IMH 75:2 193

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Monday April 11th.

A day of puttering around. It threatened rain all the fore­
noon and did rain in occasional showers during the afternoon.
Father spent the time till ten o'clock where Foster and Hand
were at work at the wood. Alvin and I hauled in the buckets
and other utensils from the sugar camp leaving Fowler's buckets
up there. I then went again and got the log-sled Father
came back and cut a gate post from the top of the oak tree
which he has been working up into fence "lumber." I went down
with the wagon to where we piled a few rails March 18th. and
hauling them down, rebuilt with them that end of the levee
fence which we took to build part of the road fence. After this I
went up and got the gate post. The rain after dinner hindered
work. Father and Alvin made a gate or rather put one together,
Mother and Alvin performed the usual cleansing of dirty duds
for the week.

Teaching note: If Sunday was a day of rest, Monday was generally "wash day." You can still
witness that in the Amish country of Indiana. A Monday will find their clotheslines filled and
waving in the wind...a rather pleasant sight.