IMH 75:2 207

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Tuesday, May 17th.

The same kind of weather as yesterday but a little warmer.

Father departed to do some more assessing and was gone
nearly all day. Bill Hand was early on the scene and taking
Dave put double lines on him and went to laying off in the field
south of his wheat. It was considerable trouble and he finally
took Dave into Foster's and swapped him for Bob's old roan
horse Jim, for the day's work. I drilled with old Colonel. We
were till 4 o'clock finishing that field, then we planted the
patch immediately below the garden, and yard, (it was plowed
May 3rd) after which Bill plowed on the land I began yesterday
till nearly sundown, when he took the drill up to Foster's. I
went with him and got Dave. Alvin painted all the blessed day,
one thing and another. We had only one visitor at the house;
Aleck Benge after his milk supply, but several more running
about the place etc.

Teaching Notes: Dave the horse was likley a younger horse. The "double lines" would
seem to indicate that more control was needed.