Sunday September 1st

We were late getting around this morning so I wasn't able to take Tid. down to Sunday school so Dad. drove him down. He seems to like Sunday school and the stories Aunty tells them. He told Enah that last Sunday Aunty told them about a man who saw a burning bush and a voice came out of the bush which said "Take off your boots, for the ground where you stand is full of holes and you'll get your feet muddy." Obviously the story was about Moses and he took the Bible phrase "holy ground" to mean full of holes and so he generally takes his boots off when he goes back to the gully to keep them from getting muddy. He thought Moses did it for the same reason. I stayed down at Aunty's for dinner and they invited Professor Andrews down there to dinner. He came down to preach this morning and there was no one to meet him and no choir or or organist so he played the organ himself. This after noon I went up to see Marj and went home to tea. Dad. came down to church to-night and Enah stayed down to tea at Aunty's and played to-night. I went to Patterson's with Marj. to-night.

Monday September 2nd

Dick and Dad. hauled out manure this morning and Frank and I dug potatoes and got some vegetables to take down to Vernon to-morrow. This after noon he and I went over to Pickford's to thrash. Dick took a holiday this after noon it being Labor day and Dad. hauled out manure alone. We got home from Pickford's about eight and thrashed {?} all out nearly 600 bushels all together. Enah had our valises packed when we got home so I got dressed up and went down town I went up to see Marj. for awhile and then came back to Aunty's to stay all night so as to be ready to catch the car in the morning. Frank was there and had just had a bath so I had one too. Fine day but looks rainy.

Saturday September 9th

As Frank and I have been in Toronto since last Tuesday till last night, i will have to put our doings in condensed form as I have not been able to write them day by day. we left Tuesday morning on the seven o'clock car and went to Brantford where after bumming around for an hour or so we took the radial for Hamilton getting there about

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