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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916
Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 86.pdf
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| − | cold and I only had about one duck when I stepped on something pretty sharp and got a chunk out of the bottom of my foot, so had to quit. Just as we were getting ready for church Billy Miller came after Dad. to go over to the slaughter house to see a sick pig so Enah and I went to church and Frank stayed home and minded Tid and got dinner. I went up to Huby's for dinner and this after noon Quint and I went down to Harry Ansley's with some merells he got, and Huby told him to take them down to Harry. Lewis Woodson was there so we three went for a walk down to the dock. The lake was a little choppy so Quint took a notion to get a canoe and see if he could ride it, so we went down to Juke's with him, and he jumped into one the same as he would a boat and the consequence was it turned half way over, filled with water and put Quint in the creek, but he didnt get wet much above the tops of his puttees, and he went on out. He said to-night he went up the beach as far as Wed lake's. Lewis then went back up town and I went home and stopped in at Aunty's on my way. I helped Dad. milk so was too late for church to-night but went down and went for a little walk afterwards with Glad. & Marj. Sunny and sultry to-day. | + | cold and I only had about one duck when I stepped on something pretty sharp and got a chunk out of the bottom of my foot, so had to quit. Just as we were getting ready for church Billy Miller came after Dad. to go over to the slaughter house to see a sick pig so Enah and I went to church and Frank stayed home and minded Tid and got dinner. I went up to Huby's for dinner and this after noon Quint and I went down to Harry Ansley's with some merells he got, and Huby told him to take them down to Harry. Lewis Woodson was there so we three went for a walk down to the dock. The lake was a little choppy so Quint took a notion to get a canoe and see if he could ride it, so we went down to Juke's with him, and he jumped into one the same as he would a boat and the consequence was it turned half way over, filled with water and put Quint in the creek, but he didnt get wet much above the tops of his puttees, and he went on out. He said to-night he went up the beach as far as {Wed lake's.?} Lewis then went back up town and I went home and stopped in at Aunty's on my way. I helped Dad. milk so was too late for church to-night but went down and went for a little walk afterwards with Glad. & Marj. Sunny and sultry to-day. |
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cold and I only had about one duck when I stepped on something pretty sharp and got a chunk out of the bottom of my foot, so had to quit. Just as we were getting ready for church Billy Miller came after Dad. to go over to the slaughter house to see a sick pig so Enah and I went to church and Frank stayed home and minded Tid and got dinner. I went up to Huby's for dinner and this after noon Quint and I went down to Harry Ansley's with some merells he got, and Huby told him to take them down to Harry. Lewis Woodson was there so we three went for a walk down to the dock. The lake was a little choppy so Quint took a notion to get a canoe and see if he could ride it, so we went down to Juke's with him, and he jumped into one the same as he would a boat and the consequence was it turned half way over, filled with water and put Quint in the creek, but he didnt get wet much above the tops of his puttees, and he went on out. He said to-night he went up the beach as far as {Wed lake's.?} Lewis then went back up town and I went home and stopped in at Aunty's on my way. I helped Dad. milk so was too late for church to-night but went down and went for a little walk afterwards with Glad. & Marj. Sunny and sultry to-day.
