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[...]iary. Evelyn J. Cameron papers consist primarily of diaries (1893-1928), chronicling her daily life i[...](1908-1914); legal documents (1903-1914) related to property ownership and water rights; and copies of articles by Ewen Cameron concerning Montan[...] | |
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![]() | [...]dan thru' window Glendive. Coil came into speak to us Mandan, Beautiful day. Pleasant travelling. Settled up with Scott. He took 2 granite pitchers & 1 white china pitcher at 75c, & paid his mother's account with me of $5.55. Our bill was $1.50, 3 meals & 3 beds. Bright came & kindly helped us over with our things. Glad to get off. Poor Sweetie Pops had to be relugated to baggage car. She was comfortable with her rugs, cushion, & water pan. Passed a horse round-up outfit. At Mandan Coil boarded the train & said the photo album was so much admired he got from me. Everyone was anxious to see it. I ate cookies for breakfast. E & Alec paid $1 each for the meal. Fruit for lunch. Supper a la carte. Sleeper $4.50 each. Went to bed at dusk, very tired. Slept in discomfort part of the day felt so tired. SUNDAY, JULY 22,[...]Beautiful Arose at 6:00. Got Sweetie Pie out of Baggage car. We had our breakfast in Depot Restaraunt. I took Jan out for a run & only had time on my return to gobble up eggs & toast. Saw the first English Sparrows on the streets this trip. Train to St Paul & on. Pretty country, Wisconsin. Wheat,[...]rst class cultivation. ate fruit at meal times. The book agent sold 4 of any kind oof fruit for 25c, 2 bananas & 2 pears 25c, 2 plums & 2 peaches 25c. Had supper au buffet- fish, tatoes, fruit. Arrived Chicago 9:40. Went to bed on sleeper, & the porter on the sleeper undertook to see Jan delivered to baggage man when he came on duty at 2:30. We went to bed. It was very warm. I always have upp[...] |
![]() | [...]in cars nor dusty. Porter dusts everone off with a whisk broom towards the end of the run. So lovely along the Lake Erie, & a cool breeze blew in from off the water. Swell dressed women got on suffering more from overloaded stomachs than heat, of which they complained (heat) dreadfully. 6 offic[...]k iced beer & sang songs. Grape fields all along the line, very thick before, & especially after Brocton. I took Jan for a walk up Buffalo streets. Saw a framed advertisement in a bar thro' door- Andrew Usher, Special Whiskies, Edinburgh. Our train left for NY at 6:55. Poor Jan had to be tied during stay in the bathroom after supper in restaurant as no unmuzzl[...]ed. Sleeper $2 each. Comfortable. Jan was shut up in Ladies Lavatory cupboard all journey from Chicago to Buffalo as Baggage Car was taken off ou train. P[...]ESDAY, JULY 24, 1900 Arrived New York 7:00am. To Broadway Central Hotel, Room 421 front, double ba[...]ool morning & evening. Arose 5:40. Good clean up as usual in Ladies Lavatory. Got Jan on arrival. She has cost in tips to baggage car man & porter $7. Drove to the hotel in Landau shuttle $1.50 for 3, $1. for 2. Broadway Central Hotel. We had breakfast after Jan had had a run. She was put below. I went out & bought 2 waists, 3 ties, & a Montana diamond brooch, very pretty one, $1.50.[...]Bath in our room. Put on new pink shirtwaist. To lunch in Hotel. At 3:00 Ewen, Jan, & I out for l[...]ower, tatoes, raspberry sherbet, ice cream, etc. To our room. Alec came up too. Wrote up diary. Bed 9:30. Apollonaris did not agr[...] |
![]() | [...]Ewen & I luncheon Child's Restaurant 14th St. To the Menagerie, Central Park. Beautiful. Hot. Aft[...]derstorm, poured Arose 7:20. Cold bath. Down to breakfast 9:00. I & Ewen sat on Drawing Room Ver[...]in Washington Square. Took her in. E & I walked up Broadway. I found a camera manufacturer on 11th St, who promised to put my roll in Eastman's holder for me. We had lunch, 55c both at Child's. Tram to Central Park. I bought 6 peaches for 10c, ate in park. Saw red deer, Mylgan, Fallow, Wapiti, a fine buck of latter in velvet. Very funny to see rhinoceros. Fed a pail of soaked leaves, carrots, turnips, & apples. She had baby rhino with her. Opened her mouth very wide for her supper. Sat down. E very tired. Oranges & a melon took home in tram. I took Jan out, got ref[...]r E, eggs & toast. Head waiter, Frank, nice man, had appendicitis & the operation preformed, he told us yesterday, Rather[...]JULY 26, 1900 Rained hard morning. Afternoon to Broadway & Northern Pacific Office Poured hard morning. Afternoon stopt. Dull Arose 8:15. Down to breakfast. Upstairs & lay down & slept till 1:00. Headache. Ewen feeling pretty well. We went down to lunch 1:45. A chicken croquette, E ate. Gave him much pain all afternoon. I went in car down to Broadway & got our tickets at the Atlantic Transport Co's office. Letter from Tobe[...]k 319 Broadway. Called (Northern Pacific) office to ask concerning our freight, must have receipts, & Miss Donovan never gave us any, the stupid- . Walked back. Ewen & I, & Jan went back to NP office, have to write to Miss Donovan for receipts. Got some peaches. In[...]dnt get it & they couldnt get it. In 7:15. Down to dinner. WD. Alec up our room. He went to a vaudeville entertainment at Union Square l[...] |
![]() | [...]Porter claimed Jan done $5 damage. Packed. Ewen had a bad turn. Beautiful. Bright. Warm. Arose 7:50. Bath. Down to breakfast. E's eggs were not boiled soft enough. Ewen had pains. I went in cable car to Broadway. Got our labels, & arranged about recei[...]by tram. Entirely wholesale warehouses lower end of Broadway. Porter (head) told me Jan had chewed up a show rack, left in his charge in store room with[...]was responsible as dog was put in his care. Went to see the rack, thin bamboo. Up to 421. Ewen been writing, but had to give it up. Pain too bad. I down, had dinner brought up, hot water, toast. I made Liebig. Toast- bread too new. He went to sleep. I wrote to manager NPRR to send our freight direct to A T Co to Mrs Cameron . They took baggage & I had to pay our bill before baggage allowed to go $44.02 & Alec $13.50, care of dog $5. Got 12 oranges 40c. Alec got 1# linseed[...]ng. Stayed in our room till 8:45. Off in Landau to the Atlantic Transport Co docks. Saw the hold being loaded with corned beef. Very fine ship. "Minnehaha"Maiden trip. Wrote note to Allan on board. Steward so English he didnt know the value of 5c . SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1900 Beautiful. Quite calm,.started 6:30. Arose 5:40. Glimpse of Mr Love waving his hat to us. Calm day. On deck all day. Saw whales spout in the distance. Arose 5:40. On deck, E & I. He feels pretty well. Soon cast off & steamed out of harbour. Rather foggy. Saw Bartholdi's statue well tho'. Nothing much of note. An iron-haired oldish gent, nice, kind fac[...]am, Gloustershire. Travelling very different now to what it was years ago when he began his travels to & fro. Sat on deck all day. Breakfast, lunch & dinner, we both ate with gusto. Of course Ewen could only eat his frugal fare. But[...]ed on some boiled cod which didnt disagree. Went to see Jan about 8:30 pm in butcher's care. Head pantry man chalked my boots, as he called it, drew a circle white chalk round me, which he declared entitled him to a tip. Jan so delighted to see me, would not allow me to take her for a little walk on saloon deck. Bed 9:30. |
![]() | SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1900 Breezy. Read. To Servicve. Attended all meals. Let Jan loose on[...]10:30 Service. An officer read prayers, another the lessons, & one played piano. On deck. Read all day. Just had lunch & tea in between. Mr Phelps, old gentleman that has crossed the Atlantic 54 times, gave me a "Daily Graphic" to read, & I gave him "Judge" & "Country Life". Dinner 6:30. Some change. Some dont. I among the latter, of course. E & I walked on Main Deck. Library. I[...]On deck. No ill feelings, quite well. Gave Alec a talk. Fine. Stiff breeze all day. Arose 7:30. Had no bath. Hunt for hairnet occupied too much time. Breakfast- porridge, fresh fish, orange. I went up & sat on deck out of the wind as much as possible. Read R. Kipling's "Jungle |
