THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1870.

The weatehr is fine again and we are making some proress in our harvest. Henry has been helping us again to day. I haver hired a man (House) to cut the new Ground Barley{?} by the job. He comenced today. We have been drawing from the ten-acre-field to day. I haver met with a loss lately. Old Nell's colt, a yearling, some how or other got cast{?} under the fence along the reek and in getting up kicked himself fence and all into the reek, where the colt drowned.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1870. Still we are permitted to continue our work harvesting. Got the barley allin from the ten-acrew field excepting the raking. Henry has een helping us to day as usual. There has een about ten loads on teh ten-acre field. I am geting a little tired of work and begin to feel the need of oa rest. But there is a provision made thank God! The cday is at hadn when the weary body may have rest, and teh hungry soul be fed with manna from on high. But I have been fed even to day with this manna. Without it how s{illegible} would my disspirtual{?}