Sunday, December 22. — The Forefathers’ day — Pilgrim day. We are at the same high call here today — freedom, freedom for all. We all know that is the essence of this contest.
Cold, but the sun gilds the eastern sky as I write, and a few thin clouds gathered during the night are rolling away. . . . At 3:30 P. M. a cold rain begins to fall — the end of our fine weather. How long shall we now be housed up by stormy weather? . . .
