IMH 75:2 167

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Wednesday, February 2nd

It was cloudy this morning at first then the sun shone till
afternoon when it clouded up again. The mercury stood a few
degrees below freezing, in the shade and thawing was only
where the sun had the advantage. Father spent the forenoon on
the other side of the creek where Foster and Hand were man­
ufacturing wood. Bill Bunton came again in quest of hog's
heads and about eleven 0 clock I accompanied him to where
Father was. Tom Newbern(54)came while I was there which
was'n't more than an hour and a half. After one o'clock I
hitched to the long-sled. Alvin and I hauled up a rotten ash log
from below the barn. Father went up and put up the top of the
tree of which the logs were hauled the 11th day of last Decem­
ber. After considerable puttering we got down three large limbs
with the log-sled and a load with the other sled of the small
limbs Alvin and I then hauled up a load or three shocks of
fodder. Dan Bain were here a moment this afternoon to borrow
a wagon-hammer. Alvin squizzed industriously when he did not
help us.