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Sunday 24 Sept 1899
A rainy morning. Wind
South and blowing didn't get up
this morning till nearly 7 am. No fire
in stove: no wood & first thing done
cleaned out fire place and ash, pm
then skimmed all the milk remaining
in cellar; by this time my precious family
were well out of bed. Arthur fed the hogs.
Grace went to milk. Maud & I went
after apples, through the orchard, the
wind blew down about 2 bushels of
all kinds then I choped wood &
built fire. Grace came in and got breakfast.
I washed pans and strained milk. Grace
cleaned up the nut shucks from the
floor (over a bushel). Grace and Maud washed
dishes. Raining pouring, wind blowing the
leaves from the trees ground covered wtih
falling leaves like November. I suppose
we will not have any visitors to day.

I think Grace & Maud are gone to bed have
not seen any thing of them in two hours. Arthur
shucking nuts most all day, fire in stove
gone out. One Oclock pm. Wallace