Saturday June 14th

I got home this morning soon after midnight and found Dad. and Frank both asleep, dressed, and when Dad. woke up, he was very anxious about Belle. She had been in pain off and on during the evening but still showed no signs of foaling so he thought some thing must be wrong. I changed my clothes and lay down and about four Dad. called me as he had decided to make an examination. He did and said he was afraid there was no hope for the colt and very little for Belle. He then went to the house and called Frank to go down and get Bruce.

While he was gone Billy down and in about 10 minutes just after dad got back had a fine big cold and both he and she are doing fine. Dad has christened him George broadly. We planted potatoes this morning. George and Ms Sutherland helped us. Just after dinner I heavy thunderstorm came up.

It doesn't last long but a lot of water field and there was a fierce little girl with it. It came out, terribly sultry and hot after it. Frank and I hold a little Jake of straw over to the horse stable. We all went downtown tonight but it was too hot to times, we watched them. We three boys went for a swim on our way home.