to see Aunty. Frank and I spent most of the evening catching pigeons. Hugh McQueen is buying them this time for a shooting match and paying thirty cents a pair for them. It has been too mild to day to wear a coat, but looks rainy.

Thursday January 27th

About the first thing this morning I went over to Mrs McBride's and got thre clothes. Alan was there and Mrs. McBride away, they have all gone back to live with Sam and he has made all kinds of promises about acting like a good husband and father and they say he signed the tital prohinition petition. Alan Law says it is all her fault anywaty. He said this Christmas she asked him to go down to jane's for dinner but DSam wanted to have their oen Cherstrmas at home and saccordong to went down and bought a goose and oresents for all the family when Christmas clame he went home and as Alan says "No damned Susan there" so poor Sa, had to eat alone, when she did come she "throwed" the presents and spoke very disparagingly of them. "why" says Alan Alan "How would tyou like it if you were a married man to go home tere at night and have to get your own