barn. I quit about four o'clock and killed and picked an old hen for to-morrow's dinner and it was long after dark when I got through with the chores Marj. and I were both dead-tired to-night. She hasn't been feeling at all well lately. I went down to the brow of the hill below the orchard and cut a poplar that I noticed had the top broken, and carried it up on my shoulder's and my back has ached ever since

Sunday November 15th

I didn't do any thing much to-day but a few chores insode the house and outside including sweeping out the school house and lay around most of the day after noon. I was up with the kids three or four times during the night so didn't feel very energetic, but it wa s a horrible day anyway, cloudy and drizzly though not cold.