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Monday 2nd December 1895
Did not sleep very well till
nearly time to get up, for one of the
cows was thumping and whacking
her horns against the house back of
my bed trying to eat all the hay
from the cellar window. Arose at
six to find the rain pouring down, my
tub overflowing with soft rain water,
about 10 a.m. our rain
changed to a snow storm and snowed
all day, ground white again. George
and Wallace made us a visit. Charlie Dixon
here through the storm for
their parlor stove oven door. Charlie brought
me some krout. Maude a very
good girl washing up the breakfast and
dinner dishes. Grace finishing her coat.
I bottle the wine. As I look out the
window what a dreary prospect
and no kerosine or matches in house first Voltie goes
to Mr Woodmans but they have none
and then to Mrs Niles and they have none