![]() | TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1900 Well & Jolly. Ewen had gnawing pain most of day. She hardly rolls at all, this double keeled boat. "Fresh wind , moderate sea, 344 knots noon to noon. Arose 8:00. Key bugle call. Breakfast light. Mr Creighton Lee & his married siser, who suffered from asthma so acutely that Doctor ordered her off to Swiitzerland sits opposite us, & a Rossshire lady friend travelling with them also. Nice people, very lady-like. I call the brother the "Oily one". He is too bland & smooth altogether.[...]read. Passengers played throwing rope rings over a stake. Dinner at 1:00. Same routine of sitting & reading. No seacraft in sight all day. A few Stormy Petrels only of bird life. Ewen sat & chatted about asthma & Montana to the Lee party. Dinner 6:30. E annoyed with me. Sat on deck. Went to bed early 8:15. Couldnt sleep. Thought. E up 10:30. Timbers creaked. Foghorn blew. Took Jan[...]Could only see 1 horse under hatches. rest out of sight. Cattle easily seen. WEDNESDAY[...]heon, before which, while examining chart on head of stairs, Miss Nellie Hoar came & commenced talking, so we became acquainted. Montana life gave sketch of. She been in America since Wat Sunday, June 3rd.[...]alone. Sat on deck & read. Alec came & asked me to "forgive me". I said, NO, how could he expect me to, after his wicked behavour, etc. He went off app[...]ith Mr Hoar, senior. They have shipped thousands of horses out of America to England & Africa. Drivers & bussers. Told her Montana incidents & life. Down to get ready for supper 6:30. E & I down to see Sweetie Pops. She had a run. In Library chatted with Hoars, Mrs C[...] |
![]() | [...]& played shuffleboard, Nellie Hoar & others, 4 on a side. Read. Lunch. Into our cabin. Alec pounced in on us, & after reading a letter from Hamlin all about Alec to his detriment, & a talking to from us, he utterly broke down & prayed God & then us to forgive him, not to tell Wickham anything about his behavour in Monta[...]penitent thro' convulsive sobs, we forgave him on the condition he gave up all backsliding concerning us forever giving a trial of 6 months. We had to cheer him up & told saloon table funny stories & an orange combined with a face washing in cold water. On deck. Dinner 6:30. Went to Hoar's rooms. Chatted. Drew out relationship to Cyril. Mrs H's eyes nearly dropped out of her head. Chatted. Played cards with Nellie H & a Miss Page, an American. Bed 10:30. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1900 Went down to see horses with Mr Hoar, E & I. Chatted. Read. Tea, etc. Strong to moderate wind. Quite cool. Smooth sea swell.[...]ricked 1st deck above cattle. Ewen & I went down to see the Hoar's cattle, passed 5 Kentucky Thoroughbreds be[...], H's. Some looked very bad with influenza. One had a very white film over one eye. A horse lying down, it was so bad. Very cleanly ke[...]ea. Dinner 6:30. Much cooler at night. 1 game of drafts with Alec, a drawn game. Bed 9:30. We got Stewardess to get us "Marie" biscuits. These did not agree with Ewen, he had much pain. Could not sleep. In consequen[...] |
![]() | SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1900 To see horses, refrigerator & freezing rooms & engin[...]after his sea bath. Breakfast. Mrs Ed Page not to breakfast, but had pretty good night (asthma). Constitutional on Saloon Deck, then to Promenade deck. Sat with E. A came & said Mrs Shaw (very nice Chicagoan) wished to ask me about bread making, so I sat & had very nice long chat with her. She had been much impressed with Alec's open countenance! They are on a holiday trip to Europe. Mrs Hoar asked me to go with party to see 'osses. Did & also invaded above departments[...]. Mrs Hoar chat. Lunch, very nice at our corner of the table. Chief engineer & Miss Hay, both Scotch, poked fun at one another at times. E & I on Saloon Deck, had long chat with Mr Campbell from Spanish Honduras, been in two town bombardments & had hard time generally, going to sister with her 4 children at Nottingham. WD. Out. Read. Dinner 6:30. Library. Had a very nice concert. Readings, guitar, recitings.[...]g. Lunch 1:00. Walk. Miss Nellie Hoar asked me to write something in her "album", Ewen also. We got Burns & Sir W Scott's poems. "Lay of the Last Minstrel" 6th Canto 1st, "Breathes there a man with soul so dead", etc. Ewen found sometrhi[...]hing for himself. Mrs Hoar, jun showed me photos of Buffalo, snaps photoed on Velox. I showed 3 of Hawks & one Lindsay's rooms. Very pleased. Several wanted to see them, Miss Gleeson, Mrs Page & her companion, Miss Hay. Later Miss Lee & Mr C Lee, no relation to latter, brother to Mrs Page. Mr Lee has got a 4x5 Korona on board. E talking with him. Dinner 6:30, very good. Mrs Page & Miss Hay came to see Jan. She went thro' her tricks. Walk[...] |
![]() | [...]Rained morning 3:45. Arose 7:45. Bath. Got a ciold coming on me. Breakfast. Ewen felt pretty spry & had a good night. Into Library, watched Campbell child[...]. Kept in Saloon or at least Library.. We paced the deck. Miss Hay came & gave us the American Servant question. Expatiated on the great goodness of the heart of the Lee family to old retainers. They have several pensioned & private nurses attended to them when they are ill. Great number of sailing barks & steamers all sizes we passed. Saw land thru' the mist once only, probably 10 miles off. Very choppy up the Channel, rolled & pitched a little. A small sailing vessel had seas washing over her bows. Made out Alec's acco[...]Streatham Common Very windy. Rained hard for a little . E pretty well. Arose 6:30. Breakfast 7:10. I packed our things in the cabin, bag, hat box, rugs. Alec helped little. Meantime we were running up the Thames. Sometime when at dock in getting alongsi[...]hurt. Off at 11:00 about. Mr Hoar, sen shouted to son, "King Humbert assassinated. Duke of Edinburgh dead, Boer War still on". Quick train took us up to ST Pancras, Mr Creighton Lee, Mrs Page, Miss Hay[...]e with porter. Lunch at restaurant. Alec wished to stay in London, but we told him he must go to his Mother's , which he did.& I sent telegram to Swalcliff. Later put him in cab with luggage for Paddington to catch 4:48, arrive 6:10. We in a bus,(so much baggage), to Victoria. Got to 1 Tankerville RD at about 5:30. Servant girl showed us up to Mrs C's room. Aunt Louisa there also. A quiet, but nontheless joyful meeting. Mrs C look[...]by false when well. Aunt Louisa, after tea, left to stay with Mrs Musprat. She has been here for a few days. Chatted. Nice little house. Mrs C has pains now & then in her arms, neuralgia. Has to keep to her room. Can walk a little in her room. Lies down now & then.[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1900 Up to the office of the Board of Agriculture, 4 White Hall Place. Mrs Musprat & Aunt Louisa to tea. I went to stores morning. My cold very uncomfortable.[...]s, toast. Ewen pretty well. Mrs Cameron cheery, had good night. I caught the 10:40 train to Victoria. Bus to Pall Mall. Office is not there, but as above. Couldnt get license till one who undertakes care of Jan when we leave for Scotland has signed. She has to be left for 3 months. So I couldnt go & get her. Walked to the stores. Bought Storm on the Deck, tinned tongue 2/6, & turkey 2/4 1/2, & tong[...]hes at home. Sponges & Home. On way down Vic St, had mutton & mint sauce8c, squash 2c, & tatoes2c, at 1:15. ? bread shop. Walked to Westminster Bridge, tram to Streatham, walked to 1 Rd. In at 3:00. Ewen & I just going for stroll, met Mrs Musprat & Aunt Louisa. Posted the paper to Board of Agriculture signed by Mrs C. We went back , & af[...]s room. Tea in dining room. We walked with them to The Greyhound & saw them off in a bus. Bought 1# gooseberries on Streatham Common[...]oys played games. In 6:00. Dinner 7:50. Mended a glove. Sit in Mrs C's room always. Bed 10:10.[...]orrid day. Wet very. Atose 8:00. Mrs Cameron had to call & awaken the girls. They are liable to oversleep themselves. Went to see how Mrs C was. she was feeling pretty well &[...], too, was well for him. Breakfast 9:20. Wrote up diary 7th, 8th. Wrote, making appointment with Wickham to see him. I began to mend a pr of boots. Gave it up. My appliances not capable of neat work. Sat with Mrs Cameron till lunch 1:40.[...]n Madre's room & stitched till bedtime. She sits up in chair or sofa. She went into her life at the Barry's place, Maidenhead, Oakwells Manor.[...] |
