31st The last day of summer. I rode in company with Mrs & Sister to the
Beach on the sea shore. We spent an hour riding upon this beautiful beach which extended along the shore
for about seven miles in length and one hundred rods in wedth at low water; this beach is composed of fine
white sand, almost dead level & vary easy & plesent to ride or walk upon. The sun shone brilliant upon the
face of nature. The canvass of the gallant ships were filled with the morning breeze as they sailed upon
the deep, wave after wave were reaching the extent of their bounds upon the shore & sinking back
into there own gravity, these together with a cloud of various sea fousls that were hovering around and
lighting upon the water rendered this morning's excursion vary plesent to our feelings, and aferter picking
up a quantity of sea shells to carry to the land of Zion for domestic uses, & in memory of the place, we
cut up a babary bush from whence babary tallow is obtained & then rode from the beach & returned to Mr
from thence we rode to Brother from thence to Mr , & to
& after spending several hours with them, we returned home in company with
& Mother the whole distance of the day [FIGURE] {O Lord grant that I may from this day tend me and my wife and and lead in the love of God love} to each {one and all know our} duty {[2 words of illegible shorthand]} 20 miles
