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Friday 15 Sept 1899
Arose this morning with
the consciousness of having to go to Kingston
to the dentist. I dont like it but I'll go
if Dr Daily pulls my off. Lisa fine day wind
south and breezy roads fine and hard
as asphalt. At one pm Arthur drives to
door with Bess and I mount in and away
I go. Bess on trot pass to vehicles on
the road, one Mr Dick Irvine. Examine
all the orchards along the road. Apple
crop poor, saw some men plowing in field
a few turnips growing & tomatoes ripening.
When in sight of Bells knew they had
threshing machine going in full blast so horse
did not go to Kingston tomorrow.

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Saturday 16
Bell arose early got
breakfast for threshers, had hard work to
get Mac McClaren up to breakfast.
Threshers staid till after dinner, ate
nearly all the big roast of beef. Isadore Simons
went home mad, because some
of the intelligent white irish called Isadore
a "nigger"!! After dinner we employ
the remander of the day washing dishes,
cleaning up the rooms. Belle glad they
are gone had them 4 days with boys
8 horse power and the homliest dirtiest
lot of men I ever saw