harness. This afternoon Frank and Dad. burned the weeds on the old corn stubble and I worked some more at my chicken fattening crate. Huby came over and got Dad. to go down to tea with him and cut the tails of his two field spaniel pups which he got from some fellow in St. Thomas. We did up the chores and then Frank and I went down town. I stayed down at Aunty's all night so as to get started at seven thirty our picnic in the morning Terribly hot & oppressive.

Tuesday August 22nd

I got down to the dock at half past seven this morning and we waited around till nearly eight for some one else to come as {Name?} said Miss McInnes telephoned him that there were two to go from here at last Pud. Slocomb came along, Frances had brought him an invitation from the church concert last night. We picked the main picnic about twenty up at Port Ryerse and went from there over to the East End Lighthouse. I don't know how long it took us or at what time any of our proceedings took place but we had our dinner as soon as we got there and after that Cook the lightouse keeper showed us all around we went to the top of the lighthouse and saw the revolving light which is a wonderful bit of work especially the lens or prisms which throw the light so far. He also blew the foghorn for us and explained the wind velocity register. We all went to his house and signed our names. On our way back we stopped at the Anderson property and went in there for a few minutes. There was quite a sea on coming home and some of the elder ladies felt a little sick but we managed to get to Port Ryerse without any great trouble. The two Dunkin girls were very anxious to come down to Dover with Pud and me, go to the show and let Pud take us back to Vittoria but their mother objected and as she was sick they didn't like to do it. We got home about eight and had a dandy day. It was very hot here they say.

Wednesday August 23rd

Dad. and I finished building my fattening crate this morning Dad. nearly finished it yesterday. Old Felix came over to fix the suckers in the pump as it hasn't been working properly lately and Frank

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