Monday October 2nd

Dad drove Roy down to the station first thing this morning. I had my breakfast with Roy before going for the cows and then milked them. Frank and I went out after hickory nuts but there were not many down and the wind was cold so we came in and shelled some of the chestnuts they got Saturday as Daddy brought them over this morning. Daddy shovelled some ditches and things and then hitched up the team and He, Frank and I went over to Blakie's and got some oats and the fanning mill. After dinner Enah & Daddy drove down to Mr. Matthew {Martin's?} funeral and I sawed wood. Frank tried to shoot some bird's but failed in the attempt. Daddy left Enah at Woodson's and came back and got Frank and took him down to see Mr. Smith and aranged to have him start to school in his room to-morrow. They got back with Dick about five and {Margin note} Enah walked home. Then Dick and Frank went and rolled wheels down the hill in to the gully. After tea we all played a game called "Pit" which is meant to imitate the "Board of Trade" the principal object seems to be for each person to make as much noise as possible in as short a time as possible. Then Frank and I had a bath and Dick his feet. Quite chilly all day. Cloudy. I started reading "The Old Curiosity Shop" where I left off last {spring?}.