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 inside the house and outside including sweeping out the school house and lay around most of the after noon. I was up with the kids three or four times during the night so didn't feel very energetic, but it was a horrible day anyway, cloudy and drizzly though not cold. Dad. came over late this after noon to tell me that Niel Elliot had offered him sixty dollars for old Elgitha but he thought may be Carl. would give more but if Niel sends over in the morning offering sixty-five he says he will have to take her down as he put that price on her. Poor old Elgitha, our first pure bred and we were proud of her, the herd shows her blood at a glance.