Annie's Diary 1906 September 4th

September 4 – Tuesday

After a most exciting time about getting my trunk ready and sent to the 23rd St. ferry, I composed myself for a few moments before leaving the house for good.

At about eleven o’clock I, after telling all good-bye, boarded a Broadway car for 23rd St., where I was to meet Uncle Willie who was going over to Jersey City, N. J. with me. At the Flatiron building I met him and on the corner of Broadway and 23rd we waited for our car which was to take us to the ferry. Finally on account of the slow speed at which the horse cars go, we reached our destination. I shall never forget my feelings of sadness as we pulled out of N. Y. on the large ferry boat for I wondered if I should ever come back again. Of course I was exceedingly anxious to get back to “Georgia”, I hated to leave New York and all its many wonders. My trip from Jersey City to Washington D.C. was, although very quiet, yet very enjoyable. Upon arriving in Washington, I met some very charming people who were also coming as far as Atlanta. The monotony of my trip was quite broke by several small wrecks, none of which, however amounting to much. I met several other people on the train who were perfectly lovely to me.

After a very long and tiresome trip I reached “Home, sweet home” once again, and you bet I was more than happy to get here. Why? Well, I will leave that to the imagination of my reader, perhaps he or she can guess. And now I am home to stay, for quite a long while as least. “I wonder why”?

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