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Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1881-1882

	I looked upside down. I was over to Misses Davises to hear how the election came off and she said so much to me She made me mad.
5	Wednesday John was over in the evening to let me know they were a going out to Jims he told him we would came out that night and he went away but we stayed the evening and played old maid and snap. Mrs Allen came there to ask Nellie and Jim to a suprise party when we came home it was a snowing none of them what time I got at home for the nver heard me open the door. ~~John was over~~
6	Thursday when I got up in the morning their was good sleighing I started me a log cabin rug this moring I saw a Mrs Davis & Jennie go to town this afternoon with their cutter I stayed home all day.
7	Frosty Ma and I was to Mrs Becker's & Emma

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