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A fierce cat fight some where in the neighbourhood of Billy Frank's cottages made us aware that Dover was not completely enveloped in slumber. Winnie went to Waterford to-day with the other Miss Beemer, she will be in a very joyful state of mind as she passed entrance with honors. Poor Lila failed and feels badly although nobody would know it from her behaviour. Nice, cool breezy day, cloudy to-night and sprinkling a few drops of rain when we got home.

Thursday July 17th

Dad. got up a little later than usual this morning, I slept till after seven and Frank spent the best part of the morning in bed, but it had rained quite a spatter so we couldn't do much in the field. We just puttered around. Dad. worked a little in the garden and cut some of the grass and all the young plum trees on the front lawn and some of the thistles in the plum orchard. I mowed lawn.

This after noon Dad. went back and started in to cut the alsike I cut more lawn and thinned some onions while Frank scythed thistles. About five I went back and cut alsike till dark while Dad came up and did chores and had tea. He had been having a hard time with it clogging up the knife, as it was wet and a lot of stuff in thebottom. I had justr as hard a time fo awhile but it got better. Dad. Dick & Frank allcame back when it got pretty dark and Dad. thought we could finish it to-night, but decided that we had beter leave it till morning. It wasd about half past nine when we got up to the house.

The Miss Shands drove Eb=nah and Tiddums home tisnafternoon, Tiddums waas tickled nearly to bursting at getting back home again. Damo and muggy drozzled nearly all morning.

Friday July 18