IMH 74:4 360-61

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

Thursday December 23rd.

It began snowing this morning and kept at it nearly all the time till night without getting over an inch
more on the ground. Father made two ax-handles and tinkered around, Alvin helped Mother wash
and helped me make some firewood, besides also some squizzing and I fussed about without getting
much done as is usually the case on such days. The thermomeeter stood at 34° above zero on an
average. Jake brought Alvin's kraut-cutter home this afternoon but did'n't stay long.

Teaching Notes: "Father made two ax-handles and tinkered around." It is interesting to me how
William Gregory is so nonplussed about things that most of us could not do in two days if we
could do it at all . Here is a picture of a kraut-cutter.