in and as I had my canvass shoes on I took them off and walked home bare footed. I met Dad. in the gully after the cows. We did chores up after tea and then Marj. and I worked till after eleven at the church books. She feels to-night as if she were getting the mumps. Very sultry.

Tuesday May 31st

I went back after the cows this morning and found the whole herd except Betsy & Agnes in the wheat, so I had to tramp through after them and as the wheat was laden with dew and a heavy mist that was just rising my trip was more like wading in the lake than any thing else I am sure I poured a pint of water out of each gumboot after I came out. The cows tramped the wheat and nipped of quite a lot of it. They had broken a wire in the old fence between it and the other back field. Dad. drove Tid. to school after breakfast and brought Frank home, he feels better but the doctor told him not to try to do any thing this week. Dad. & I went back before dinner and patched up the fence where the cows broke in and put in a couple of post and this after noon