to sleep at Auntys till about half past nine and then went up to Huby's and waited for Marj. who came away from the shower early and we got home about half past ten. Tom Butler was in at noon and expressed his intention of going down and "beating the can off that amateur poet" meaning Wilson Macdonald because he imagined he had said some thing of an insulting nature about the Prince of Wales in order to make an impression on Zeitha. In reality all he said was that when the Prince was in Montreal he had seen McDonald do some of his conjuring tricks and was more taken with them than {illegible}

Friday January 21st

It has still been very mild all day and is barely freezing to-night but it has been cloudy & foggy and rained quite heavy showers several times. Wilbur came over this morning and killed the pigs and mad e avery good job of it which s quite natural as his "heart is in his work." Dad was watching the glint of satisfaction in his eye when he tried the hair an dfound he ha dmad e a ggod scald and the fomnd way in which he rubbed off the feet and legs, and said "Wilbur, I believe you like to bi=utcher." Wilbur smild in a good natuyred way and said candidly "Yes, I do>' He & Frank did the actual