January 5th, 1861.—This is Saturday and Mother lets Lulu make candy on Saturday and if she, my black mammy, will let us, we help with it. She says we “do not help but hinder;” maybe she is right. Cousin Rob is spending the day here and Lulu has promised to teach us how to make the candy baskets, which we love to have her make for us. Cousin Rob does not care about the convention, he is going to school in town but comes home Friday after school and goes back Monday morning. He is calling me now to play Graces, so will say goodbye for this time, little diary.
Susan Bradford is nearly 15 when this entry was made.