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A.D. Sept 9th /11

I, Theobald, Butler Barrett promise to permit, those present at the said date, to read this my diary, ten years from now, no matter at what point of the compass they should be residing, unless I should be dead broke or shovelled off the mortal coil.

Signed

Beatrice Kaias

Dick Barrett

Edith Lawrie

Hattie M. Barrett

The Head of the house being in gentle repose on the sofa (snoring) is not able to put add his disired signature to this list.

{Written in the margin} - Each person after reading will deliver the said document to the proceeding person on the list and return when finished to myself. the same not later than six months before Sept 9th. A D 1921

Saturday July 1st 1911

Since I finished the book that I have been recording events in up to June 27th we have got quite a few things done. On Wednesday Bill cut hay and I worked in the mangles.

Thursday Bill and Enah went down town in the wagon. They got the hay-rack and just about all tnhat was left of the furniture. Daddy raked hay and I cocked up. When Bill came home about five he went out and finished mowing in the east corner field which took him till seven. Yesterday I churned for an hour and a half and thinking there was nthing coming Ileft it and went and cocked hay the rest of the day, but Enah got the butteer to come. We got all the hay cocked that was ready. Roy came up last night and Dick was at the station to meet him.