Monday February 9th

We had another thunder storm this morning and it has been raining a good part of the day but still very mild. It cleared off to-night but didn't freeze. I didn't do anything outside but chores but spent most of my time in the house painting some of the woodwork in the nursery that needed a second coat and I started to paint the woodwork in the dining room. I did the chores up early and to-night went down to accompany the band in serenading Jack Anderson. It was a beautiful night but the roads are bad. The snow is nearly all gone except in the track where it is deep and where the gravel is it is about bare. The water was beginning to come over the road in Dave's flats when I went down and seemed to be rising so I had apprehensions of having to swim home, however it had gone down again by that time. We had a great time down at Jack's. Mr. Bagley the Nestor of the band - made the presentation speech - as Ed. Steele placed before him a box that looked like a shoe box but had a label on it saying wedding cake. I didn't know what was coming as I hardly thought the boys would

have chosen either footwear of edible eatables as a "token of their esteem" for jack. but just as Mr. Bagley got out his jack-knife and cut the string, Bob. Smith apparently fearing that Brudgewater was going to get some credit which was due to himself, announced that Mr. Bafley had the wrong box. Jack & Mrs. Anderson were going to le thim open it, but as he didn't I never found out what the box contained. Ed. Steele took it and made another search in the hsall snd brought forth a much larger box from behond which when after opening it Mr. Bagley drew forth a little silver vessel with a top to it which wa eviodnetly meant for flowers. Mrs. Andeson excloamed "Hoe lobely", it will just match my candlesticks." Mr. Bagley rummage dsome more amongst the tissue paper oin te box and finaly produced a pait of candlesticks to match the othe thing. Mrs. Anderson seemed very pleased and Jack made a thank-you speech and thenpasse aorund cigars and got out card tavbles. I ddn'tknow any morw about playing cards than I do about playing golf, but as there were three of the boys wanting a game and needing as dfourth I concsented to take. ahand at pedro of Mr. bagley would coacjh me. He knows