November 21st 1892 Mon. 21. Cold raw day Sky heavily clouded a few squalls of snow and squalls of rain wind West blowing very hard keeping house for Mrs Cowan today she having gone taking {illegible} {illegible} the last of the cheese today on side margin {illegible} at Mrs Cowan's Jesse Lane and I got {illegible} Tues. 22. Cold bleak windy day froze hard during the night previous ships the last of the cheese today drawn by V Stratton and Alex MacArthur Dave Stratton and Jay Lane swapped Foos of tobacco each one got it in the mouth but Jim's was spiked with paint Miss Roth and myself visited at Mr Arthur Harding's tonight we spent a lovely time side margin made storm door for Mrs Cowan

{second page} November 23rd 1892 Wed. 23. Cold wind North flurries of snowing all day fine and Light amounting to nothing scarcely covering the ground did little job such as fixing her windows tight and secure for the winter for M Cowan at {illegible} Thur. 24. Cold and exactly the same sort of day as yesterday at Mr A Vanhorns tonight remain there till the next day and Mr Vanhorn and myself spent the day hunting we had a long tramp but we enjoyed ourselves very much after strike through after we return home we partook of a lovely stewed chicken prepared especially for us we did Justice to it