IMH 75:2 161

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Tuesday, January 18th

She was no better to-day and spent a good deal of the time
lying down but nevertheless did her work. Father and Alvin
worked at their log building over half the day getting all the
logs up. I puttered around the house and occasionally made a
few sticks of firewood, to be able to say I had done something.
Rhoda Hand(38) was here after noon and got another bunch of old
papers for wall uses. The day was cloudy dark and. The mer-
cury stood at or above the freezing and a little thawing was
perceptible. It sprinkled a little just before night.