IMH 74:4 p339

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

Sunday, October 31st.

This was positively "the last day without more pay" of James Holmes's "singin" on the creek.51 Enough money
was made up to have a lesson in the afternoon. I attended in the forenoon but put on my very good duds and
started to Bethlehem52 in the afternoon. Went up to "singin" awhile, which made me so late at Crone's that I
only heard Mr Moore's concluding sentences. Father was up at the creek in the foreenoon and jooking at
some nameless place awile after dinner. Alvin made a circuit of about a mile this forenoon via Fowler's and
Bob Foster's. Effie and Aunt Mary were here a few moments in the evening. Lila was also along. 53 I had
some severe twinges of neuralgia toothache before going to bed. It was a splendid clear cool day.

Teaching notes; Notice that there is no mention of Halloween.