![]() | FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1900 E& I to Westminster Bridge. I to Tilbury Docks. Got Jan. Hansome. Spent #12. Letter received from Mum 8:00am asking me to go & stay. License for Jan arrived. Dull. On[...]tarted at 11:00. Ewen & I got into bus , took us to Westminster Bridge. E bought underclothing & collars. I walked down Strand, Fleet St. Had cold beef & roll at Aratedboards store. On I tramped, past St Pau[...]e. Got into Station Fenchurch St at 1:45. Train to start 1:48. 1st class return. Arrived Tillbury. When asked the way to Atlantic Transport docks , a little old gent said he was going there. We walked together. He said he was a Ships Master named McKie, been all over the world, wife blind. Took me to Customs Officer's "box". There I got an officer. We went on board, saw the chief steward. A man made out a pass for Jan. Steward refused a tip. C H officer filled in my license & we (Jan & I) were free to go. Elevating by suction Indian Corn from the "Minnehaha's" hold. Near station a Bobby took pass. Ticket good for Jan to Fench St. Walked from Station in Fench St to where trams run by cable, Fennington RD, Fleet St bought muzzle, bow ties 8, ABC. Trams & busses refused to take Sweetie Pops. Had to take Hansome, very good one 4/6. In 7:30 about.[...]bout. 1 egg, toast. Ewen always toast, 2 eggs. To see Mrs C. Se is about the same. No marked improvement. Ewen & I started f[...]0. Onto Streatham Common. Sweetie Pops came too of course. She is in great spirits. Sat about, chatted future plans over. Children picked red blackberries, the Common covered with large bramble bushes, & ate them. In 1:00. Lunch cold at 2:00. Wrote up diary. Dressed Hohner dress. E & I started at 3[...]Mrs Musprat received us. st & chatted. Upstairs to see them playing in club grounds back & side of house. Louie was there. Se came in to tea,& a friend who had been playing with her, also. Mrs Musprat & 2 gir[...]ming tomorrow afternoon. Bus back. Mrs M walked to S Hill with us. I washed Jan in the garden, very,very dirty. Shirtwaist on fo[...] |
![]() | [...]Wrote diary. Washed. Breakfast 9:30. I read. To church by bus 10:30. Gave me a splendid pew au mileau. Old gent preached & read[...]k Canon Nichols although he looks only about 75 & the Canon is 81. Very nice service. I went to see WEood Lodge, looks just the same. Home. Little stroll with E. Lunch 2:15. Wrote to Mum & Alec. E & I out onto the Common, Sweetie too. Bought 3# pears which I ate on the seat. Amusing watching people. Home 5:00. Took off boots. To Mrs C's room. Louie there. Chatted. Tea dining room. She says a bicycle only lasts from 2 to 3 years, costs 15 to 20 g's! Left 6:30. Read. Supper 8:15. Sat with Mrs C. She gave me an address on the fulfillment of prophecy. Bed 10:15. MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1900 Eas fav as bus with me. alone to Haymarket Victoria St, Buckingham Palace Road. Spent #2/18 A lovely day Arose 7:30. Awoke maids 7:15. Took Jan for a trot close. Read 2 letters arrived from Wickham[...]hortly . Will see me Thursday at 3:00. Alec full of news regarding Percy. He says "His behavour is still the same as what you have seen & no change better, dr[...]our brother" Alec also says "P has lost quantity of hair top of his head. I did not ask him about it as I do not like him much". E walked with me to bus after I had written notes to Wickham & Alec. Left Hohner dress coat at little Taylors to be shortened. I took bus, changing once Brixton Station to Haymarket & bought a pr lace bootsfor ordinary wear #1/11.5. Left Atloff's brown to be repaired 2/6. Walked thro' St Hames Park to Victoria St. Lunch 2:00. 1/6. Writing paper stores 6/1. To Gorings, bought 2 flannel blouses11/1, collars 1/2 doz 4/4 1/2. To Victoria, wait for train 30 minutes. Glob[...] |
![]() | [...]ham Way. Read. Out on Common. Rosa Musprat. A lovely day. Very bright & hot. Arose 7:20.[...]30. Lunch. I sat in drawing room, read Banner & a magazine. Mrs C had a good night, better early, but pains came on in her hands & upset her later. We went for a walk. Mrs C's nurse called on her. E & I, & Jan[...]. In 5:00 Tea. Mrs Musprat called & E & I walked to bus with her. In. Chatted with Mrs C. I unpack[...]00. Left E on Common after changing #5 cheque at the Bakers. I walked. Bought stays & busks & imitation gold safety pins 1d each, & took bus to Elm Park Road opposite which was Balls, the Vet's. So I went in & saw Binney, & brought him[...]/ hat at Spratts. Clare wants 4 / month for hire of chest of drawers. In 2:00. Lunch with E, nearly finished hisn. Went out on Common & watched boys playing cricket & a fat usher with them. I ate plums & apples. In 5:45. Tea. E had his before I. Up to my room & put busks in stays. E cross. Bread to[...]. Letter from Alec enclosing #7.7 cheque, says I had better bring evening dress as they all dress. Have none. Morning letter from Mum saying better for me to leave Paddington by 4:15, & ask for Banbur[...] |
![]() | THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1900 Ewen & I to Westminster BGE Gorings. Called on Wickham. Kept[...]ose 7:20. Stitched till 8:45 at clothes. Darned a stocking. Breakfast. Changed. To see Mrs C. Had a bad night, pain in her hand. Started about 11:00. Walked to Pratts, there ordered a new hat, returning the one got yesterday. . Purchased acstraw also. We took tram to Westminster. E had boots cleaned, & shaved. I waited. He bought gold safety pins. We had lunch Italian Restaurant - beef, potatoes. E - sweetbreads & pea soup. I left him. Bus to Goringes. Changed shirt, & bus back to Charing Cross. Bought 1 pr 1/3/4 gloves. Walked to Norfolk Street, passed green tinted photos of Navy. Lovely. Saw Rugby team winners in Hurling[...]. Found Wickham's office 3rd floor. Lovely view of the river. See Crystal Palace & bridges, Houses of Parliament, etc. Waited in head clerk's office as above, then shown in to Wickham's, very stolid. Chatted little 1/4 hr. Comes up only twice a week. Said Per been trying to arrange purchase of more land lately. Showed me Ralph's rooms. He out to tea. Left. Bought pr shoes, 4/1. , bread for E, 3 of whole wheat ?. Home by tram. In at 9:15. Spent 12/1/4. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1900 Down to "The Lea". E & I morning walk on Common. Berautiful Day. Arose 7:20. Let Sweetie out. Cleaned up garden in front. Weeded & troweled it up. Breakfast 9:15. Mrs C rather better. She has[...]bundles. E saw me off at 2:20. Arrived Victoria a little before 3:00. Hansom to Paddington 2/, Got there 3:50. Alec & Seve met[...]orth's second son came down in train & Seve spoke to him (was at Darnistadt with him). Old wagonette drawn by a horse presented to P by Clara. Got some parcels as passed thru' B, 6 mile drive to "The Lea". Upstairs, met Per & Mum dressing, seemed pleased to see me & affectionate. Dressed for dinner- Gryll's red. Very pretty house & pretty things about. Per much the same. Seve podgy-faced. Alec well. Bed[...] |
