informed me when he got home that he had just met Colin Ryerse who had told him that the Vetrans had won 6-4. I was very much surprised on my way down town to meet George who had come in at five o'clock and had tea at Aunty's. We expected him to-morrow night. Dad. had a letter from Dick to-day which has created a little excitement in the family circle as he told Dad. that he had run across a William Barrett out there who he thinks is the son of Fa's brother who left home at the time of the North & South war and was never heard of afterwards, and who has always supposed to have enlisted and been killed with out ever being married.

This fellow told Dick that he had brothers by the names of Hugh, an old family name, and George Robert which was the name of the missing brother, also another named Charlie, one of these has recently died. Dick said this was a rathewr tough looking fellow owing to jis need of a barber's service but that he had then large Barrett b=nose. If Dick has mad eno mistake it is quite a discovery, but it seems almost incredible that so large a branch of the family could have become so separatyted for do many years, especially a=s there havce been several attempts from this side to find traces of the lost brother and as Hugh & Fred Barrett (Aunt Ella's sons) have live dout in that vicinity for so many years. Way below zero this morning but lovely day.

Saturday February 21st