and covered Snowdrop with gore and when we let them in to-night a beautiful little spurt was coming out of it but dad soon stopped it but putting a little chop stuff on it. We intended to go prospecting for sawdust this afternoon but by the time I got the rails unloaded The Lw's came in to take their clover mill and engine down to Bob. Leitvches as the roads are now in grand shape. We were very glad to have the clover mill oiut of the barn as it was a great nuidance, but we didn't get a cjance to go for our sawdust as they were her e most of the afternoon getting up enough t=steam to raise hel the engine out of thre ground where she wasa f rozen in, when Alan threw her in she would hump and stop "breathing" just like a horse trying to lift a big load. but after a few strains she loosened up. and got out Sam's brother-in-law was with them and he seemed to understand quite a lot about it. When they went Dad. put Joe's harness on Osprey and hooked him up to the bobs with Belle. he did pretty fair but seems to throw or paddle his nigh front foot. Jonas cam eover this morning and borrowed a pitch fork and the hay knife as he is going to move the hay from McBains barn to Sam McBrides as they are tearing down the old McBain barn to-day. he brought them back to-night and is now playing chekers with Frank. The bear had {illegible} chancde to see his shadow to-day as trhe sun has been shining nearly the whole timeit has been an ideal winter daynot too coldand just enough wind to turn the windmill. I got seven eggs to-day. They are getting a lot of milk not and it is beginning to tell on them.