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"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

Friday, November 19th.

12° below zero a little before sunrise. It got warmer during the day, remained clear till night when it clouded up.
It thawed but little during the day however. Father and Alvin passed a good part of their time in the "church" flailing
and fanning out buckwheat. I chopped wood around and chored about. Besides I went on two unsuccessful errands.
I "hoofed it" up to Bob Foster's to get Robert to help us kill a beef but he was gone to town for the day. About four
o'clock I started with the hack to get Effie. On arriving at Fowler's I was told that she was sick and looking for me.
I pushed on, and at Riley NosIer's I found that she had gone to Mrs Allen's77 I drove up to Mrs. Foxworrthy's78
left the team in charge of Pete Miller descended to Mrs. Allen's found the schoolmarm had been a good deal
indisposed but felt well enough then. I pushed on back without her and it was dark before I got home. I jerked
the catch off the hack singletree against a gate post.