Banks, James" type="person">Banks</name> I am always perfectly confidential, and I lose all restraint in the expressions of my feelings and thoughts as soon as I take up my pen to commence a letter to him. If I continue to correspond with him through life, the letters will be as good a self-history as the Journals.</p> <pb id="unc06-86-p03" n="3"/> <p>The Union of <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person" rend="yes">Gov. Swain's</name> Law Classes was effected today and we all recited together at twelve in the college Library. The Class is now composed of <name key="pn0003318" reg="Caldwell, James Augustus" type="person" rend="yes">James C. Caldwell</name>, <name key="pn0003313" reg="Bridgers, John Luther" type="person" rend="yes">John L. Bridgers</name>, <name key="pn0003345" reg="Hunt, William C." type="person">Wm. C. Hunt</name>, <name key="pn0000947" reg="Lancaster, James Warren" type="person">James W. Lancaster</name>, <name key="pn0001812" reg="Wilson, Richard Don" type="person">R. Don Wilson</name> and myself. The recitation was on the first two Chapters of the Second Book, and hereafter we are to recite on every Monday and Friday. I shall apply myself most diligently to these lessons, and strain every nerve to acquire a complete mastery of all that we take up this Session. I think that with the <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person">Governor's</name> assistance I can do this and lay the foundation for a superstructure of eminent legal attainments. To be a good lawyer is one of my aims and I do not think that the labour requisite to attain it will be too great for me to sustain. At least, I shall not be deterred from making the experiment with all my strength by any fears on the subject.</p> <p>The Loan Bill came up again being reported by the Committee of Correspondence. They only borrowed $140, from <name key="pn0001194" reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person">Dr. Mitchell</name> intending to borrow the money in the hand of the Sub-treasurer, but he refused to lend it, and the Com. reported a Resolution, instructing him to pay the money in his hands over to the Treasurer.<pb id="unc06-86-p04" n="4"/>It excited more opposition than the Bill of last night but was triumphantly carried.</p> <p>The Question for Debate was "Should M<hi rend="sup">c</hi>Leod<ref id="ref3" target="note3" rend="sup">3</ref> be liberated" and I have during the week examined the question minutely and deliberately, forming my opinion decisively in the Aff. I had thought on the subject until the whole ground was perfectly familiar, and was therefore well prepared for the discussion. Nor do I think I ever before was so successful in debate. True, I had not any very formidable opponents, <name key="pn0000201" reg="Brown, Ashbel Green" type="person">Brown</name> and <name key="pn0003313" reg="Bridgers, John Luther" type="person">Bridgers</name> being my antagonists, but to my own satisfaction I completely wound both of them up. The Debate was continued until Saturday.</p> <p>. . .</p> </div2> </div1> </body> <back> <div1 type="notes"> <note id="note1" target="ref1"><p>1. Probalby <name key="pn0001095" reg="Martin, William Francis" type="person" rend="yes">William Francis Martin</name>.</p></note> <note id="note2" target="ref2"><p>2. Probably <name key="pn0003389" reg="Beatty, William H." type="person" rend="yes">William H. Beatty</name>.</p></note> <note id="note3" target="ref3"><p>3. Probably <name key="pn0003393" reg="McLeod, Alexander" type="person" rend="yes">Alexander McLeod</name>.</p></note> </div1> </back> </text> </TEI.2>