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Monday Sept 97
with Gun, going to serenade Edy but
Mart with more sense wouldnt go so
W stayed the eve and they all played some game
at cards at which they all exploded with
laughter similtainously [sic]. It began
to lighten [sic] and thunder and Wallace went
home. The other youngsters sat up and
sugared off. It continued to thunder
and lighten heavily nearly all night.
We caught a tub of rain water.
Spring birds are merrily singing early this
morning. Wells Jr came up for corn husks
and brought us a nice piece of fresh pork.

Thursday 17 March 1898
A beautiful morning after
last nights showers. The birds are singing
this morning robins and wrens. Jim Morgan has
a bee shingling the school house V gone
to the bee. Martin carried E a few eggs.
Edna making Graces wrapper we cooked
the third last wild duck for dinner sowed
tomatoe seeds to day. Volty came at sun
set. V the only man at Jims bee. V ate dinner