Tuesday January 25th

This morning I went down to the mill and got ther grist that I left there last night. I took the wasjing up to Mrs. McBride as she was over this morning tosay she could not come over to wash as Sam had to go out to Pow's and couldn't mind the kids, she gave me a whole pile of ol dcabbages which have been frozen two or three times for the chickens, soon after I got back Charlie Quanbury came over to get Dad. to look at old Corbett who Dad says is pretty sick, they drenched him the othe rnight and Dad. thinks got some oil on his lungs. He didn't get back till noon as Jack ~martin calle dhim in there t show him a rooster with teh chicken pix. I cleane dut the stables while he was gone.This after noon we were going to finish the floor in the chicken house but just as we got the noon chores done Uncle Ward came over and visited all the after noon. About half fpast four we had to take Elgithe up to Ham Thomspson's bull. She was very wild at first and we had a sling rope tied on to ther end of her halter before we got out of the lane. I had caught y foot in the loop of the rope and had to let go and drop to hget loose She dragged me a few feet before I got loose and then