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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1921 Diary 92.pdf
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| − | Owing to procrastination, laziness & cold weather I will have to make a skip of a week but as there has been very little of any importance going on, I guess the future history of this 187 acres of the earth's surface won't suffer much. I have not been getting up so early this week so couldn't write before breakfast as I have been doing as it has been too miserable to do any thing but chores and nearly every day this last week we have just sat around for an hour or two after dinner and read. The weather has been rotten. Cloudy mostly and generally raw winds and terribly muddy. Dad. and I moved some rails over in the barn and covered them with straw and got in one small jag of corn stalks but the cornfield was so boggy we couldn't take a team on it for a real load. The snow that was on the ground early last week is all gone by now but to-day it is colder and there was a little flurry of snow last night. Jack McBride was in Saturday and bought the wether lambs for 9 cts a lb. and we took them down yesterday. They averaged about 84 lbs apiece & the nine of them | + | Owing to procrastination, laziness & cold weather I will have to make a skip of a week but as there has been very little of any importance going on, I guess the future history of this 187 acres of the earth's surface won't suffer much. I have not been getting up so early this week so couldn't write before breakfast as I have been doing as it has been too miserable to do any thing but chores and nearly every day this last week we have just sat around for an hour or two after dinner and read. The weather has been rotten. Cloudy mostly and generally raw winds and terribly muddy. Dad. and I moved some rails over in the barn and covered them with straw and got in one small jag of corn stalks but the cornfield was so boggy we couldn't take a team on it for a real load. The snow that was on the ground early last week is all gone by now but to-day it is colder and there was a little flurry of snow last night. Jack McBride was in Saturday and bought the wether lambs for 9 cts a lb. and we took them down yesterday. They averaged about 84 lbs apiece & the nine of them brought $67.00. We brought home a little soft coal with us. This morning Dad & old Gladys went out to Welshs. Aunty Alice had a party last Wednesday & Dad. & Enah were down at it. Marj. & I were at Bible Class Thursday night & I went down to Tuxis meeting Saturday night and Marj. went up to the McQueens where I called for her. I went up Thursday night and asked Mr. Smith (W.H.) if he would give the boys a little talk next Saturday but he didn't promise definitely Sunday Aunty & Aunty Alice came over here for dinner & Cecil & Winnie were over for tea and spent the evening while Dad. & Enah went to church. Last night I went down to band practice & Marj. went to the Girls branch & we both had tea at Aunty's. Ed. Moon turned in his horn for Ira Ivey to take but Ira wanted mine as he didn't know how to get on to the other so I took the old B.B.b again it is the one I had in the first place and is the best horn. Marj. had to go to the dentists at ten o'clock this morning so we stayed down all night and I came home early this morning. Tid. has not been out of the house all week and doesn't feel very well yet. His neck has been swollen and he spent one or two |
Revision as of Jun 29, 2026, 5:52:35 PM
Tuesday December 13th
Owing to procrastination, laziness & cold weather I will have to make a skip of a week but as there has been very little of any importance going on, I guess the future history of this 187 acres of the earth's surface won't suffer much. I have not been getting up so early this week so couldn't write before breakfast as I have been doing as it has been too miserable to do any thing but chores and nearly every day this last week we have just sat around for an hour or two after dinner and read. The weather has been rotten. Cloudy mostly and generally raw winds and terribly muddy. Dad. and I moved some rails over in the barn and covered them with straw and got in one small jag of corn stalks but the cornfield was so boggy we couldn't take a team on it for a real load. The snow that was on the ground early last week is all gone by now but to-day it is colder and there was a little flurry of snow last night. Jack McBride was in Saturday and bought the wether lambs for 9 cts a lb. and we took them down yesterday. They averaged about 84 lbs apiece & the nine of them brought $67.00. We brought home a little soft coal with us. This morning Dad & old Gladys went out to Welshs. Aunty Alice had a party last Wednesday & Dad. & Enah were down at it. Marj. & I were at Bible Class Thursday night & I went down to Tuxis meeting Saturday night and Marj. went up to the McQueens where I called for her. I went up Thursday night and asked Mr. Smith (W.H.) if he would give the boys a little talk next Saturday but he didn't promise definitely Sunday Aunty & Aunty Alice came over here for dinner & Cecil & Winnie were over for tea and spent the evening while Dad. & Enah went to church. Last night I went down to band practice & Marj. went to the Girls branch & we both had tea at Aunty's. Ed. Moon turned in his horn for Ira Ivey to take but Ira wanted mine as he didn't know how to get on to the other so I took the old B.B.b again it is the one I had in the first place and is the best horn. Marj. had to go to the dentists at ten o'clock this morning so we stayed down all night and I came home early this morning. Tid. has not been out of the house all week and doesn't feel very well yet. His neck has been swollen and he spent one or two
