_ 24thW e went out to Levis a very high wind
Mary Ann Wright daughter buried, Nelson & Rachel
c ame up from Napanee. ____
3mo 19thWalter Levens & Mary Sills married, at
our old place, queer times to what it used to be
no wonder the Old folks feels sad , ____
4m 23r Came back to our old home after an
od
absence of three months, quite lonely to what
is [sic] used to be, it may all be for the best
but it looks rather hard, after living with
your children for over forty years, then to have the
family broke up _
[pg 68]
1879 5mo21st Grandfather’s Birth day [sic]
88 years old, quite feeble this Spring & very
hard of hearing, we have had some beau=
=tifull [sic] fine warm weather the Lilacks [sic] out
in blossom, I suppose it’s the last time I shall
e ver see them so, as Levi talks of selling a cruel thing,
after what him & his family has done here,
Levi Mary Lydia & the Children back in the woods
to pick up some chips, _ the Children going to
S chool here. ____
5mo 6th Jane Anderson died at Montreall [sic] was
brought up to Picton & intered [sic] by the side
o f her Sister & Grandmother.____
5mo 7th Lydia’s birth day [sic] 41 years old, Carrie
& the Children went back in the woods
w ith her to gather flowers, I suppose
for the last time.

[pg 69]
1879 5m 23r I stroled [sic] down the Lane alone
od
to look for father, pulled off some Maple