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Friday 27 November 1908

Bare ground cold West wind,
Voltie plowing at home, plowing up the old
pasture between here and Sams. Merrit Daily
who was driving along the road stoped and talked
with Voltie. Says Butcher is going to live with
him this winter. I washed a load of dishes
this morning that was left from last night. I
was too tired to wash them last night.
Stella and Maude are preparing for the dance
at the villiage this evening. Voltie and
the horses will have to draw them up there
through wind and mud. I wish it would
rain hard so Maud could be compeled [sic: compelled] to
stay home. Voltie not long ago was much
interested in books and study, now his
waltzing, two step dancing and drawing to
the villiage 14 miles through mud, wind, rain
any old kind of weather at all. Maud is
cleaning floors to day for she wont be here tomorrow.
She is going home with Miss Taggart. Sr has brought
in a hen for me to dress and prepare for
supper and now I have to hop up again.
There is always a job on hand for me