Henderson's, he would be satisfied so I got him four half pound plugs. I paid up two or three small accounts around town as I felt mighty affluent when I stuffed $65.00 into my pocket after having been broke or nearly so for so long. When I finally got down to Auntys it was after twelve and Dad. was having dinner with them so I sat right down too. Frank was alone for dinner at home as Enah was down helping her father straighten up the house. Dad. and I came back to the farm right after dinner and bagged up a small grist and then caught 12 of Tim's ducks and put them in bags and took them up to Jack McBrides. They averaged 8 1/2 lbs apiece and Jack paid 16 cts a pound for them. I got home just before dark and spent the evening reading a LIbrary book called "The Sport of Fate" which I borrowed from Aunty Alice. Cloudy & strong cold north west wind, getting colder to-night. I noticed this morning before day light that I could see the reflection of the East End light every time it flashed quite plainly I never noticed it before from out here but it was very cloudy, so I suppose that accounted for it I had Harry B. out of bed looking at it and he seemed quite interested. Dad. had another letter from Mr Parks, very cheerful. He hopes the end of the month to settle things

Tuesday November 17th

I soent the fore noon doing chores and dodd jobs. I shut my calf p in the shed as she has been determned lately to pasture off the wheat. I made he ran oat box and gaveher some but I dkn't think she ate them.One food trcik I did was to get put the cream down at the road forgetting that this wa snot Charlies auling day although he has been going on ednesdays now for several weeks. Trum. took it down to the corner so I had to go after it. This after noon I went over to Cam;s sake. There wa a good crowd there but they were slow selling things Dunning had an understudy with him and he sold a lot of the junk but he was pretty poor at it. I bought a cracked =iron frying pan which I had an idea Marj. wanted for a quarter and the corn plamnter which is a digfferennt model and better than the ordinary ones for fifyt cents and that was rthe extent of my ourchases but Dad. bought the hog rack and waggon box which is some of John Wesses manufacture so therefore the best. I nearly froze standing around so cam wehome beforeevery thing was sold. Roy Dell came with the bread while I was in here getting warm and what was very strange for him was in a very talkative moon and regaled us with old