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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1911

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concecutive order pushing straw to Earny, Huby, Paul Lee, Cars, and Dick who were on the mow, Earny got called away to the telephone Paul Lee went to help in the. mow. Cars. got a headache and Long skimmed out so there was after awhile only Huby and Dick in the mow and Frank Vyse and I & Dadd shoaring straw. I stood in one place for two or three hours with the balmy breath of the blower on my cheek and dust from the dame about an inch thick (more or less) down my throat and larynx. When we filled up all over the cow stable we went out and Vyse took the blower and Huby, Daddy, and I stayed in the big bay. I came out of there about five and did not fo anything after that but gasp for breath. Huby and Daddy stayed with it to the bitter end and when they came out they looked like niggers. H=uby had his hat off all the afternoon and his hair was as
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concecutive order pushing straw to Earny, Huby, Paul Lee, Cars, and Dick who were on the mow, Earny got called away to the telephone Paul Lee went to help in the mow. Cars. got a head ache and Long skinned out so there was after awhile only Huby and Dick in the mow and Frank Vyse and I & Dadd shoaring straw. I stood in one place for two or three hours with the balmy breath of the blower on my cheek and dust from the same about an inch thick (more or less) down my throat and larynx. When we filled up all over the cow stable we went out and Vyse took the blower and Huby, Daddy, and I stayed in the big bay. I came out of there about five and did not do anything after that but gasp for breath. Huby and Daddy stayed with it to the bitter end and when they came out they looked like niggers. Huby had his hat off all the afternoon and his hair was as he had creped it like a wool mat. After tea Emery milked for me as I felt rotten  my head felt like a boiled cabbage. And I wasshivering at one time and then would about roast.I had a few swallows of wine and then went o bed.Dick wetn down to-day till about fiveo'clock this afternoon.

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concecutive order pushing straw to Earny, Huby, Paul Lee, Cars, and Dick who were on the mow, Earny got called away to the telephone Paul Lee went to help in the mow. Cars. got a head ache and Long skinned out so there was after awhile only Huby and Dick in the mow and Frank Vyse and I & Dadd shoaring straw. I stood in one place for two or three hours with the balmy breath of the blower on my cheek and dust from the same about an inch thick (more or less) down my throat and larynx. When we filled up all over the cow stable we went out and Vyse took the blower and Huby, Daddy, and I stayed in the big bay. I came out of there about five and did not do anything after that but gasp for breath. Huby and Daddy stayed with it to the bitter end and when they came out they looked like niggers. Huby had his hat off all the afternoon and his hair was as he had creped it like a wool mat. After tea Emery milked for me as I felt rotten my head felt like a boiled cabbage. And I wasshivering at one time and then would about roast.I had a few swallows of wine and then went o bed.Dick wetn down to-day till about fiveo'clock this afternoon.

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