preparation along and it has absorbed all the spare minutes. Dad. has kept the plow going steadily and Friday night had about an acre to plow but Lloyd Ryerse told him tnat Colin was coming up with the tractor to finish it for him so Dad. got in a day disking yesterday. Colin came yesterday after noon and plowed till they had to stop for a thunder shower but finished all but what Dad. would have had to plow any way. I have kept rolling and harrowing after him with the little team, and the chores have kept me busy as we are out of hay now and have to forage grass for the stuff that is in with the scythe. Marj. has recovered sufficiently to go down to Aunty's to stay for a few days. I drove her down this morning when I went to Sunday school and went down again last to-night, she is feeling much better. Frank hasn't done any thing yet but feels well and thinks he will start working this week. Roy came to stay over to-day last night. He hates Detroit but is glad to be at work. Aunty is under the weather to-day with a bad tooth and Tid is in bed with what we thought was mumps although he seems all right to-night. The

little romance which has been developing since Tom & Mark employed their young housekeeper about three weeks ago was brought suddenly to a head on Thursday when Tom asked married her. Thursday morning we saw both Tom & Mark in the field with their teams and later saw Tom's team standing idle and Tom going to town with Charlie Butler, about one o'lock Tom walked through here on his way home and told us he had got in with Charlie when he went past & gone down town to buy the licence having borrowed money enough from Msrk, he couldn't get one in Dover so had t go to Simcoe after it, He told me and I fancy nearly everny one else he met, to keep it under my hat but he was going to marry the little girl at four o'clock that after noon. Mr. Johnson (who was back this week to gathew rup some of his stuff) was coming out to go the trick and Totie Smith to help Mark witness it. Totie didn't get out though and Charlie Butler & Mark were the only others present at the ceremony. About five o'clock I saw Mr. & Mrs. Tom driving to Dover on their honeymoon to get some groceries, and both teams were at work again the next morning. Charlie Butler was around