![]() | [...]T 18, 1900 Round animals near buildings. Boys to cricket. Mum & I to Paddington. Beautifully. Foggy distance. A[...]caught 2 & looked for maggots on them. This has to be done every day or their wool comes off in patc[...]with dew. In & breakfast at 9:00. Mum down but had had hers in room. We ate gooseberries & to kitchen garden. Orchard trees full of apples. Sat & Mum rattled on to me in drawing room. Seve's cold better. He came down late. Lunch 1:00. Per & Seve to play for Roscton against Banbury. Wrote to Ewen. Chatted Mum & I. I fed little chicks maiz[...]reatham hat. We at 4:00 off in wagonette 6 miles to "Sunrise" house. Battle of Edge Hill just fought below in valley. People named Savory, Miss Isabel wrote book on India , Sporting book. Out. To Mrs Motion at "Upton", very rich brewer, fine place. Out. To Mrs Greenstock, in, got tea, little place. Home[...]ose 7:15. Bath. Out. Cleaned duck & chick mess up in Conservatory of M's orphans. Per & I gave 'osses apples, & fed ferrets. Breakfast at 9:00. P & I went round the farm, onto a Roman hill, down to cottages. Took photo of them. The shepherd, cowkeeper live there & another labourer of Per's. We took photo of house glimpse thro' trees, & one nearer. Lunch 1[...]lawn, & 2 exposures close. Caroline squeezed it, the parlour maid. Cottages Iso 1 1/2 sec 32 s hazey very. The Lea from hill thro' trees 2 sec, Iso 32 diap, nearer the house from Terrace Wall, little hazey shade, Iso[...]hade banners 2 sec, 32 S. Games played. P & I , ball runs on strings round pole. P & I. I milked a cow, 2 gallons milk from her. Dressed & went with Mum to see Mrs Leslie Norris & her husband, Col in Yoema[...]ided home. Played croquet Per & I , Alec & Seve, had to leave off at dusk, very dewy grass. Cold supper. Didnt re-dress. Looked at photos of ? Mum's cat 1/2 Persian, named Fluffy. B[...] |
![]() | [...]Picked flowers for Mrs C. Rode bicycle. Back to Streatham. Beautiful. Thunderstorm in Streath[...]Sat in drawing room. Out with Per. Gathered all the ripe gooseberries. Breakfast P, A, & I. Per could not remember who it was told Souther that the people about us said the Camerons were nice people. Mum & I to kitchen garden & we gathered a bouquet of migionette, sweet peas, & pink carnations & marig[...]on it. Seve held it for me & supported me round the lawn. Per came & supported other side, but I couldnt go alone. Seve recommends Lea & Francis as the best makers. Picadilly. Mum gave me some lace, she had worn, but very good imitation. Finished packing. Lunch at 1:00. Mum gave me a photo of herself. Sile disait qu'elle ne croyait par quelle pouvait nous visitait. Per, Sev, Alec & I wagonette to Banbury. P got out at shop & on taking leave, hoped I would come & hunt with him in October, very kind of him. Left Alec at Station for North Hampton wher[...]labeled, were left at Banbury. Arranged for them to be sent on to Streatham, & on to Bagnor where P goes to stay. Arrived 1 Auburnville. At 8:00 dinner. E not well. Had a good day Saturday, but very bad Sunday. Glad to get me back. E had kept watch fort me out of the window part of the evening. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1900 Ewen & I to the common for strolls. Mrs C getting better. She came down to drawing room afternoon. Fine day. Ar[...]So very sleepy. Breakfast 9:15. Worrying about the hat box not arriving. Went round to the Station . Left address. They promised to send when it arrived. E & I onto Common, Sweetie[...]drawing room. E & I out on Common. In 4:15. I had a bottle ginger beer & a cakelette before coming in. Mrs C came to drawing room down for first time. E spoke to her about stopping the Dr continuing his visits. She agreed. E got a letter from Dr Abercrombie, 23 Upper Wimpole St to say he would see E at 11 am tomorrow. Dinner 7:30- was to have been at 7:00. Girls are always late here. Sat in Mrs C's room till 9:30. To bed. E feeling better tonight. He slept[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1900 E& I bussed to Dr A's on Wimpole St (Upper No 23). Home by 3:30.[...]Called girls. Breakfast 8:30. I was just about to go see if my hatbox had arrived at the Station , when they brought it. What a relief!. Got into bus 9:10, we did. At Westminster E was shaved. Bus to Vere St, Oxford St, walked to Ambercrombie's . I sat in dining room & read. E[...]be regular & an operation not at present anyhow. The complaint requires watching. Later Oudally told me the Dr said appendicitis pain not where E indicated the seat of his pain was, & the Doctor examined for heart & lung diseases, but fo[...]too much sloppy food. Advised game & chicken, & to get Brand's Essence , jelly for lunch & extract for beef tea. An operation might or might not have to be performed in the future. Only walking exercises, not to get tired at it. Leave off with an appetite, mea[...]ls, 1 teaspoon castor oil morning. Said he hadnt a spare ounce of flesh on him. Didnt advise sea bathing in his present weak state. Back to Westminster. Lunch 1:30 in Italian Restaurant. E 's calves head not cooked enough. Train home, bought a melon & 1 dozen oranges. Got Brand's beef tea in ? and jelly at their office. Littlestand of Mayfair. Weighed E . Was 8 stone, 7 1/2 #. WD of 3 days wrote. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1900 Wrote to Jessie. E read. Poor Sweetie Pops killed. Run[...]Called maids twice. Down. Let Sweetie out for a run. Read Standard. Envoys at Pekin rescued. B[...]anged E's portmanteau, papers & clothes. Instead of hiring a chest of drawers he will use it as at the Ranch. I went to dining room & read Drummond's Central Africa till lunch 1:30. I wrote to Jessie telling her visit to Mum, Ewen's visit to Dr, etc. At 4:00 E & I went to Streatham, Jan too. Bought darkroom lantern, hypo, alum, velox. Onto Common. Jan had a rush about. Top of Greyhound Lane it began to rain, so we hurried home. 3/4 down the lane E heard Jan cry out. We looked around & there she lay on the pavement where she had managed to drag herself, a dog cart going fast had run over her. E thought the man, (groom in boots & livery) hallowed "I didnt[...]sympathized, especially one lady. I took her in the back way. E carried parcels. Servants very sorry. I buried her under limes in back of the garden. Mr Cohen, friend of Mrs C, looked over garden fence & said he was very sorry when he heard the story. . E & I tea. I felt very cut up. So did dear Oudal. Sat with Mrs C, both of us. Dinner 7:45. Roast chicken. E ate some roast chicken according to Dr's advice. WD. Bed 10:15. |
![]() | [...]BIRTHDAY Did not go to church. Prepared for developing. Louie M aftern[...]repared solutions for developing, but couldnt get the white light kept out. So gave it up till night. Wrote note to Ada Clark for Mrs Cameron. Lunch - cold beef, pickles. E - his Brand's beef tin jelly. He went for a stroll 12:30. Afternoon I finished "Tropical Africa" by Drummond. Sat with Mrs C, awaiting E to finish his letter to Tobe. Louie Muspratt came while I was waiting, ready to go out. We all chatted in Mrs C's room. Tea. Saw her off in bus. E & I to Streatham Common by a lane (foot path), into Croydon Road by "North Sur[...]Home. Dinner 7:40 - E boiled eggs, sardines both of us, stewed plums, custard. I tried again to develop, but the lantern showed so much white light I was afraid to develop, so I again had to disperse everything. Sat till bedtime in Mrs C's room. Louie M goes to Mythingham tomorrow. MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1900 Darned in morning. E & I bussed to Brixton, Westminster bridge. Dull. Showery. Afternoon better. Arose 7:20. Awoke maids twice. I had to call their attention to the hour. Counted over our washing. Breakfast 9:20. Received letter from Mum, birthday wishes, & card. Sorry to hear of "your dear little dog's death". Alec also wrote expressing his distress at the bad news. "You cannot think how sorry I am to hear of poor Sweetie Pops death. she was such a good friend to me when you & Ewen went away shooting & she & I were alone together. I was fonder of her than any other dog I have ever seen. No other ever did such clever tricks. As you say, it was a good thing she did not suffer". E & I bussed to Brixton. Ewen bought a pr brown 21/ boots, extra soles to be put on 2/6. He was such a time trying & deciding on them. Williamsons a great cake shop, beginning of "Bonanza" Arcade Place .Bus to Westminster Hosier. E shaved. I watched the crowds go by. Bussed to Williamson's. Had tea upstairs 1/. Home 7:20. Mrs C anxiou[...] |
