at it for quite awhile but at last he had to give up no doubt in disgust. Dad. and I put in a load of hay this morning and Huby oiled up the little didning room stove and pipes and put t away. This after noon I made a bootjack. I have tugged and pulled and nearly broken the rungs out of the kitrchen chairs ever since I have got my rubber boots trying to pull them off at night and jow when it is about solid enough to do without them I have made a neat little bootjack; however it will be ready for next season and I have hung it handu in the woodshed for us anytime we get mad. Huny covered more of the walls pf the shop with some stiff wrapping paper he fgot from Tip. Varey and tinkered a round. Dad. minded Tiddums who is fare from scorcum to-day. Geordie Allan was over for a little while, he is just up in Dover for a visit. To-nifght Chris Quanbury came over and test my eggs for me, he found 32 infertile out of the 120 which he said was a better test than most of theirs were doing. It is just about 23% bad. Raining hard with thunder and lightening to-night.

Tuesday May 12th

It pouted rain nearly all day.