to make two trips as the colts and Pommers wouldn't follow the first time. He brought Belle up and we trimmed her feet. Bill Sidway came over after a ram, we only had one ram lamb left and Bill was rather dubious about taking him as he was small but a very blocky little fellow. We persuaded him to take him and try him so we caught him and shut him up as Bill didn't want to take him in the buggy so in about half an hour he was back with the waggon and a crate. He gave me $9 for him if he will do. This after noon Dad. got the mower out to cut down seed but it began to rain as he was hooking up that he had to come in and it rained hard nearly all the after noon. I spent most of the time lettering a card for Dad. to mount his 10 ct bet on that he won from Harry Moon at Pinafore concert. Thursday October 20th It was too wet to do much here this morning so we went down town to get a load of slates as Dad found out from {Draper?} that we could. Howey told us they were $1.50 a load so we hauled one load this morning and two more this after noon. Marj. went down with us this morning to get Molly to help her with the boys supper on Saturday night, she didn't come home for dinner so when we put on the first load this after noon I went down to Aunty's to see if she was expecting a ride home but she said she would walk. I waited there till I thought Dad. would be back for the next load and then went up, but he wasn't there yet so I went on over and talked to Quint for awhile. He was {siding?} the back wood shed. Huby went to Turkey Point for a day or two to-day. Dad. and I didn't get home till after five and then we noticed the horses in on the wheat so had to go back and put them out and it was well after dark when we got the milking done. We did the other chores after tea and spent about an hour sorting out the chickens after Dad. and Tid. helped me catch them. Cold & drizzly Friday October 21st I went over to Jack's this morning and sold him my cockrels, all he would give me was $2.00 apiece but I came home with a couple of crates and put in 26 some of which I thought he would cull out but he didn't although he said he thought he