![]() | [...]BIRTHDAY Did not go to church. Prepared for developing. Louie M aftern[...]repared solutions for developing, but couldnt get the white light kept out. So gave it up till night. Wrote note to Ada Clark for Mrs Cameron. Lunch - cold beef, pickles. E - his Brand's beef tin jelly. He went for a stroll 12:30. Afternoon I finished "Tropical Africa" by Drummond. Sat with Mrs C, awaiting E to finish his letter to Tobe. Louie Muspratt came while I was waiting, ready to go out. We all chatted in Mrs C's room. Tea. Saw her off in bus. E & I to Streatham Common by a lane (foot path), into Croydon Road by "North Sur[...]Home. Dinner 7:40 - E boiled eggs, sardines both of us, stewed plums, custard. I tried again to develop, but the lantern showed so much white light I was afraid to develop, so I again had to disperse everything. Sat till bedtime in Mrs C's room. Louie M goes to Mythingham tomorrow. MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1900 Darned in morning. E & I bussed to Brixton, Westminster bridge. Dull. Showery. Afternoon better. Arose 7:20. Awoke maids twice. I had to call their attention to the hour. Counted over our washing. Breakfast 9:20. Received letter from Mum, birthday wishes, & card. Sorry to hear of "your dear little dog's death". Alec also wrote expressing his distress at the bad news. "You cannot think how sorry I am to hear of poor Sweetie Pops death. she was such a good friend to me when you & Ewen went away shooting & she & I were alone together. I was fonder of her than any other dog I have ever seen. No other ever did such clever tricks. As you say, it was a good thing she did not suffer". E & I bussed to Brixton. Ewen bought a pr brown 21/ boots, extra soles to be put on 2/6. He was such a time trying & deciding on them. Williamsons a great cake shop, beginning of "Bonanza" Arcade Place .Bus to Westminster Hosier. E shaved. I watched the crowds go by. Bussed to Williamson's. Had tea upstairs 1/. Home 7:20. Mrs C anxiou[...] |
![]() | TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1900 Ewen & I to Auxiliary Stores, lunch there. Mrs Musprat to tea. Dull. Rain kept off. Evening sprinkled.[...]eakfast 9:20. Attended Ewen. Wrote 2 letters, 1 to Alec, 1 to Mum asking for address of blouse maker. Letter from Alec saying bills of lading arrived from New York of 3 of his cases, wondering if we had the other. At 11:10 E & I took bus to Brixton. Walked to Auxiliary Stores. Used EL Flower 96686. First got washing box, lantern, 2 trays 9/6. Lunch of curried chicken, E. I had curried mutton. E bought tweed to make caps of in Stores, took it to be made up at Aux S. Bought me a waterproof (35), & a chest expander. Homewards. I left E to go onto barber. I went back to try & get the double-breasted waterproof dark blue changed for a single , but couldnt under 2 weeks, he said more[...]n double. Met E at barbers. Bussed home. Mrs M to tea. I took her to bus. In. Changed. Supper - mutton cutletts br[...]kfast 9:15. Darned stockings. Ewen & I strolled the Common. In 1:00. Darned. Lunch 1:50. Tinned tongue. E, chicken timbale. Sat with Mrs C. E & Mrs C had an argument as to whether Abergavening family suffered from insanit[...]Ewen thinks not. Mrs C stroll in garden. E & I to S station , bought "Truth", & "The Wide World", 3d of pears. Common, watched cricket. In 5:15. Tea.[...]oil for dark room lamp. Sat in my bedroom & read"The Wide World". Down. WD. Dinner 8:45 - roast sho[...]tough- E ate none. I developed 6 plates. In one of the group camera must have been shaken. Didnt get to bed till 12:50. Did developing in bath room. |
![]() | THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1900 Walk on Common. E & I to Brixton 'Bon Marche' Beautiful day. Arose 7:20. Breakfast 9:15. Put plates to wash in kitchen under the tap. Read little. Ewen & I on way to Common (not by Greyhound Lane) came upon a lady in a bath chair, the living image of Julia. I dont know now whether it was her or not[...]s room. Out 3:15. Mrs C into garden. We walked to where trams began, took one to Brixton. E left his slippers to be made up. We went to 'Bon Marche'. I got 3 yds dark blue Petersham at 10 3/4 yd. At Stores it is 1/3 2in width. Also a 10/ 1 serge shirt. Dinner 7:45. Calves head ver[...]tomorrow. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1900 To Muspratts, Martin, Beaumonts. Tunbridge Wells th[...]s in her hands. Breakfast 9:30. Put my 2 plates to wash in the kitchen sink. Ewen & I at 11:00 started. Walked to Leighton Road. Here E left me. On to 58 Mount Nod Road. Mrs Musprat in. She was arranging flowers in the dining room. Gave me a bouquet. Told her that on account of the things arriving from T Wells, we should not be able to go to tea, as Mrs C not up to arranging where they were to go. Asked us to come tomorrow. To Martin & Beaumonts. Not sufficient in till to cash our #10 cheque, & both partners out.[...] |
![]() | [...]alone. Rained all morning. Afternoon cleared a little. Letter from Hil inviting me to Boganfine Arose 7:15. Called girls twice. Ho[...]While dressing, retched twice, but couldnt bring up even bile. Breakfast 9:00 about. toast. Ewen pretty well. I had to run up in E's dressing room & bile flowed. Lay on bed a[...]wrote at Wolf Article for "Field". Lunch 1:45. Up bedroom at 3:00. Sat an hr with Mrs C. before retiring to bedroom. Slept afternoon. E out & bought grapes[...]in bedroom. Letter from Allan morning asking us to go to Cornel when they got back from Jura. Beef roast,[...]WD. Sat with Mrs C. Letter from Hil asking me to stay from Tuesday or Wednesday till Saturday.[...]TEMBER 2, 1900 Stitched. Attended Ewen. Walk to golf links. Mrs C dressed. Walk. Wrote to Dept of Agriculture & to Hil. Cloudy. Clear afternoon. Arose 7:10. Awoke maids twice. Stitched, let out the Hohner dress waistcoat. Breakfast 9:30. In E's room. Stitched. We went for walk by the Golf Club & by the lane thru' the links. Home 1:40. I wrote note to Board of Agriculture notifying of Jan's death. Note to Hilda accepting her invitation to stay from Tuesday or Wednesday till Saturday. Frank goes to Town Tees till Thursday. They go on a bike tour to LymRegis on Saturday. She sent 3 addresses of shirt dress & tailor Chelsea. Sat with Mrs C. She had put on a gown, & her false set of front upper teeth in. She looked quite like her[...]sat down. In 7:00. Stitched. Took leather off of the Olan Jessie skirt. Supper 7:40 - sardines, stewed fruit, custard. Binney made a mess in the hall by the mat. Rose says he gets fed too much. |
![]() | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1900 Ewen & I up town. Stores. Started 12:00. Returned 7:30. Fine. Sunny. Policeman came to see Jan arose 7:20. Awakened domestics, but they again fell to slumbering when Mrs C's voice rang out clear, "Nellie. Nellie". This had the desired effect. Breakfast 9:00. Attended Ewen.[...]Ewen sorted plates for enlargements. Packed 'em up. Bus to Brixton. Went to E's shoemaker in Bonanza & measured him for making up his Mother's canvass worked uppers for slippers. Lunch Williamsons, not a good place. Bus to over Westminster Abbey. Walked to stores. E went about caps & paid. Not ready. Changed notepaper (envelopes) & got 3 pencils to boot. E bought me Guards colours in a tie, a hat ribbon 1 3/4 yd. Asked if I had any relation in Guards, otherwise refused to sell. Bought 6 yds of stuff for shirtings for self at 10d. 22/5. Tea upstairs we had. Got some Bandolin for Mrs C. Left 6:35. By bu[...]from tram terminus home. Changed. Dinner. WD. Up in Mrs C's room. I stitched. E pretty well all day. Louie Mussprat to tea with Mrs C. E & I hot baths. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900 Up town alone. Attenborough's. Chas Lee's. Mrs Mu[...]cut his two fingers, knife slipped. I bound them up. Got off 10:55, missed train to Victoria. Walked to tram. 12:20 arrived Westminster Bridge. Went in to Silversmiths , would give only 15 f for Aunt Goth[...]gold chain, silver chain, buckle silver. Walked to Chas Cross money exchange. I asked 20d for 8 5c pieces. Man said too much- no business! So I left the fool. To Attenborough's, gave me 12/ for my lot. Bought 10/b clasp there silver. Left horseshoes to be made to a brooch, very civil man. Got money exchanged nea[...]ames. At Jones got wee gold safety pin 3/6. Bus to Sloane St to Chas Lee where Hil gets her shirts. Bought 1 fla[...]t 15/6, very dear. H & Nichols bought straw hat, had the Guards colours put on it,Veiling. Bought a reel red marking cotton1d1/2. Walked to Victoria, bought Bourdeau pigeon. Victoria. Hom[...]