no lambs came last night for it was bitterly cold. We fooled with the ewe that had the lambs quite a lot this morning and shut her up in the stabkle this afternoon away from the othes. Dad. went over to see if Brirely had ever had such a case to deal with as he used to be a sheppard in the old country but he didn't get much information. Quint was here for a little whule this after noon. He and Big george Hannaker had come back to the gully on the trail of a skunk which Bill Oakes aw tracks of, but they found Wilson McPherson and some matthews had got ahead of them and were digging it out and up in Robert John's gully, George joined them. but Quint said they were all covered with mud so he didn't care for the job and came home via this place. He says Ivey's gully is full of men and gteams hauling sod but I guess tey finished to-night. This afternoon Dad. and I unloaded the load of coal we got and hauled up a oad of rails which Frank unloaded when he got home. Sam. Law was in this morning and Dad. paid him for tyher threshing and beef. To-night Dad. and Enah went down to the Library concert leaving Tiddums in our care. (Frank's & mine) but Dad. says he will niot enjoy himself at all for fretting. I also have to keep watch on the sheep for although it is not so cold as last night it would be too much for little lambs. It has been freezing hard all day in the ahde but it was very sunny and thawr=ed a lot in the sun. I think it is gradually getting milder.

Wednesday February 25th

I slept with my clothes on again last night and got up about