he raised the sack and swung it to Julia who stood watching him for joy. He who knew so little of being deprived of the comforts of life until he came into this state of Kansas. Aug. 1st A lovely lovely summer day only too warm for comfort. I rode to the office and walked back Father and children had a call from Mr. Hansen of the Hodgeman Agitator and Mr. Humbolt they admired our horses but had no money I guess to buy them Oh how I wish I could sell one of them we need money so much. Aug 2nd Father went to Vernon and got trusted for one sack flour about 25 cts worth of sugar I should think although we called for SO cts worth a box of matches. I stayed with Grace to dinner with Mrs. Grigsby. We had biscuits and butter dutch cheese a few Kansas string beans & (unreadable) coffee. This is to show how people fare in Kan. I relished it for we have very little butter at home. Aug. 3rd Father and I wrote to Harrison and Louis had a call from a soldier in the regular army to look at our colt, Lightning, for a friend in Garfield (?) he said. Aug 4th Father and Collie went to see about cutting our millet. I worked at sewing. The children studied their lessons. Father mailed the letter to (unreadable) I sent a postal to (unreadable) today Aug 5th Father went to Mr. Robinsons about fixing the plow Collie went to Mrs. Andres to see if our cow had come [PAGE BREAK] in we all staid at home I baked and ironed to save wood the children worked and studied. I felt very blue. I was afraid Collie's horse would hurt him because her colt was left at home when father came home he said some had more trouble than we did, said Mrs. Willson a lady he had met about a week ago with a young baby living 8 � miles from here was dead died suddenly I was very much shocked and saddened she left the children a girl 12 a boy 4 and a baby one week and a husband who seemed most distracted. I tried to be thankful that death had not crossed our door but my dear husbands loss will always be heavily felt by me. Aug. 6 Father and I attended the funeral a very respectable and sympathizing crowd of people were there a sermon preached by Elder Newcom from Amos - 4 & 12 Prepare to meet your God. Aug 7th The weather is lovely save to those whose hearts are full of sorrow Father went to Mr. Robinson and to Marena for him I made a pair of pants for Collie beside other work the children studied their Arithmetic. Aug 8th Went to Mr. Grigsbys on my way to the post office found he had called for my mail and I returned soon as they had a houseful of company Mr Temples family I think it a poor time to visit on Sunday I mixed up all my flour and made three loaves of bread and butter and sugar no eggs only very few a day we set another hen yesterday our hens all sit late oh how hard it is for me to live hand to mouth not knowing even knowing where our bread is coming from It seems dark to me but I think some good will come out of this if none of us actually starve I am so sad and fretful sometimes