Friday August 11th

We did intend cutting oats this morning but it looked so much like rain that we hauled hay and fixed our stack up it did sprinkle a few drops. After dinner we went at the oats Frank and I went back with the binder and Toby went back the lane to take Jim a drink he found poor old Jim past wanting water she was dead so we turned out early and as soon as Frank got up with the team he went over and got Ben Iveys stoneboat and after tea Toby went over to the old garden to dig her grave and Frank and I went back and got her after taking the hide off her and and putting her in and filling up the grave it was 12.30. It was a very cool night and I had a horrible toothache.

{Toby resumes the diary}

Saturday August 12th

We got back at the oats this morning about nine o'clock, and Frank finished cutting at one I shocked up but had to go back to the house once to turn the windmill out. Dad went around with Frank most of the time but helped me shock up for awhile and after they got the binder loaded and Frank got started. It was about two o'clock when we left the field and after three when we had dinner. Dad then got dressed up and went down to Bill Lemon's to get his tooth fixed up but he found Bill just about loaded. He was up in the office and Sam {Fick?} was trying to get him to eat something. He could just mumble to Dad. that he couldn't fix his tooth to-day as he was "sh shick", so Dad. had to come home still suffering. Frank house cleaned the shop this after noon and I went to sleep. To-night Frank and I went down to Aunty's and had a swim in the creek, and Frank went up to get any mail tnat happened to be there. I was going up town but it began to rain so I stayed at Aunty's all night. Frank rode home on his wheel. It was a nice rain and lasted pretty well all through the night. Aunty Alice was up trying to telephone Vernon to find out how Roy was he has been suffering from indigestion, but couldn't get much satisfaction as the lines weren't working right and she had to talk to Vernon through the operator but found out Roy was better.

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