IMH 75:2 209-210

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Tuesday, May 24th.

A hot day (90° at noon) with streaky clouds overspreading
the sky and a shower in the south at night near enough for us
to hear a little thunder. There was one at greater distance last
night. I and Father by turns finished plowing the field across
the crick by noon and harrowed it in the afternoon. I had much
the longest turns however as he only worked at it about two
hours in all. The rest of the time he was skirmishing around at
nothing in particular. Dan Bain came soon to inform us of hogs
in John's corn, which had got away with about a half acre of it.
They were fenced out. Frank Dezearn was here a goodly portion
of the afternoon, gassing to Pap. He said he came to look at
Hemp the hoss with an idea of buying. There was not a great
deal of work at the big room to-day owing to the week's washing
having to be done.

Teaching Note; So ends the journal that we have access to. If you are like me, you
will miss William even though his daily living will creep unknowingly and uninvited yet
ever pleasantly into your students and your own living. That is what lives well lived ever
do. It does saddened one to know that this was his last Spring--he will die within the year
and be buried at Bethlehem cemetery next to his brother. He will be joined there in a few
years by his other brother, Alvin. All were only twenty seven. His father Fred and mother Mary
was also join their boys ...but not for several years.