her calf and she has been bawling for it all the afternoon. Dad. says he feels like a traitor as John. went back this morning without her calf thinking it was safe up here and when he, Frank and Whit surrounded it. it was all alone. It was watching Whit thinking (so Dad says) that he (Dad) would protect it when he came up from behind & grabbed it. To-day's paper says that the war is commencing now in earnest and the Germans now occupy Brussels. They, the Canadian Government, have put a war tax on Sugar. Coffee. Tobacco & Cigars. so Dad. thinks he will have to quit smoking. Huby left to-night for Toronto.

Saturday August 22nd

Dad. plowed all day and got in a good day Frank and I took a look at the bus this morning first thing and then I went out and finished turning the oats which took me till noon. This after noon I put in cutting weeds along the fence bottoms & in the olkd garden, and to-night feel a great admiration for the pioneers who would swing a scythe all day and carouse all night. I don't wondr a lot of whisky was consumed in those days although I got along with out even any water. Frank walked aorund up at the house all day. Winnie, Lila and Miss Leigh where here to dinner. This was the day of the Great Boughver Picnic which this