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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1925

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dozen eggs down and got 45 cts for them at Sam's. I also took a letter diwn to post to Davis and had to go to the train with it {illegible} little girls pile din thr cutter on their way home from school so I told them if they would hold Queen for me while I went to the gtrain I would drive them home, and when I came to fill my contract I discovered they lived way over Brant Hill. Queen got cutting up on the wau back and I had to hold her in tightly and my fingers nearly perished. I stoppe din at the farm on my weay down and found Da. feeling a little better. Enah asked me to get someoatmeal so I stopped on my way home and she lent ma a pair of knitted mitts whicj U piut on under my leathger ones and kept my hand squite comfortable I called in at Aunty's and found Win with Lila. Aunty Alice was at Mrs. McLaughlin's playing bridge and Aunty wa s at a Auxillary meeting in the church Sunday school. I suppos ethe enjoyment each of them was getting made up for discomforts but it must avebeen as bitterly coldwalk over the hill and surely the old schoolroom wouldbe as cold a sa barn to-day. Lila has been having a temperature very day lately but she said it was too cold to-day to raise a fever although
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dozen eggs down and got 45 cts for them at Sam's. I also took a letter down to post to Davis and had to go to the train with it {illegible} little girls pile din thr cutter on their way home from school so I told them if they would hold Queen for me while I went to the train I would drive them home, and when I came to fill my contract I discovered they lived way over Brant Hill. Queen got cutting up on the wau back and I had to hold her in tightly and my fingers nearly perished. I stoppe din at the farm on my way down and found Dad. feeling a little better. Enah asked me to get some oatmeal so I stopped on my way home and she lent me a pair of knitted mitts which I put on under my leather ones and kept my hands quite comfortable I called in at Aunty's and found Win with Lila. Aunty Alice was at Mrs. McLaughlin's playing bridge and Aunty was at a Auxillary meeting in the church Sunday school. I suppose the enjoyment each of them was getting made up for discomforts but it must have been a bitterly cold walk over the hill and surely the old schoolroom would be as cold as a barn to-day. Lila has been having a temperature every day lately but she said it was too cold to-day to raise a fever although

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dozen eggs down and got 45 cts for them at Sam's. I also took a letter down to post to Davis and had to go to the train with it {illegible} little girls pile din thr cutter on their way home from school so I told them if they would hold Queen for me while I went to the train I would drive them home, and when I came to fill my contract I discovered they lived way over Brant Hill. Queen got cutting up on the wau back and I had to hold her in tightly and my fingers nearly perished. I stoppe din at the farm on my way down and found Dad. feeling a little better. Enah asked me to get some oatmeal so I stopped on my way home and she lent me a pair of knitted mitts which I put on under my leather ones and kept my hands quite comfortable I called in at Aunty's and found Win with Lila. Aunty Alice was at Mrs. McLaughlin's playing bridge and Aunty was at a Auxillary meeting in the church Sunday school. I suppose the enjoyment each of them was getting made up for discomforts but it must have been a bitterly cold walk over the hill and surely the old schoolroom would be as cold as a barn to-day. Lila has been having a temperature every day lately but she said it was too cold to-day to raise a fever although

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