stop to look for the cause of the pounding in the {obscured word} which Cawley said he noticed the last after noon {he?} used it. They couldn't find it so Dad. went all the way up to John Wes's barn to ask him about it and he said he thought they would find it was the spring that holds the trip that was broken as his did the same last week. Sure enough that was rhe trouble as they {obscured word} the spring out of John's {illegible} and it went alright but it kept them from getting any cut to speak of all. orning. It went pretty well all the after noon and the only reason Frankdidn't get more cut was owing to lack of speed on Nellie's part. Sunny and warm to-day

Saturday August 11th