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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916
Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 61.pdf
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| − | out this morning Ben Ivey was prowling around looking for Dad. He and Art Quanbury had been up all night with his horse and he was very anxious to try and sling him up on his feet as he said he had been thrashing around all night and he was afraid he would knock his feet all to pieces or get his head under the hay and smother so the consequence was that except for doing a few chores here Dad. and I have been over there all day and Dad. is just about all in to-night. | + | out this morning Ben Ivey was prowling around looking for Dad. He and Art Quanbury had been up all night with his horse and he was very anxious to try and sling him up on his feet as he said he had been thrashing around all night and he was afraid he would knock his feet all to pieces or get his head under the hay and smother so the consequence was that except for doing a few chores here Dad. and I have been over there all day and Dad. is just about all in to-night. Art Quanbury, Dad. and I went down to Aunty's before dinner to see if we could find Dad's old set of slings but we couldn't a y where. Art. & I went down to the customs office to ask Huby but he didn;t know were they were so they had to rig one up with a couple of little single trees and an old piece of carpet. We went bacjk after dinner to help lift anf Landon & Morg. Williams came over frpom the greenhouse. Theybwere a long time getting things ready and when we did get them him uo the beam tey had the pulleys fastened too was not high enough so we had to let him down and they mad eit higher then we haukedhim up again but it was just as Dad. expected |
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out this morning Ben Ivey was prowling around looking for Dad. He and Art Quanbury had been up all night with his horse and he was very anxious to try and sling him up on his feet as he said he had been thrashing around all night and he was afraid he would knock his feet all to pieces or get his head under the hay and smother so the consequence was that except for doing a few chores here Dad. and I have been over there all day and Dad. is just about all in to-night. Art Quanbury, Dad. and I went down to Aunty's before dinner to see if we could find Dad's old set of slings but we couldn't a y where. Art. & I went down to the customs office to ask Huby but he didn;t know were they were so they had to rig one up with a couple of little single trees and an old piece of carpet. We went bacjk after dinner to help lift anf Landon & Morg. Williams came over frpom the greenhouse. Theybwere a long time getting things ready and when we did get them him uo the beam tey had the pulleys fastened too was not high enough so we had to let him down and they mad eit higher then we haukedhim up again but it was just as Dad. expected
