IMH 75:2 202

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Thursday, May 5th

It rained two or three hard showers in the forenoon and
drizzled more or less till two or three o'clock. Father got started
pretty early. Alvin scratched all day and about all that he was
able. I helped him a little-not much. I wandered around con­
siderably; made another unsuccessful attempt to raise the
water-gate in the creek spent a little while with Bill Dezearn
who was plowing his patch above, and as a general thing I
did'n't do much of anything

Teaching Note: A watergate is what a farmer would build where a fence crossed
a small creek or stream.