account unless maybe every thing is smooth and hard underneath. First we had a small new one under the hind corner and after breaking the chain two or three times trying to budge it, we decided it was too small and wasn't greased enough so we jacked it up and put an old big one under that was split and wired to-gether we moved a foot or two with it and then it broke, so we had to jack her up again and grease the small one and put it under and after pulling all the after noon and breaking chain & upsetting the capstan two or three times, we took it out and put under three or {four?} small rollers and no saddle. Mr. Evans was over helping us this afternoon, and so about five o'clock she started to go and from then till we quit we moved as far as we could without setting the capstan again so the boys went home in great spirits full of praisr for the small rollers. I nearly tore the clothes off me on their wire and nails and also hit my sore knee a lot with the end of the cable so I didn't feel so happy. Frank plowed all day and Dad. had to go up to George Duncan's this morning to look at a cow. Tupper. who was in Simcoe all day came over about five and killed the yearling buck. Fine & hot a shower at noon.

Wednesday July 5th

I have been out at the Quanbury's all day again and to-day we made a little better progress. We moved the barn more than the length of itself this forenoon but twisted the underpinning of Glen's capstan reel so at noon they went down and borrowed Kolbe's capstan and things went beautifuly we moved about seventy five paces. Over here they got a little more plowing done but nothing cut. Aunty, Vernon & Rebecca were over to dinner and to spend the after noon, Cousin Clare was over too. Frank and I had to take Daisy May up to Ham Thompson's again he was in bed when we got there but got up. Another beautiful day.

Thursday July 6th

The boys wouldn't have called for me this morning if we hadn't hailed them but I didn't want to see them stuck and we certainly needed all the men we have although Glen brought two with him but Evans didn't come back to-day. Glen had old Isaac Bush and Od. Frolic both venerable and hoaryheaded. Isaac is rheumatic and slightly palsied and told us he would much rather be doing what he was yesterday than