Life as a Quaker Family: The Brookes

1856 April 1st [M--che] went to Leawood Mills. Came home 3rd March 22nd Father & Mother went to Alexandria-

H__s S_f Eggs Feb 13 Gentle Annie x 13 Mar 1 Blackie x13 " 16 Smoky x 13 " 16 Gold_elle x13 " 19 Sarah White x13 " 20 Miss W. H. x13 " 22 Marcia ___ x15 " 23 Jeff B x15 " 26 Fannie TY x15 " 28 Girlie x16 " 28 Ph___x15 " 28 Woodie x15 " 31 Speckle x15 " 31 Mary x15 Apr 1 David x15 " 7 Miss Jones x15 " 7 Aunt Jane x15 " 7 Cora x15 "7 Freddie x15 " 10 Harriet x15

Apr Hens Sit Eggs 10 E-----a B. x15 16 Rickity Anne x15 17 Dr. Guy x14 24 Cosette W x17 24 Jean D. x17 May 2 Francis C. x13 " 8 Gentle Annie2nd x17 " Elsie x15 " Davy x17 " 23 Little Pet x17 "30 June Bug x17 "30 Mayflower x17

Weather [left margin:Mar.] Early part mostly [left margin: 4 -] cool_ (illegible)_ [left margin: 17] (illegible) (ampersand) rain _ [left margin: 22-3] Rain (ampersand) drizzle _ [left margin: 26-30] Cold _ Ice [left margin: Ap 1] Early part of the month warm (ampersand) nice [left margin: 8- 10] Rainy (ampersand) cool [left margin: 10 - 15] Cloudy (ampersand) warm rain [left margin: 16-17] Cold _ [left margin: 20 -] Rainy _ Windy _ [left margin: 23] Cold [left margin: 24] Little warmer [left margin: 26-7] Rain cold _ [left margin: 28] Warm clear _ [left margin: 29] Damp _ cool _ [left margin: 1] Clear_ [left margin: 3] Damp raining _

[left margin: May 7] nice day (ampersand) warm [left margin: 8-9] - sunny_ [left margin: 10] Nice weather [left margin: 12] Cloudy _ [left margin:14] Cool (illegible) [left margin: 18] Cold _ [left margin: 24] Nice weather [left margin: 28] Cloudy _ rainy _

Set 1st Turkey egg Mar 15 Set 1st in hen April 11

May 6 Litty_ ________ 11 Emma - " 8 Rickity Anne 25 " 10 Dr. Gay 12 " 16 Jean 25 " 16 Cosette" 23 Mrs. Clevland 20 " 26 Stray 6 " 27 Gentle Annie 11 " 2 ____ 11 " 4 ____ 20 " 7 ___ 20 Little Pit 6 Mayflower 14 " 19 Rickity Ann 13 Aug Black H___ __ ___ 7

Hens Taken __ Chicks Mar 5 Gentle Annie -8 "21 Blackie- 11 Apr 7 Golden Neck ___ - " 7 Smokey-(Sift)- " 10 Sarah- 20 " 11 Miss W. H. -20 " 13 Marcia- 16 " 15 Jet- 14 " Fannie- 13 "17 Gertie- 18 " 17 P____ - 17 " 20 Woodie- 25 " 21 Speckle ____- - " 21 Mary "- " 21 David 22 " 28 Miss James - 4 " 28 Aunt Jane - 21 " 28 Cora - " 28 Freddie- 24 " 30 Harriet -16

Poultry Notes 94

Got red rooster from C.S. Jones Jan 31 Got gobbler from Janet Miller Feb 19 Six Willow Brahma new pullets from Nuss M. Holland Feb 28 We have five turkey hens Cousin Lou got our young gobbler Mary has five ducks late laying Rickebys nest record broke her up Mar 15 Hens in kitchen yd till house is finished She & Robert at work Fixed box for ducks

IV. The next day the bad sister, called her sister and said to her:

Go find me strawberries in the woods. But, my sister, what an idea! Are there strawberries under the snow? Be still( answered the younger) and do as I tell you. If you do not go to the woods. if you do not bring me a basket of strawberries. I will beat you without mercy.

Then the mother seized Mary by the arm and hurled her towards the door.

The poor girl returned to the woods. She looked in all directions for the light of the day before. Finally she sees it again and comes close to the fire, trembling and freezing. The twelve months were still in their place, immovable and silent. My good sirs, permit me to warm myself by your fire, for I am so cold, so cold.