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Thursday January 8th
I spent about two hours & a half in bed last night
and consequently didn’t feel much like working
today. So didn't do any thing but the chores it was
a little too cold any way to do Carpenter work in the
chicken pen. It has been a beautiful sunny day but
the wind was quite strong and sharp. I went over
to the school house before we had breakfast and William
Reqise came back with me to look at the bull calf as he
thought of buying him but he thinks he is too small.
for service now so I think be won’t take him. We
were pretty late getting through break fast and {illegible}
Sat around the kitchen most of the after noon which
May: told her the story she read last night. This
after noon I washed the dishes while she read a
little mace of Roh. Ray to me and to night we went to
right after tea. but by the times we got the kids settled
It wasn't very early. May: got qay a pair of stiff
{souled} shoes yesterday & hopes she will soon walk alone with them
Friday January 9th
it was a cold night and has been sharp to day but
little wind and sunny so that it is ideal winter
weather. I did chores most of the forenoon and
this after noon walked down town to see Jim Jannisten
cutter. I met John Patterson on the road with it and as
he was driving out here partly to show me the cutter
and partly to exercise his horse he turned around and
drove me into town. It is a shabby looking affair
but seems perfectly sound and has new shoes
on it which Jim says are worth four dollars so I
don't think I lost anything by paying him ten dollars
for it. I saw Dad. & Frank down town. Frank was
all furred up in coon skin ready to start for Selkick
with his theatrical troupe. I got my hair cut and
walked back home getting here about seven. It was
a beautiful night moonlight & sappy. I had tea
which was all ready and did chores afterwards.
May: has not felt well all day. The shaft boys brought
down four loads 15 yards of gravel for me to day
which I home to make a {caustakes} flour of when the frost {illegible}
May: says qay is developing a temper like a yellow
jacket with a {sore com}. She let her feed herself pudding
today and the performance was so comical May: couldn't
refrain from laughing where at. Miss qay flew into a passion
screamed a {scudded} and made a scene like a regular
picture show lady.