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untill he goes home at 9 pm. Our night travelers return at
1/2 past eleven, hungry I think by the clattering I hear in the pantry
and so ends the day.

Monday 21 March 1898
A very fine day
rather cloudy. V plowing down next Franks
line fence. Irene counted the eggs 12 doz and
after dinner Sr started in buggy with eggs driving
up as far as Charleys going to stay all night and
go across to Kingston tomorrow morning on
steamboat. Martin has just returned from across
the river where he had been to corners for letters for
himself, he carried a letter from the Post to Windmill
& ate dinner there. William Winmill sending Sr
a letter. Flora here brought home yeast.
Mart and G go to Evelines for soap came back
and after that they all dance in kitchen & N goes up in
skiff to Marysville.

Tuesday 22 March 1898
A cloudy windy day South. Grace washing.
Volty plowing. Grace got sore throat. Mart choring around
bringing water. Maud at home, E been here 8 weeks this
day scuffling again in kitchen. M kicked E
& hurt her didnt mean too of course but had to apply
a mustard poutice at 12 midnight. Grace got a
sore throat too. Sr came home after dark 7 pm