baby who has been down at old Mrs. Well's for the last two months. The lawyer told him that if he could prove that he was more capable of caring for it that its mother that he should have it. So Perce said it was the only thing he had to live for and meant to have it as he had a good place for it in St. Thomas, it seems his wife and her mother have all gone to the dogs and the baby has been in a home. So this morning when he knew Mrs. Wells was up town he went up to the house and found Mat. Lawrie looking after the kid, so grabbed it and lit out hot foot up St. Patrick St. and up to his mother's where his sister was waiting with a horse and rig to drive him to Simcoe where he caught the St. Thomas train. Cloudy, hot, cool wind.

Friday July 3rd

I tried to get an early start but as it took a little tme to get the mower into running order I didn't get out till after eight. Dad. went the first round with tme and then I mowed pretty steadily all day. I started on the south east corner field and have a good chunk down but it will take a couple of oirs to finish. Huby and Dad & Frank hailed out some roack on the sgone boat this morning to put in the dips along the fence tio anchor it. This after noon they put wire around a couple of the rees in the gully and waited around for Sid McBride but he never