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Voltie made himself a carpenter
apron (having worn out the old one).
Bob Reid here all evening. I
go to bed and leave them all sitting
there laughing & te he ing at last I
tell Maud to pare the potatoes and
go to bed which she does and soon
all is quiet and I sleep till morning.

Monday morning 27th April 1902
When I got up 1/2 past 4
& get breakfast and make cakes for
V. & pack in his valise with two
loaves of bread, pie, butter, cakes, potatoes,
&c and he starts out with the valise
swung over his back on an axe handle
that Sr had made for Bill McFaden
intending to walk to the foot; but his
father heads him off out near the
barn and tells him to mount into
the dog cart and he will drive him
to the foot. Sr had been out to the
stable and hitched up on the sly.