IMH 75:2 181

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Wednesday, March 9th

We hauled in two barrels of sap to-day and carried about a
half barrel. We "stirred off" twice, once this forenoon and once
about eight o'clock at night, getting between four and five
gallons of pretty thick syrup each time of which John got
one-third. We hauled up a lot of wood and made some of an ash
log that was handy. We had four visitors during the day John's
father-in-law Mr. J. J. Hinson, John's wife Dora and her sister
Bell and lastly Miss Tenie Fowler. Mr Hinson came in the
forenoon, the rest in the afternoon. Father "over-saw" us most
of the time though he was gone for a couple of hours after
dinner to where Foster was at work with his two little boys on
the wood contract Bill Hand having been temporarily disabled
by neuralgia. Alvin was also with us a good part of the time.
The day was cloudy and reasonably warm. I felt no better
owing to an hurting in my breast