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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1926-1927
Theobald (Toby) Barrett Diary, 1926-1927-116.pdf
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I was late again this morning and Tupper came over before I was finished milking to dump the buckwheat and then he wanted me to go over to look at some lumber he had and didn't want to haul up to his other place. We were over there till after noon and I got over 500 ft. of 2 inch oak, chestnut & pine, some of it for 2½ cts a foot and some for 3. | I was late again this morning and Tupper came over before I was finished milking to dump the buckwheat and then he wanted me to go over to look at some lumber he had and didn't want to haul up to his other place. We were over there till after noon and I got over 500 ft. of 2 inch oak, chestnut & pine, some of it for 2½ cts a foot and some for 3. | ||
He hauled it ove rehre for me and ha ddinner here. It was nearly three when | He hauled it ove rehre for me and ha ddinner here. It was nearly three when we finished dinner so I didn't get much else but chores done. Mabel and Ina came to tea to-night and stayed all night so that Marj. and I could go down to Aunty's for the eveing. We had a reat time down there looking at the boks and helping to sort them out into sets. Huby and Win were there and Dad. Enah & Tim, but they went home ewarly. We stayed till nearly midnihgt. Huby was in a very jovial mood and ha ddicovered amongst the books a vulgar dictionary comtaining the definitions of word & terms used in vulgar parlance but not suitable for polite conversation. He was delighted with it of course He wanted to know what the name of the Gypsy or Romany language was and that kept Roy and | ||
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Thursday January 13th
I was late again this morning and Tupper came over before I was finished milking to dump the buckwheat and then he wanted me to go over to look at some lumber he had and didn't want to haul up to his other place. We were over there till after noon and I got over 500 ft. of 2 inch oak, chestnut & pine, some of it for 2½ cts a foot and some for 3.
He hauled it ove rehre for me and ha ddinner here. It was nearly three when we finished dinner so I didn't get much else but chores done. Mabel and Ina came to tea to-night and stayed all night so that Marj. and I could go down to Aunty's for the eveing. We had a reat time down there looking at the boks and helping to sort them out into sets. Huby and Win were there and Dad. Enah & Tim, but they went home ewarly. We stayed till nearly midnihgt. Huby was in a very jovial mood and ha ddicovered amongst the books a vulgar dictionary comtaining the definitions of word & terms used in vulgar parlance but not suitable for polite conversation. He was delighted with it of course He wanted to know what the name of the Gypsy or Romany language was and that kept Roy and