. Mrs Mussprat arrived. I met Ewen when I went to Scotts. Tea. Stitched, put Petersham on n[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1900 Down to Bagnor. Hil & I bathed. Kitty Felton to tea. . Arose 7:00. Beautiful day. Stitche[...]acked. E & I hurried breakfast. He went with me to the Station, arrived Vic 9:40. Left 10:30, 5 ladies in compartment. They got out at Pullboro. Thro' Box Hill, saw Leith Hill by Sutton, Epsom, Dorking, Pulborough , Arundel, etc. Arrived 12:50. Got out. Hil came sailing down the platform to meet me, sent things in fly. We walked. Hil ver[...]ancy, & Betty. I changed into shirt & serge. We had lunch- roast mutton, etc before children. We sat[...]in hut, Hil & I, & then we ran some distance into the water & had a good swim. Tide low. Dressed. 3 girlies & nurse with us, Back walked to tea in house. Kitty came, had tea. Then we were all for walking down esplanade[...]e donkey. Onto pier, saw greasy pole jumping off of, & children very amused. Home. Hil & I dinduck.[...]go. Photoed pier evening. After breakfast wrote to Ewen. Beautiful. Calm. Bright weather.[...]little dining room. Kitty came around. Hil & I to town. She took bike to shop to be inflated. Bought fish & fruit. 1st tho' we b[...]swam about while children undressed. It gave me a touch of lumbago which was very inconvenient all day. Lun[...]abited by forgetful people named Gott. We walked to the bathing hut where children made castles & Hil too[...]- Nurse & I, 32d, 1sec. Sun low. Clear. I made a shack out of sand for sticks & paper to roof it over sand top to amuse children. Home. Dressed red Grylls. Hil[...]sole sausage, rolls, fruit. With Kitty we walked to pier lit up Chinese lanterns. Went on pier. Masquera[...] |
![]() | [...]d. Bicvcled alone very well. Frank came. Wrote to Alec. Beautiful day. Calm. Arose 7:30.[...]45. Bacon, eggs, Cadbury's cocoa. We went round to see Kitty & Margery off on their fly to station. All children, nurses, Hil, & I paraded thru the town marketing for the day's meals. Then to the beach where bathing hut was. I sat & read. Hil & children bathed. I afraid to make lumbago worse. Home 1:05. Lunch 1:30. - rabbit stew in onions, lobster, fruit. I wrote to Alec, telling him not to come & see us at Streatham, but to stay when we got a place north. We all went to the hut. Hil took the bike. I spent all of the afternoon biking. Hil held the bike, & I, after a bit, found I could go alone, & tho' I, at first, ran twice into the brakewater, & once into a boat, I did very well. Had tea & rich plum bun. Home. Changed. To Station. Frank arrived 6:30 train. He looks wel[...]tle, hunting, E & stroll. Bed 11:00. WD. Wrote to Mum. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1900[...]ful. Warm & calm Arose 7:15. Dressed. Wrote to Alec note before Hil & Frank came down. Breakfast - plaice cocoa. Frank & I went for walk to order bus to call for my things & to post my letters. Hil passed on our return going to do her marketing. We waited till she & Joanie re[...]mera, I standing with Hil's bicycle & Jummy. All to the bathing hut. Children, parents bathed. I took an exposure of them, 32diap, 1/4sec, bright sun, Group after bat[...]t. Ate biscuit & 2 apples. Frank swam about for a long while. Home by 1:00. Packed. Hil helped & gave me a shirt, old one. I wore up to town,Chicken & beef cold, tomatoes, fruit. Good-byes to children and nurse(5), to house drudge. Walked to station 2nd class ticket, but guard put me in 1st class. Adios to Frank & old Hil. They wanted me very much to stay till Monday. Arrived Victoria 4:34, down to Streatham by 4:39. |
![]() | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1900 Wrote to Kathleen. Walk. Afternoon long walk 4 miles. Wrote to Hil. Fine. Afternoon Cloudy & little rain.[...]twice. Breakfast 9:25. Attended Ewen. I wrote a letter to Kathleen, telling her our indefinite plans & Flax[...]self & is really, E & I think, quite well. E & I up onto Streatham Common, & sat on seat. In 1:00.[...]ongue, pickles. E - soup, rice & cocoa. I wrote to Hil & read Country Life. E with his Mother. She had been trying to persuade him that she was so thin - thinner than[...], about 4:00, round by King William's Golf Links, up old Norwood Rd onto St Com. Home about 4 miles, rather too far for Ewen. Bothered with pain most of the day more or less. He felt so well yesterday & most of the time I was away. Tea directly got in 6:10. I sa[...]MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1900 Ewen & I to Attenbroughs, sold ware, & to stores. 7:30 back. Beautiful. 7:02 rained a little. Arose 7:30.n Awoke domestics. I sort[...]ast 9:00. Attended Ewen. Went thro' plated ware to be sold, & silver, also knives to be re-knived. To Attenbrough's Strand. Sold plated wine cooler, p[...]for doing Grandmother Fothering's horseshoes into a brooch, & 6/ to repair a teapot of Mrs C's. To stores by bus. Lunch - curried chick & mutton, 1 bottle Kop's Beer, unintoxicating. 13/ to have knives rebladed, small size 11 of them. E bought pr slippers & a 52/ waterproof. Tea upstairs. Hankers, & braces for Ewen. Walked to where trains start & went to Brixton. E got 2 partridges at 1/6 each, Lipton's. I, pieces of ribbon. Bon Marche' wont do up dresses other than their own. E & I back bus by[...]ner. WD. Sat with Mrs C. Aunt Lou, Mrs Musprat to tea. |
![]() | [...]Muspratt. Com. Sanger's Circus, Streatham, book to Library. Bought fruit. E & I hot baths. Fine[...]ast 9:30. Chatted. E injection. Wrote out part of Wolf Article. Louie came to try to persuade Mrs C to go & stay, but she wont. She wants me to get onto her bicycle. I tried twice. Failed. F[...]3d. In 1:30. Lunch 2:00. I put an EC on shirt of E's. Out to Streatham , took free library book back. Bought[...]on Common. Rather too much walking for Ewen. He had a pain. Finished Wolf Article after lunch. Saw Lo[...]moving animals. Well fed. Tea 5:20. Marked one of my nightgowns EJC red cotton. Changed. Dinner 7[...]ago pudding, genera pastry, custard./ WD. Asked the hire of a bicycle at Greyhound Lane Shop- 9 1st hr. 6c succ[...]aker girl came & took Orkney Skirt, Jessie's body to alter. etc. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,[...]fast 9:00. Mum's letter said Hil & Frank go down to stay there today. Alec still in Isle of Wight. Attended to Ewen. Wrote a note to Chas Lee, enclosed cheque for #1.11.4. Then CP came with parcel, cash on delivery. I had to get cheque cashed- Grocers left money at Bakers where arranged CP was to leave shirts. I marked socks, cross stitch. Lun[...]for stroll down T Rd. she is much better. E & I to Bike Shoip, but they wouldnt let me have it right away, but brought it to the house, & I signed a paper. Found it was too short in the seat for me & attempts to stay on were futile. Took it back & had seat highered. E & I to Streatham Common. Down a side road, practiced, came off too quick a few times. E sat on Common. I back to T Rd, practiced up & dopwn. Nellie came to call me as Mr Musprat came. I took bike back, 1/[...]/2. Met E at Greyhound Lane. Old M sat while we had tea. E with him to bus. Tried on new shirts. Too small neck. Have to return them. Dinner at 8:00. At bedtime found my sapphire had come out of ring. Hunted in vain for it Mrs C's room, stairs. E feeling nast pain. Been without it for a week about. WD. |
![]() | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1900 Up to Victoria. Chas Lee's Attenbourgh's. Ring done up. Beautiful. Kruger gone to the Coast. Arose 7:15. Awoke maids twice. Marked a pr of E's socks before finishing dressing. Breakfast 9[...]t ? Waited at Station till 11:30 train came in. To Exchange & Nvt, would not buy clothes. Vauxhall[...]rgan body & jacket trimmed with astrakan. Walked to Lee's on Sloane St on Buckingham Palace Road. Stopped at Stevenson & Maule, & they promised to send a man to buy furniture tomorrow or Saturday 9:00am. To Lee's, left shirts to have collarband made larger, & ordered 2 flannel collars to match 1/6 each paid. Walked to lunch at Brampton Rd. Walked to Army, Navy Stores, toilet paper. Changed slippers of E's. Bus down to Strand. Attenbrough valued my diamond sapphire ring at #12.12. Left it to have setting of all stones strengthened, & the one put in. Hope he wont change brilliants. He said they were very good ones. Bus to Victoria. In 5:10. Lady from next door just lea[...]rticle for E. We went out for stroll on Common. The man never came to look at the bookcase. In 1:20. Lunch about 2:00. Ewen suffered pain. I wrote. We went out, & went down a lane left of Commons. Saw a herd of Shorthorns just turned out into a field, having been milked. We came in 5:15. Tea 5:40. I took it up to E's room, & we had it there. Talked about Scotch Places, etc. Mrs[...]es, baked tatoes, batter pudding, baked apple. E had sweetbreads. |
