parted with a hand shake.{symbols}:::YEooo. Tues 24..th 83. we picked black currants & black currents. Wednesday 25th.. 83. picking had Ella Mckay for tea after night. Us girls coaksing pa to go picking raspberries, in the morning. Annie & Sarah went down to prayer meeting. Ernest is going to Chicago in about four or five weeks. We had Mr & Mrs Ferguson for dinner Mr took Freddie up to Hamilton to let him go to London so Mrs Ferguson stayed at our place till train time then E.M had some berries to take up so he fetched him back with him. Thursday 26..th 83 Mrs Ed Lucas & her children Laura