Snowdrop had a big, black, bull calf, and Gladys killed anothe piglet. Ed. was over this after noon telling his adventures in the 133rd. He is Quartermaster Sergeant now. Nice day but rather cloudy and wet.

Saturday April 22nd

This morning we just did chores and Dad. had a bath and went down to Aunty's for dinner, he wanted to get his hair cut for Easter. He was gone all the after noon I cleaned out the horse stable and Frank started to house clean the shop, then we fooled around awhile and at last put the saddle on Queen and he got on and rode her down the road a little way. When Dad. came home he found he had missed bringing the paper so after we got the horses fed, Frank I put the saddle on Ginger and rode down to Aunty's and got it. Tonight Frank and I set two hens on thirty eggs. Fram Walker was in to-night to get a boll and to borrow the speculum for a lymphatic horse

Sunday April 23rd

This being Easter we all went to church Dad. took the baby who was pretty good but having Huby sit right across the isle didn't improve his behaviour any. Dick came over to dinner. This after noon Frank and I went over to John Wess' and Frank set some traps up in McQueens & Robert John's gully. We got home just in time to let Enah go to church. Dad. had to go down this after noon to see Dell's cow again, she isn't doing right. Charlie Quanbury came over twice since six o'clock to get Dad. to go and look at his colt. Dad. went back with him the last time and just got there in time to see it die, he is going back in the morning to hold a post mortem, it was the one he got in Brantford for fifty eight dollars. Lovely morning but cloudy & rainy later.

Monday April 24th

Dad. & Frank went over to Quanbury's this morning soon after breakfast Dad. to dissect the dead horse and Frank to skin it as Charlie told him he could have the hide if he would skin it. Dad. had to go down town to see Dell's cow, and so didn't finish his job before dinner and stayed at the Quanbury's to dinner, neither he nor Frank got home till nearly four o'clock, but he found out what was the matter with the colt. He had distemper last winter and

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