out this morning Ben Ivey was prowling around looking for Dad. He and Art Quanbury had been up all night with his horse and he was very anxious to try and sling him up on his feet as he said he had been thrashing around all night and he was afraid he would knock his feet all to pieces or get his head under the hay and smother so the consequence was that except for doing a few chores here Dad. and I have been over there all day and Dad. is just about all in to-night. Art Quanbury Dad. and I went down to Aunty's before dinner to see if we could find Dad's. old set of slings but we couldn't any where. Art. & I went down to the Customs office to ask Huby but he didn't know where they were so they had to rig one up with a couple of little single trees and an old piece of carpet. We went back after dinner to help lift and Landon & Morg. Williams came over from the greenhouse. They were a long time getting things ready and when we did get him up the beam they had the pulleys fastened too was not high enough so we had to let him down and they made it higher, then we hauled him up again but it was just as Dad. expected he couldn't use his legs when we did get him up and just pawed around so we had to let him down and all we could do for him was to turn him over. Dad. feels sure that the injury in his neck is causing all the trouble, and says there is a possibility of it recovering with him lying down as he eats and drinks alright, but if the spinal column is hurt much there is little hope for him. It was about five o'clock when we got home so we just did up the chores. Nice day, rather raw

Tuesday April 11th