alright but as soon as I did she began to perform. I don't know just what she did but I know I was a little uncertain till I got out of the lane whether I could manage to sit on her or not, but did. I rode her down to the corner and back. and when I came up Dick had vanished. Dad. said he had had enough even before i got nicely started and had got on to change his clothes and go down town. Dad. cinched Joe up again and I rode her around the block. I was very much surprised to find Tupper, John Wess and all out that way had the rural mail sevice. I wasn;t gone very long and came home and read till it was time to do chores. Quint & Lila came over with Frank who had stayed down there t dinner. Quint had his shotgun with him as Frank had told him about the geese and they went to look for them but didn't get a shot at anything. They followed a white hawk or owl all ver the cvountry but didn't get it eitherQuint went down before tea as he wanted to get ready for curch but Lila stayed and Frank walked down with her after tea. Tiddums feels pretty miserable yet. Much milder to-day snny and breezy. When dad. went out to the cow stable he found a lovely red and white heifer calf lying dead behind erie. It had been born dead and about a month ahead of time. Dad. thinks she my=ust have been hurt when she fell back in the gully yesterday last Sunday.