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that is hard I have used a cold biskit in hot coffee for

some time until I fear it will make me use coffee & become too

fond of it. I have taken a great deal of Exercise for several

days it tyres me verry much I hope it will be for the better

tho it prostrates me at times verry much

Rain It rained a shower at 6 P. M. helps the Crops some
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Mon 19 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind N. W. Calm

George H. ) Andy is helping George plow today George has been unwell for
Andy )
a week but is going about, has been taking medicine blue mass

Salts & Pills he is better. We had a Blackberry pie for
Blackberry )
Pie for ( dinner it was made one half flour & one half Corn Meal It
dinner )
was verry good only too much Flour it should have been 1/3

flour & 2/3 Meal Just enough of Flour to make the crust stick

Rob or ) would make it right Our little blacks enjoyed it well, no
steal (
some body ) other company Some raskles were through the yard after bead

time & was at the windows Went through the gate left it open
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Tu 20 ( The morning is cloudy Wind N. W. Some cooler. George &
Charley Work )
at $6.00 a ( Andy is helping George H. to plow his Andy Cotton with Bell
Month ) (
hired boy ( Mule ) Some one or two persons has been slipping around the
Charley 1/2 ) (
George H. ( house in the yard for several nights trying to git in the house

after we were all in bead they mad an attempt last night &

had like to caught it they have a dog with them. I hired a

boy Charley that is at Jim's to work a few days at .25 Cents

per day he worked with George H. 1/2 the day after dinner. A