Friday October 20th

Dick was sick last night Simcoe was too much for him. He did not go to school all day but is a little better to-night. I sawed a lot of wood and finished up my wood pile. Then I cleaned out the stables and rubbed down Joe & Ginger. Then I picked up the good pears under Titus' favorite tree. I picked apples all the afternoon, and got all off one Tollman Sweet tree and all that were on a Spittsonburg but there were only a few.

Frank got quite a few hickory nuts this afternoon. Daddy plowed and got quite a lot done. The two Miss Haldings Miss. Morgan and Miss Buckwell drove Isacks pacer over this afternoon. Mrs. Barwell was in to-night to see Dad about leasing {for grass?}. Miss Philip was over this morning to get some more butter as she said she liked the last very much.

Saturday October 21st

Dad went over to Vyse's this morning after some sacks to pack up the wheat and I got some wood and cleaned the stables. When he came back we hooked up Harry and Belle to the wagon dumped the corn that was in it and Frank Daddy and I went and got two loads more before dinner and left one to unload.

This afternoon we sacked up the rest wheat that we could. I say we but I did very little of it. Frank started to hold the sacks for Dad then he went to gather hickory nuts and I held them for awhile and then Dick came out and finished and I slept I guess in the hay with Tige. They got twenty sacks and there is quite a bit left. Daddy and I went out and got the rest of the corn which was not quite a wagon box full. We did not get through chores till quite late to-night. Lila came over this afternoon and she & Frank went out and got a lot of hickory nuts. Dick is quite a lot better to-day but not well yet. I guess we are in for a bath to-night, may get out of it though.

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