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Some 1902 & 1903 R

Wednesday 7th Jan 1903
A January day. I helped get dinner.
Voltie working on sleighs. Walace came towards
evening. A dance at Frank W's. Voltie,
Maud, Irene, Wallace, Lennie all go down to F's
after dark. Len fell in rock hole going down

Thursday 2nd April 1903
Arise and call Voltie at 4 sharp.
It looks like a storm and I think I will stay
home and not go to Belles. Voltie starts at
six a.m. He borrowed Charleys old buggy
and drove double. The wind rising a
blows a half gale all day. Maud whitewashed
and cleaned the kitchen. Maud and I
are tired and look in vain for Volties comming
till long after dark. Dark heavy clouds lying off
in the west. Sharp lightning and heavy thunder
and Prince comes whining at the door to get
in, he is afraid of thunder, we let him in and
he cralls [sic] away in the corner behind the stove, the
old fool! The supper is kept warm in the oven for Voltie.
At last we hear a prolonged whistle and we know
Voltie has arrived amid thunder & lightning
and now prince goes to the door to get out
and Sr, lantern in hand, and Prince goes to
the barn and beling the stacks to pilot Volty
around the corner and throughs the bars and
soon he comes in ladened with baskets and