farther, so when Dad. finished the sheep he went down with him and didn't get back till after seven, they said they had got Ned home but he didn't understand the case He said he was down when he first got there but got up by himself afterwards. He read it up at tea time and came to the conclusion it was asoturia although it didn't show the regular symptoms, but after tea he walked down again to give it a boll, it must have been after midnight quite a bit when he got home I havent done much but chores all day cleared up a little around the back door. We moved the three hens and little chickens from the colony house outdoors to-day. Lila was over all day, she Quint and Win got back from Toronto last night. She and Frank went back to the gully this afternoon and Frank went down with her to-night. It has been much warmer to-day but didn't rain.

Thursday April 27th

Dad. went down to Sam's again right after breakfast and didn't get back till about two o'clock, he had dinner down there, he thought Ned was better. When he came home he and Frank sheared another sheep. I spent the day doing chores and clearing up Aunty came over this after noon and stayed to tea. I walked down with her after tea and went up to get my hair cut and went up to see Quint. I waited there till after ten and then found him down in Henry Biroy's pool room. I had quite a visit with him and didn't get home till about twelve o'clock. It has been fairly sunny to day and a strong east wind.

Friday April 28th

I haven't worked very hard to day as I had a sort of pain most of the time, this morning I made a sort of little desk and put it up in the cow stable to put our milk record book on. This after noon I took some eggs over to Jack Martin's, they seemed very busy over there shipping eggs. When I got back I cut a little strip of lawn but the old lawn mower is just about out of commission. Sam Law came up this morning and said old Ned was doing alright. Frank took a small grist to the mill this morning and got it this after noon. He went down the mill hill but it was so bad that he went around by town to get his stuff. He and Dad. burned some grass on the road this after noon. He got an express order

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