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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1918
Theobald Toby Barrett 1918 Diary 127.pdf
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| − | We were up soon after five this morning and Frank and I got down to the station with Mr. Bent's ram about ten minutes before the train went out. I went in and asked Stace Lampkins if I had better wait till the train pulled up or load him right away and he said to wait till it pulled up. We did but it pulled up and right out before we could get him on the car. They said they were late and couldn't wait a minute. It was very provoking but there was nothing to be done but leave him till to-night so this after noon I went down early and saw that he got on the car although the old pile of junk didn't pull out till a quarter of an hour later than I should. It is such occassions as this that make a fellow wish for a strong arm and a blasphemous tongue to curse the G.T.R. Into a heap and lick all of its wooden headed and unaccomodating employees. Dad. plowed again all day and Frank and I dug potatoes all morning. | + | We were up soon after five this morning and Frank and I got down to the station with Mr. Bent's ram about ten minutes before the train went out. I went in and asked Stace Lampkins if I had better wait till the train pulled up or load him right away and he said to wait till it pulled up. We did but it pulled up and right out before we could get him on the car. They said they were late and couldn't wait a minute. It was very provoking but there was nothing to be done but leave him till to-night so this after noon I went down early and saw that he got on the car although the old pile of junk didn't pull out till a quarter of an hour later than I should. It is such occassions as this that make a fellow wish for a strong arm and a blasphemous tongue to curse the G.T.R. Into a heap and lick all of its wooden headed and unaccomodating employees. Dad. plowed again all day and Frank and I dug potatoes all morning. Frank finished diffing them in the cornfield this after noon. |
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had to kill and pluck a couple of ducks. Dad. plowed all day and got on well. Cousins {two names?} were over for awhile this after noon. Frank went for a ride again to-night with Alex England and Colin Ryerse.
Friday October 18th
We were up soon after five this morning and Frank and I got down to the station with Mr. Bent's ram about ten minutes before the train went out. I went in and asked Stace Lampkins if I had better wait till the train pulled up or load him right away and he said to wait till it pulled up. We did but it pulled up and right out before we could get him on the car. They said they were late and couldn't wait a minute. It was very provoking but there was nothing to be done but leave him till to-night so this after noon I went down early and saw that he got on the car although the old pile of junk didn't pull out till a quarter of an hour later than I should. It is such occassions as this that make a fellow wish for a strong arm and a blasphemous tongue to curse the G.T.R. Into a heap and lick all of its wooden headed and unaccomodating employees. Dad. plowed again all day and Frank and I dug potatoes all morning. Frank finished diffing them in the cornfield this after noon.
