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 Law's came in to take their clover mill and engine down to Bob. Leitches as the roads are now in grand shape. We were very glad to have the clover mill out of the barn as it was a great nuisance, but we didn't get a chance to go for our sawdust as they were here most of the after noon getting up enough steam to raise hel the engine out of the ground where she was frozen 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 fore foot. Jonas came over 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 checkers with Frank. The bear had a {couple?} chance to see his shadow to-day as the sun has been shining nearly the whole time it has been an ideal winter day. not too cold and just enough wind to turn the windmill. I got seven eggs again to-day. They are getting a lot of milk now and it is beginning to tell on them.