Wednesday February 19th

I was spending a very enjoyable hour in bed this morning awake but, knowing I didn't have to get up till Aunty & Aunty Alice did, when Aunty came in with the alarming anouncement that she thought I had better stay in bed all day or at least till she went up and got the doctor and threatened to bring me my breakfast in bed. She had heard me cough as I have quite a cold and was afraid that I might contract pleurisy where my ribs were sore and maybe the flu so was quite worried. I doid =my best to allay her fear and doid oersuade he rto let me up and eat breakfast like a Christian but she was bound to go and interview the doctor. He said there was no danger whatever so that relieved her. I sat around there and read till about wlwven when Enah came down. I hooked Mexico up for her and she drove home but I walked having had all the ride I wanted behind MNexixo in his cart coming around the block. I didn;lt do uch this after noon. but sit around and read. Dad. and Frank haukled over another load of straw and put it off tin the horse stable. Geordie Boughner was in looking at dad's steers this after noon but didn't buy. he also had