harness. This afternoon Frank and Dad. burned the weeds on the old corn stubble and I worked some more at my chicken fattening crate. Huby came over and got Dad. to go down to tea with him and cut the tails of his two field spaniel pups which he got from some fellow in St. Thomas. We did up the chores and then Frank and I went down town. I stayed down at Aunty's all night so as to get started at seven thirty our picnic in the morning Terribly hot & oppressive.

Tuesday August 22nd

I got down to the dock at half past x=seven this morning and we waited around till nearly eight for some one else to come as {Name?} said Miss McInnes telephoned him tnat there were two to go from here at last Pud. Slocomb came along, Frances had brought him an invitation from the church concert last night. We picked ther main picnic about twenty up at Port Ryerse and went from there over to the East End Lighthouse. I don't know how long it took us or at what time any of our proceedings took place but we had our dinner as soon as we got there and after that Cook the