IMH 75:2 173

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Saturday, February 19th.

Bill Hand came soon this morning and got 2 sacks of corn
in the ear or rather had them taken to town. Father Bill and I
bumped over the frozen roads to town in the big wagon. I did
nothing noticeable except forget my overcoat and leave it in
town. I got the last payment or final one rather on the Mrs.
Garrison and Ira Moore(62)notes amounting to $37, of Riley
Nosler.P(63) Father got himself a cast maul and I brought another
pair of breeches out but I guess with the same result as on Feb.
5th. A letter from Grandmother was received. She appears to
have had the rheumatism and talks rather doubtfully about
coming out here but still hopefully. We had a load of passen­
gers coming home and it was nearly five o'clock before we got
there. There was a slight coat of snow on the ground but the
sky soon cleared. It then became nice overhead and nasty un­
derfoot, and warm enough to be comfortable. The calf John was
turned into the "orchard" to-day

 

Teaching note: A "cast maul" would be like a sledge hammer.