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the night, she cut her lip quite badly inside by falling off Frank's wheel several times. It swelled up like a sick toad or we wouldn't have known she hurt as she didn't feel it. Aunty went down town to-day and to-night Mrs. & Miss Woodson came over to inquire after her as the cook though sme delusion on her part had told them she fainted while going through their place this afternoon. It rained a few drops this morening and has been a most comfortable. breezy day.

Thursday July 3rd

Vyse came in this morning with our roller, he and Aikens were going out to haul in his hay. Dad had to go ove to Martin'ss to see teir cow and when he came back to get the mower out and cleaned it up I turned the grindstone whicle he sharpened one of the knoves.

Mrs. McOPherson and her three angels came overe to spend the day. I hope they enjoyed thenselves, for then somebody would have. Arthur would have if they had let him soend little more time in the blacking box and the flour tin.

Afrr dnner Dad took the mower back the other sid eof the gully and started on the half of the old wheastubble, the other half