give him more than seventy so Dad. didn't sell. Frank and I bagged up some oats and Dad. wrote to Dick he heard from him yesterday and they have been quarintined for Spinal Meningitis and Spotted Fever. He said he had seen Billy Sloan who is stationed about five miles from where Dick is. This after noon Frank and I took the oats we bagged up down and had them chopped and drove down town to post Dad's letter. Frank saw Moses Fisher about fixing up his military overcoat and Moses said he could have it dyed and remodel it to make a good civilian coat for 3 or 4 dollars. Marj. came over after four to-night to return a sweater of Enah's and stayed to tea. I got ready to go with her to church to-night but it was seven o'clock when we got through tea and as she had to stop on her way down to pay Newman Silverthorne for lodge dues, we stayed here for the evening and guessed riddles.

Thursday March 6th

It froze pretty hard last night but has been a beautiful sunny day though wintry. Dad. and Frank hauled up two loads of wood with the sleighs this morning. There was just enough snow for the sleighs to slip, but it was too soft this after noon to try it. I did up the chores and took Pommers out for. alittle exercise before dinner. This after noon we haulked over a couple of loads of hay one to the horse sstabkle and one ot the old barn. Tom cam ein about six o'clock to-night and got a little jag of straw. To-night Frank went down to the Tom Marks show and I went up to see if harry Moon could come any night next week to give us a little drill for our play. He was in Simcoe laying at the rink and will be there three nights next week if it stays cold. I talked to Mrs. Moon for about an hour and a half and then went down to Aunty's for awhile.They are evidently having times at Ottawaw these days. Sir Sam Hughes has been raving and tearing his hair out metaphorically and actually weeping bitter tears of anguish over the foul adminsitration of the Union Government and charging that the leaders of the Canadian forces caused neddles slaughter of canadian men last fall at Cambrai, Mons, simply to glorify themselves and through bulklheadedness, but I think the public have more confidence in Sir Arthur Currie than old Sir Sam, and realize that he followed Pock's plan of conserving man-power at the expense of time.