Wednesday August 16th

I chopped up some wood while Daddy went over to see if he could get a roll of wire fence from Mr. Flemming. When he came back we hooked up and he Dick, and I went down to get the wire. Then we went over with it to Coleman's line and ripped down some of the old rail fence and piled it on the rack and Daddy and Dick took it over to the barn to pile it in a convenient place for thrashing wood. It began to rain as they left and they said they would be back proxently with a coat for me as I had to stay and see that Coleman's cattle did not get in. I sought shelter under a tree and waited patiently for about an hour. It was pouring when they arrived and I was about frozen. It soon cleared off and we started erected the wire and tacked it to a few posts good enough to keep the cattle out. Then it began to rain again and we went up for dinner. We found Edith Lawrie and B. Kanes (or Kains or what you please) up at the house come to spend the day. They had been all over the place inspecting the stock.

After dinner I went over to borrow Vyse's post hole auger. When I came back Daddy and I cleaned the stuff off the big barn floor out to the rack and took it over in the field to burn. We also hauled the brush Huby and I cut off the trees and put it in the same heap. Dick did not come over this after noon but stayed and entertained the girls. Daddy and I put up the wire as far as the rails went and ripped a few more rails down. We were soaking wet when we came up at six as it rained most of the afternoon. It is so wet to-night the girls have to stay all night. They are all kicking up a row in the parlor now. Bob. Law hauled a couple more loads of sand to-day.

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