Sharp diary 1916 page 240. Tuesday 8 August 1916 - Alleghany
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Tuesday 8th of August 1916
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Slept well. Went up to the Hamiltons & got directions how to get to Carman whither at 10 a.m. Maud & I started to walk. A very wet & troublesome though pretty path. We could not find Hensley’s house but happened on Mrs Memory E. Shelton’s. She asked us in and sang a version of Outlandish Knight very sweetly. Then she directed us to Hensleys. Found Mrs H & her daughter Emma in — the latter very pretty, looked full grown but was only 13. Made great friends & get them both singing. Dined with them and after dinner Hensley turned up & played his fiddle. It rained heavily & we waited till it was over. I gave Mrs H 5 dollars to help Emma to go to school at Hot Springs this Sept[ember]. A wet walk home. Went to Mrs Chandley with laundry, dined at Hamiltons & wrote up my tunes & a letter to Charlie in the evening. Very tired.Location
USA : North Carolina : Alleghany [0,0]
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