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so little progress and became so exasperated at old Harry & Joe Walker who were pulling the machine for me that I had turn the job over to Dad. They were driven nearly wild by the flies but that wasn't my fault. Old Joe would walk leisurely along next the standing grass and stop now and then to munch tomothy heads or bite a fly while old Harry at the same time would get a fly chewing him and as he seemed to be of the opinion that he could run out from under the flys if he went fast enough he would everlastingly rip things, however Dad took them and finished the piece soon after six to-night. Frank and I cultivated corn all day we got it done lengthwise from where we left off the other day and crosswise up to the hickory nut tree from the road.

Sam Law came over and borrowed our spreader this morning and spread all their pile which they had back in the field they are going to put wheat on. Allan brought it back to-night and said they had lost the crank to wind back the apron Clark Matthews brought Teddy over to pasture this afternoon. He saw Dad yesterday and told him he hadn't a care in the world except his wife a white cat and Teddy, who according to his own assertion knows as much as a man. He is going for a long tip to the cast I thin, and is taking his wife with him, I don't know what will become of the white cat, and he wanted to know if Teddy could come over here, do Dad told him if it wouldn;t add to his care instead of lessen it to have hiom surrounded by barbed wore fences in a very bad state of repair, Teddy might come over and stay with our colts for awhile. Jean and {Adelenar?} came over tis after noonto stay for a few days.

Tomight I went dfown to band practice, there were only a few of us there as Harry Graham was having a dance over in the pavilion Walt. had some new mi=usic there which proved very unpopular and punk. Aunty went down town woth me to stay all night, and Dick went to the dance. Cool.

Tuesdasy July 22nd