of wallnuts, chestnuts and hazelnuts but hardly any butternuts or hickory nuts. About nine or a little after dad and I got started in the waggon for Vittoria. We took the old ram home to Dunkin's and intended bringing the other one back. We akso expected to be back by dinnertime but it was noon when we got there. Neither of the Dunkins were home and the hired Englishman didn't know any more about anything than a hole in a stump. Mrs. Dunkin tols us that Mr. Dunkin expected to be back by one, so Dad. and I hung around the barn for about an hour and a half. dad. took a walk back the lane and saw the ewes and then I took a walk back and saw the two rams the old one and a lamb which I thought was a little beauty. There were three chestnut trees back there just loaded and the burrs were wide open sp we got our pockets full of nuts. When i got up to the house Dad. had put the team in and was in the house having diner so I went in, while we were eating Percy came home, he had driven his sister to Simcoe to the teachers' convention. Dunkin himself was off performing baliff's duties. Percy was rather provoked that bo apples were picked as he evidently packs for the association up there and if they didn't get theiwrs packed to-day he wouldn't be able to do it. A Mr. Sharpy came in to borrow their waggon to haul bickwheat but he said he would help pick apples till