IMH 75:2 176-177

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Saturday, February 26th.

Father went down and laid up the rails hauled yesterday. I
fussed around till he came back, which last happened about ten
o'clock He and I then got ready and went to town in the hack.
I spent most of the time at Uncle Rip's house as I did not feel
very well. We started back home about two o'clock. It had
looked rather threatening all the morning and sprinkled
smartly several times during the afternoon. It was a warmer
day than we have had since last October we think. Alvin spent
all the time we were gone with Foster and Hand. They did not
work at the wood yesterday. Bob Foster's boys brought home
about 20 pounds of fresh "belly" to pay for some that Bob
borrowed long ago.

Teaching notes: "Belly" is pork belly or bacon.