in and as I had my canvass shoes on I took them off and walked home bare footed. I met Dad. in the gully after the cows. We did chores up after tea and then Marj. and I worked till after eleven at the church books. She feels to-night as if she were getting the mumps. Very sultry. Tuesday May 31st I went back after the cows this morning and found the whole herd except Betsy & Agnes in the wheat, so I had to tramp through after them and as the wheat was laden with dew and a heavy mist that was just rising my trip was more like wading in the lake than any thing else I am sure I poured a pint of water out of each gumboot after I came out. The cows tramped the wheat and nipped of quite a lot of it. They had broken a wire in the old fence between it and the other back field. Dad. drove Tid. to school after breakfast and brought Frank home, he feels better but the doctor told him not to try to do any thing this week. Dad. & I went back before dinner and patched up the fence where the cows broke in and put in a couple of post and this after noon got a couple of rolls of wire to put along its border We got one roll from Jack McBride & one from old Walker the same kind of wire "Peerless". Jack McBride was in here at noon and brought the sheep clippers back. Marj. has been in bed all day and feels miserable. Her right jaw is slightly swelled and sore so we think it must be the mumps. Very hot & sultry but no rain. Wednesday June 1st Dad. & I have spent most of the day stringing up the new fencing along the old barbed wire fence. We couldn't make a very neat job of it stretching it with our hands but it will keep the cattle out of the wheat for the present. We have to go around the gully side of the field and do a little fixing yet. Aunty & Aunty Alice were over for tea to-night. Tid. seems quite delighted that Marj. has the mumps. They wont let him go to school and she can't give him lessons at home. Fair & cold north east wind. Looks clear. Thursday June 2nd Dad and I went back to finish patching the fence between the gully & the wheat and got started to burn