IMH 74:4 346

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

Sunday, November 14th.

A cloudy (or partly so) very raw cold day. We had a chase of about two hours this forenoon after about a
dozen of Bain's hogs which finally went into Fowler's pasture. Two more were seen this afternoon and put
into the road. Bro. Runyon preached at the creek in the forenoon and at night both of which sermons I sat
and at least partially listened to. The A.M. sermon was professedly devoted to laying down an infallible rule
to follow to insure salvation; in the evening he tried to show what Conversion was-with his usual success. The
interrval between the sermons I spent at Donald Bain's. James G. Bain and family were there.73 Effie H. was
at the creek church at night for the first time in her life I reckon.

Teaching Notes: Have the students compare the differences of having animals out of their pastures in
the 1880 era with the current time. The lack of automobiles and trucks made the task of rounding up
"critters" much less dangerous---for man and beast.