{Wednesday May 13th continued}

shop it didn't rain long but he worked in there most of the day. He put some of the whitewash I had left over on the trus he scraped. Dad. took Joe down to be shod this morning but Bobby McMillian's shop was full so he came home. He doesn't want to take her to Joe Howel for fear she will make him mad, and he says Ralph Waddle knows too much. Bob. Davis was in this afternoon with Bycler's big black horse. He is certainly a nice looking one. I put another broody hen up over the hog pen to-night. I don't know whether she will sit or not as I didn't notice her setting till to-day. It has been cloudy all day with a little rain before dinner and to-night the sun was out.

Thursday May 14th

We spent quite awhile giving Pommers a lesson on the halter. We took both the colts out and I held Queen while Dad. and Huby worked awhile with Pommers. We then let them run in the front field the rest of the day. We put Joe in thebox syall for the day. and Dave. in Joe's stall. but put them all back in to-night and Dave out, he was oretty lonesome as we let all the younf g stoclk back the lane to-day and left them back. We let the coes back too but didn't let them put after they were milked to-night. This afternoon Dad. put the harness