![]() | [...]rs C accepted with avidity. We went out at 11:00 to Streatham & E was shaved, & left razors to be stropped. I bought a bottle of marking ink, 10d. In 1:00. Read in bedroom. L[...]pstairs sunny bedroom. Wire from Allan saying he had got a house & Jessie & children go in Wednesday next. Wants us to come to Fort William. Out 4:00 to Common. Watched cricket. Paced distance from Common to our door. 634 paces=40 added= 674 yards= 3 furlongs, or 206 yds short of 1/2 mile. 1/2 mile is 880 yds. Tea. Back to Commons. I got oranges 1/6 . Ewen gone. In 6:4[...]t very successful. Letter from Wickham asking me to sty. Bed 10:30. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1[...]Feeling rather better he is this morning. I went to Immanuel Church opposite Streatham Common. Rev A[...]r man, very good extemporary sermon. Met Ewen on a seat on Common. In by 1:20. Lunch 1:40. Cold beef, tomatoes. E- Brands beef essence. Up to our bedroom. I wrote letters, amongst them one to Wickham, thanking him for his kind invitation to Tangley & hoping to be able to go another time. We lay on bed. I read. Tea 5:30. Ate too much cake, tea is a mistake for healthy creatures like I. Were going[...]r lunch we sat with Mrs C1/2 hr. Supper 7:40. E had egg, cocoa. I sardines. Mr Story called & left book box key, spoke little & left. I opened book box to get a diary E required. Packed up Bangor group plates to send to Eastman to have 2 prints from each done. Wrote letter. |
![]() | [...]t 9:10. Wrote for self, for Ewen. Ring & shirts to be sent to Fort William. We walked to PO. Registered plates to Eastman, of Bognor groups 3 negatives. Sat on Common. Walked up Streatham. Bought toy engine, & 2 trucks to pull along, life boat, soldiers 17/3 cost in all[...]Mrs C's #4 pedestals, but left no cheque. I was to pack E's, but didnt till about 6:30. Dinner 7:30 - Partridge high, apple tart. I had to take my trunk lock to Smith afternoon as it had jammed. WD. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 19[...]ough 6:15. Dull. Raining, very little across the border. Arose 6:00. Awoke domestics. Breakfa[...]tside. Porter called 8:00. We got off 9:05, 1st to Victoria, 4 wheeler took us to Kings Cross. Nice vestibule carriages 3rd class to Edinboro'. Had the side to ourselves. Started 10:00. Went by York, Durham, Berwick but stopt only 3 times, quite a fast train. E & I had our lunch with us- cold boiled chicken ?, plum bread. I looked out of the window all day. Ewen rather wanted to go into Sterling. Glad we didnt. Would have been too much for him. Drove to Douglas Hotel close to Station. No 5 room. Wrote our names in book. W[...]fruit. Sat in drawing room. Prince's Street lit up with electric lights. Many motor cars, mo[...] |
![]() | [...]ghlands cloudy. Arose 8:00. Breakfast 9:00 in the dining room. E his eggs & toast. At 10:10 we went for a stroll & I bought 2 ties & Ewen took me into Romanes Pattersons & bought me a Cameron Tartan tie. Outside porter took luggage. We walked to Station. I sent wire to Allan. 3rd class. Col & Mrs Green Thompson travelled all the way with us. He is retired from Inniskillin Dragoon Guards. Asked E if he knew Dryborough. Had seen his Montana horses! Interested in the horse remount question. Has been getting remounts for the Army. Mrs GT shared our frugal lunch. I made sandwiches of chicken. Loch Long & Loch Loman passed. Mrs T p[...]omand, shape enchanting. At Crianlarich they got a basket of lunch- cold beef, hot potatoes & biscuits, bread[...]ft wide. Allan met us & took us to Asburn in fly. Jessie not to arrive till Saturday, too rough for children to cross. Allan looking awfully well. Brown. Chan[...]1900 Walk afternoon. Indoors morning. Wrote to Mum, Wickham, Mrs C. Rain, wind morning. Afte[...]t from him. Sat in drawing room. Allan went out to order food. He does all the housekeeping. I wrote to Mum & told her where we were, & to Wickham, & to Mrs Cameron. Rained too hard to go out. But all 3 sallied forth at about 3:00. Down the Loch Linnele Road. Stared at Apartment house from road, & the West End Hotel, either of which we shall have to turn into when Jessie arrives day after tomorrow. In & tea. Not hungry a bit here yet. This inert existence is deplorable[...]ged. Dinner 7:30. Chatted. Bed 10:00. We have a fire in our bedroom & in dining room & bedroom. |
![]() | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1900 Looked at the Corlinne House. Walked thru' town. Posted order[...]& misty. Arose 8:00. Ewen pretty well. I got a nasty cold coming on, sore throat, lassitude. Breakfast 9:10. At 11:30 we 3 walked up to the apartment house on the hill above close, owned and run by a Mrs McIntosh, who had been a cook once to Lord Alringer's factor. Pleased with rooms, & later Allan went & closed the deal for them at 30/ a week. Lunch 1:10. I marked a shirt ESC for Ewen. I wrote notes for E, tradesp[...]g room. WD in bedroom. Afternoon Allan received a wire to say Jessie would arrive by evening train, same on[...]e pain. Breakfast 9:10. I marked ESC on shirt. Up, packed wee. To see Mrs McIntosh at Corlinne House. Arranged wit[...]icken, rice, plain pudding. Sat while Allan went to pay a call. I took several parcels to our new abode. Caught Ewen up on the Road down Loch Linnbe. We paced along a mile. Allan came & caught us up on his bicycle. In 4:00. Tea 4:30. Allan to meet his family. E & I read till they arrived about 6:00. The arrival was amusing. Tea first claimed their attention. Then Allan opened the toys, & they were pleased with them. Jessie look[...]atter. Christiana well. We left 6:45. Washed & had dinner in our new abode- Ewen - eggs, cocoa, toas[...]pie. Letter from Mrs C, still at T Road, I wrote to her asking her address. Read Country Life[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1900 Allan, Jessie, Christiana to see us. Walked. Lunched, Tead Asburn Fine mo[...]9:15- dried bacon, Scotch oatmeal porridge, tea. Up to our room. Allan, Jessie, & C arrived. We went down to them. Chatted. I got ready. We all went for a walk & met Jim, Bill, & the nurse, Emily. Boys continued with us till we reached the milestone. Then we returned. Met Ewen & Allan.[...]rabbit. E - soup rice. Apple tart. Read, most of us, in drawing room. Saw photos Christiana had taken & toned. Tea at 4:30- Bramble (scotch for blackberry) jelly made in Jura, very, very good. I went to Corlinne to get E's Macintosh. Walked down road to meet Jessie & Christiana, but they had gone town direction, so I didnt meet them. To see that our sitting room fire was up. Put wood on to make it go. Back & found E & girls just returned[...]Ewen. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1900 To order in town. Stroll in afternoon. Jessie, Jim seedy. Allan to tea. Fine. Sunny. Shone morning & evening.[...]:10 - bacon, porridge, toast, tea. Ewen went for a stroll along the road. Allan having first called & said Jessie had caught a chill & couldnt have us for lunch, I gave Mrs McIntosh orders in the kitchen. I went to town & ordered a plaice (sole, it is called here) for Ewen, Scottsman bottle of ink, tomatoes. sent away orders to Miss Wynn's typewriter, 8d postage Jannings. Saw[...]r E, cold mutton, tomatoes, I. We walked beyond the milestone west & met Allan returning. He was bicycling, promised to come to tea. I went to town, met Christiana. She turned back with me, ordered oatcake & bought a cake madeira. In. Had some bother getting broken cork out of ink bottle. Allan to tea. Oatcake arrived, very good. I went upstairs & marked clothes, as E had Allan read over his MS on "The Wolf in Montana". WD. Currie, rice, boiled plaice, tart for dinner. Evening wrote to Kathleen - cant go to stay, etc. Allan gave Jim a dose of Epecacuana instead of quinine, but it didnt make him sick as expected. |
