carriage. They had at first figured on going by motor but yesterday's rain put a stop to that plan. They had an awful trip especially after they struck the Port Rowan clay. They got back to town about nine o'clock to-night but Dad didn't get home here toill about 10.30 and wa svery stiff. Frank and I just didn cores. It was a fone morning but rained moast of the after noon asnd the mud is worse than ever Frank and I went down in the waggon at noon and got the bookcase that Mr. Bagley made for Marj. It was a dandy. This after noon Frank took the old wagon wheel out to John Evans tp have a nnew tire put on. Mark was over and brought Enah a setting of eggs to put under her little black hen that she is sitting out in the barn, but when I went to put them under I found she ha done chicken hatche dout.

Saturday April 23rd