read to him quite awhile. Enah went over to Mrs. McLaughlin's to a bridge party this after noon and Marj. went over about five o'clock and had tea I went over about six with the lantern to meet them as it was very dark and waited out by the cook-house till the party was over.

Saturday November 19th

Dad. went out and ploughed this morning. I did up the chores and went out about ten o'clock to open some ditches in the corn field. I ploughed for Dad. while he went over to look at Pickfprd's mare This afternoon it rained nearly the w=hole time Tom. Butler came through on his way to town and he helped us put the sheep in the colony yard and Dad. & I picked out the ones for Mr. Death. We could only get six young ones ewes from the ones we culled out so we had to put in a couple of our own flock and wqe out in the two old ones 17 & 18 which are good ones in to replace them. We got pretrty wet working with them. Aunty from New York came this morning foir a few days. Enah went dwn this after noon to see her Marj. & I went down to-night Sghe went to Miss McQy=ueen's & I to the Tuxis meeting.