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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 80.pdf

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so by the time he got through it was about noon, he filled two. Right after dinner we mixed up a sheep dip of zenoleum in a tub and dipped all the lambs. We got them all covered but it was rather an unsatisfactory job as the tub gave them such a chance to kick and splatter. When we got through with that Frank & I went down in the waggon and got some sand & plaster for Dad. to do some patching and four cement tile to put accross the lane at the big mudhole as the cows got into awful shape wallowing through it every day. To-night Frank and I did chores and Dad. Enah & the baby went down to Aunty Alice's to tea and after wards to the picture show to see Cinderella. Aunty, Aunty Alice and Aunt Ida all went to. They said it was good but a lot different from the old story. Dad. said the baby wasn't nearly so interested as he expected. About half a dozen or more fellows spoke to Dad. this morning about getting some of the little pigs and Ham Thompson told me he would take the whole litter. Morley Buck was over right after dinner to borrow Dad's wig for the masquerade dance to-night that the I.O.D.E. are giving. Old Monteith was in too and brought a couple of bushels of potatoes which Dad. bought and got four bushels of seed barley. Wet to-day feels like more rain.

Tuesday May 16th

Trinder came in this morning with some trees that I ordered from the Horticultural Society and as part of them were for Aunty I took them down and helped them put them in. They hurried me off to get my own in but Unlce Ward called me in there to show me some peach trees and he talked for an=bout an hour. Then I had to stop in topay John Qunabury so by the time I got home it wasa getting late. I got my crimson rambler rose bush set out before dinner but it began to rain beofr I was through and it rained steadinly all the afternoon so we didn't do much. Dad. was workjing in the house any way doing some patching for Enah on the walls. Frank also hekped them in there. It cleared up about tea time and to-night Frank and I went down to see Mary Pickford in Cinderella. We went up to Huby's after wards for a ,ittle while. We saw Lewis Woodson yesterday, he os here getting things ready for the rest.

Wednesday May 17th

This has been a most horrible day,

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