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Thursday 10 April 1902
Arose at 1/2 past 4 and hustled
around as if I was sent for.
Sr is gone to Kingston went up
on the boat. It is her first trip to
this dock this Spring. I called Tom
out & Maud. I send Grace's Valise
and a little piece of butter. I
dont know how she will like it for
it has not been worked over. Tom
drove to the dock with Sr then came back
milked the cows, fed the calves, brought two
pails of water and is now plowing. Maud
is taking up the dining room carpet
after she went down and got some juniper
for me. As I am writing this, R comes
for tobaco and tells a great story of
privation and want. Her cow not
coming in, hens lays and egg a day,
no bread, no flour, no meat, no butter,
no "terbackle", no beans. She has got
No 'pertaters', no milk, no buttermilk