sack of salt - I now owe him 60 cts. We called at Mr. Temple's to keep out of the rain and get the girls who were left there to fish got 3 very small ones we had a nice rain came home with water standing in the road 14th I have stayed at home worked on father pants Father and Collie sowed & digged in some sugar cane for feed on fathers new breaking. Etoile not very well I am sitting up to bake my bread all the rest are in bed set a hen at night 15th Father and Collie finished sowing cane over the timber claim I finished pants sewed on my dress and Julia and I covered a-parasol I had had long before I was married. 16th I went to the post office received a letter from good bro & sister- Harrison and Harriet- said they had plenty of rain was afraid the wheat would be impaired heard Edith Gowdy had died and left a little baby 3 weeks old 17th I washed a few things used up all the soap a herd of ponies stayed all night close by here. 18th Father has written to Joseph and I to NW Fitzgerald rained last night- night before last and a shower today plenty of rain here now 19th Went to Nelsons and picked up a load of chips and wood Father and Louis crossed the Pawnee at Adams and Julia and I walked to the office and back a distance of 8 miles - almost on an empty stomach as we had scarcely anything since morning after dark when we got to the office we were so hungry we eat the new corn stalks then got home long after dark supper was waiting and all asleep but father I mailed 3 letters one to N.W. Fitzgerald one to Joseph and one to the Dr. Now we are almost out of flour. [PAGE BREAK] July 20th At home it rained last night- and was (unreadable) and rained some during the day. I sewed & baked all my flour July 21 Pleasant and sunshine. Father and Etoile went to Vernon got 26 lbs flour 1/2 gal syrup 40 soap 25 rope in all I think $2.10 22nd July Julia and father went down to fathers house and brought his bed clothes I sewed. 23rd Collie rode down with mail carrier for mail could not cross the creek 24th Julia and I sewed & Julia got her lesson in Arithmetic. Father went to Weares to see about relief 25 Collie rode to office got no mail we all read and spent the day 26 We went after cherries at the dry run called at Mr. Robinsons and father called upon several families to see about relief. Very pleasant grass very green many persons are going away but the country looks lovely in its fresh robe of soft green July 27th Out of flour and meal & meal except a very little don't know where the next will come from 28th Nothing but hominy and milk I sewed father after trying several places borrowed 10 lbs of meal 29th Nothing but hominy and milk to eat 30th Father borrowed 10 lbs of meal of Mr. Temple we went after some more cherries feel pretty blue Father went to Hermers to get some flour and meal but he would not trust Feel rather sad Today is good bro Harrisons 52nd birthday. 31st Father borrowed 15 lbs flour of Mr. Wilson found Mrs. W with a young baby but very kind and pleasant He tried to get some at Weares but he would not trust when father came home hungry with the flour