I got back it was pretty late so I just took back Jack Martin's skids and Quanbury's chain and did chores. Quint and Frank husked a basketfull of corn and then set some traps back in the gully. There has been a cold wind to-day and it has been freezing in the shade all day.

Thursday November 18th

Dad. has been over at Tupper's all day thrashing. He says the stuff is in awful shape. It is full of thistles and weeds and is so tough they can hardly stick a fork in it. This moerning I didn't do much but chores and clean up around the wood shed. Quint wanted to go for a ride so I put the little saddle on Joe and he took her down town and back. When he got back the saddle bkanket was gone and he hadn;tmissed it. He said she nearly put him off once and just about got away from him. He and I walked back the road to look for the blanket and found it hanging on the side walk railing below Marshals.place. After diinner Quint helped me stand up the rails up that were put in the pile in front of the shop and we got it slicked up nicely. Quint went down about three o'clock I quit early to do chores and about half past five left for Woodhouse to a chicken pie social. I picked Marj. up