DECEMBER 1865.

18Monday. James saw wood in morn.., help butcher cow till dinner,

at sundries & saw hardwood; Tom about horses in morn..,

help butcher cow till dinner, then take sow the boar,

Tooly came in even g ..; Griffin help about horses in morn..,

butcher cow till dinner, at sundries till 2½ o 'C, then

thrash peas; George about cattle pigs &e, soak peas,

saw & split soft_wood & about sundries______

Self help a good while about cow, put in back sta_

_ble window & file meat_saw by dinner, then ring saw,

board up old cellar door, saw down the beef____

19Tuesday. James about horses in morn.., finish about pigs &e, boil

water to soak peas, salt beef, help settle waste_gate

for winter & about sundries; Tom about horses in morn..,

draw wood for Geo ..Tooly to Berry 's with a parcel

for Ottawa in morn.., saw & split wood & at sundries

Griffin saw wood in morn.., help weigh & cut

up beef & take it to Gran.. by dinner, then about

sundries & about cattle, pigs &e in even g ..; George

about cows, pigs &e in morn.., then at wood for do_

Self out up beef, fix up waste gate & about sundries___

20Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., prepare water &e

for wash g .. give cutter harness 2 coats oil & wagon 1 coat,

Tom about horses in morn.., help catch lambs, clean &

measure up & draw down peas by dinner, wash wag_

_gon harness; Tooly x-cut dry pine in morn.., help

with barrels & peas till dinner, draw down a load

peastraw, opem watering place & about sundries;

Griffin help x-cut pine in morn.., kill two lambs

& at sundries till dinner, help down with pea_straw,

thrash pats; George about cattle, pigs &e & wash

cutter harness by noon then about sundries_____

Self about sundries till dinner, then to Rolstons

& John Smith's in cutter till 4 o 'C, at sundries again___

21Thursday. James about horses in morn.., getting horses

ready for Self till 9 o 'C, give wagon harness 2 nd ..

coat oil, varnish cutter harness by 3½ o 'C, then home;

Tom about horses till 8½ o 'C, help butcher pigs till 11½

o 'C, x-cut dry pine & about sundries; Tooly at

sundries in morn.., help butcher pigs, help x-cut

dry pine, saw & split soft_wood; Griffin boil

water & butcher pigs till 11½ o 'C, then thrash pats;

George about cattle, pigs &e, boil a pot turnips &

about sundries______ Self to Bradley's with dou-

_ble sleigh, got back to 2 o 'C, dinner, then at sundries__

22Friday. James not here; Tom about horses in morn..

then draw wood for himself; Tooly about

horses in morn.., boil water to soak peas, saw both

sorts of wood & about sundries; Griffin off home;

George about cattle &e, help cut up & salt pork &

about sundries____ Self cut up pork & at sundries

23Saturday. James not here; Tom about horses in morn..,

& for a start after breakfast, clean up

oats, saw & split both sorts of wood;

Tooly about horses in morn.., help at oats

& wood; Griffin at home; George about

cattle &e in morn.., & for a start after breakfast;

out wood at home till noon , then at sundries_____

Self to Ottawa via Aylmer in double sleigh,

for Con & Ham, came back round the road___

24Sunday. Church P.M. Self to Edwards in cutter

 

25Monday. James at home; Tom about horses morn..,

noon & night; Tooly at home; Griffin not here;

George about cattle &e