IMH 74:4 350

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

Monday, November 22nd.

12° below zero at the coldest this morning. Was very still all day and clear. It was a little colder than
yesterday. Alvin got done fanning the buckwheat the first time and was nearly all day at it. Father
chored around at various things and after dark took a journey to Wat's but was back by eight o'clock
as he did'n't find Wat. I was better than yesterday and chopped some in the afternoon.


Teaching Notes: These are near record lows for November in central Indiana
I think the character of the Harrision's work ethic is shown in the enteries on these bitter sub zero days.
They just keep working...chopping, fanning...a lot of "action verbs."