![]() | [...]rs left on steamer for Olan. Breakfast 9:00. As the steamer passed the window, the 6 boarders waved their handerchiefs. Hardman name of 2 old brothers & their 2 old sisters. After I had ordered the days meals, I went down town, got sago, butter, plums, etc. Allan came soon after I got in. It came on to rain too hard for Ewen to take a walk. Chatted & got into Ashburn at 12:50. Lunc[...]lan got neuralgia. At 2:30 Christiana & I walked to town & I bought Scotsman & 2 1/2 # hock beef (piece above hock). C went to West End Hotel, & we saw Mrs McIntosh, who told her of apartments in Inverness. Black's Private Hotel seems the favourite. I left things up in our house. Back to Asburn, heard Jessie playing violin. To our place 4:30 tea. Wrote to Walker Fraser Steele Agents about the houses for us to get. WD. Miss Joal wrote to. Ewen hot bath. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBE[...]ent out. Christiana & Allan passed in fly on way to Station. She goes to Edinboro to meet her nurse (who nursed her thru' her great illness), then they go to Inverness. E & I went long past the milestone. I gathered stones for Mum & E sat on my Macintosh resting on bench. Threw at a bottle. E got it. Home 12:00. I ran to town, posted letters. Got Scottsman. In 12:20.[...]lone in drawing room after lunch. She offered me the loan of her bicycle. she does not care about bicy[...] |
![]() | [...]ly wet. Arose 8:00. Breakfast 9:00. Darned & had to sit in. Ewen dictated a letter to Payne about paying for Bessie, the pony. At 12:00 Allan came & invited us to lunch. I did my ordering 10:00. We walked over-[...]E- soup. , cold rice pudding. Played with boys a bit. I went up to their nursery. Jessie & I walked 2 1/2 miles along the road to Ballahulish at quite a good pace. Coming home she gave me her views on Mrs C, also the arrival of the twins, & a miscarriage before them. In at 5:00. They had begun tea. Had ours. E & I walk. Jessie gave us oatcake to take home. In 6:00. Washed. WD. Chatted. Ewe[...]cake. We started 11:30 for walk, & I just ran in to see how they were. E followed. Jessie gave me a[...]ephew written in July, on 1/2 rations & very sick of it. We went to town. I chose a Highland bull, & a Highland ram photos (1/each) sent to Per his birthday today. Bought apples for eating[...]ago pudding. E - sardines. Like yesterday I was to have hired a bicycle, but the rain put a stop to it. Read. Photos- enlargements of antelope & the grouse under milkweed, platina type good! also 5x7 of the sea good. Group unpresentable tho'. Packed up one of each (not of group), & walked to PO & posted. E out, but came back. Allan came 4:15, & after seeing photos, we went to tea with him & Jessie. Jessie told me about Ardlussa. To sell for #30. worth #1500 in Jura. Received le[...]rs C enclosing letter from Pitts. He has been in the eastern Firths with Middlemore. Home at 6:00. Jessie dressed Jim up as a girl for fun. Changed. |
![]() | [...]PTEMBER 29, 1900 Lunch & tea at ashburn. Walk to town. Walk west. In 6:00. Wrote to Mrs Margret J Campbell Wet all morning. Lifte[...]Vadis". Made holes in stockings smaller. Wrote to Mrs Margret J Campbell 43 Argyle Rd, West Ealing, London W. At 12:50 we walked over to Ashburn. Lunch 1:00. - chicken browned & boiled,[...]onions damsous, & cold pudding. I soon went off to town & got more stores. Paid meat bill. Got a melon 3d. Back to Corlinne, left things there. Found Jessie ready. We went ahead. Ewen & Allan behind. Passed a flock of sheep being on their way to Nairn, driven all the way to their winter quarters from across the Loch here. In 4:10. Tea 4:30 - oatcake, jam, sc[...]& I, 4 miles morning, 2 miles afternoon. Ashburn to tea. MacKenzies to tea. Beautiful. Only 2 showers. Arose 8:10[...]fast 9:15 - porridge, bacon, toast, tea. Dressed up for a walk & started in sunshine along lower road. Went to 2nd milestone. Met Allan, Jessie, 2 boys on our return along the road. In 12:30. Dinner 1:05. -hot loin mutton,[...]dding. Read "Quo Vadis". We went out 2:30 along the same road 1 mile. Threw stones at a tin can I set on a rock., & threw stones at it. Ewen hit it twice to my once. When passing Ashburn Jessie called out of the window "wont you come in to tea" . So I left E , went to Corlinne & changed my skirt to Hohner's. Back, found Father & 2 daughters McKen[...]0. Jessie proposed in fun that she & I should go to London to learn banjo & violin & Allan & Ewen take a place in Scotland. WD. Cold supper 7:50. |
![]() | [...]. Ewen went out, & I caught him coming back near the one mile stone. It came on to pour. We took shelter by some rocks at the roadside. In 11:00. I read "QuoVadis". at 10 to 12:00 I went to town, met Allan & Jessie just going to town at our gate, & went with them. I came back[...]went across 12:50. Cold venison pie, boiled bit of loin of mutton, for Ewen who enjoyed it & never harmed him, hung since Thursday. Denison's, hominy pudding. After a while in drawing room during which boys tried to pull Jessie across the room with their new sticks, Ewen & I went for our 1 mile walk out & back to Corlinne. I to town. Watched passengers get off the "Fusilier". Bought 6 oz ginger 6d, Scotsman 1d,[...]ome. Read. WD. Jessie & Allan went for walk on hill. I saw them hurrying home at dinner time. Dinne[...]Bath cold 8:20. Breakfast 9:10. Fish, bacon. E had eggs. Ordering with Miss McIntosh. She, I believe, would like to go to America with us. Says she doesnt like the men! Ewen & I to the milestone, back. Returning it came on to pour. Saw boys at window. In. Read "Country Li[...]& cold mutton, brown bread. Letter from New York to say our 2 crated trunks left on the "Minnehaha with invoice in the letter. I wrote to them Franklin 1 Broadway & to Mr Ernest Story, Love Lane, London. Out town. Got the butcher to give me back 1/2 I had paid him, being meat for Miss Mc, Scotsman, loaf[...]met E going out. He went for walk Upper Road. I had tea & followed him. Burns rushing. Looked into a cow byre. In 6:00. Washed 2 prs stockings out.[...]Allan came when we were out, left note asking us to go to lunch tomorrow. |
![]() | [...]. Lunch Ashburn. Thro' town. Ben Nevis. Allan to tea. Wrote to Flower & Flower Beautiful really all day. No[...]9:10. I gave orders. Miss McIntosh says she has had rheumatic fever twice, poor thing. We started 10:05 along Loch Road. At the 2 milestone we sat on the bench. Children came along & we threw stones in the water."ducks & drakes". Then they continued. On[...]ifeboat. Lunch- venison pie cold, hot boiled bit of loin, cabbage, damsous, cold plain pudding. Jim[...]& argumentative, which Jessie says she is unable to combat. He didnt want to go for his walk along the Lower Road but up on the Moorland one. Ewen & I went thro' the town along Ben Nevis Way about 1 1/4 mile. Back. Got papers & a magazine at Station Book Stall. In 4:20. Tea & Allan 4:35. Chatted. After he left I wrote to Flower & Flower (Wickham on his holiday) concerni[...]. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1900 Walked to Ben Nevis Glen. Meals at Corlinne. Jessie & Allan called. Out evening. Morning held up. Afternoon poured & blew. Arose 8:10. Breakfast 9:10. Porridge, bacon, . I had a chat with Miss McIntosh & gave orders. Ewen went out alone & I followed along the hill road behind Station Hotel. Caught him up across the Spearn Bridge. We went as far as the first gate past the croft at beginning of the glen. An old man asked for alms, but we had no small change. I went thro' town on way home, Ewen on Upper Road. Waited at Station for 12:30 train to bring Scotsman. In 12:50. Lunch 1:00- sardines,[...]ound rice puddings. Read. Jessie & Allan stayed a few minutes to ask us to tea. But Ewen rather poorly, pain bad. Tea alon[...]We heard today from Walker F & Steele, one house to suit 8 to 10 #per month, Bonar Baggage another 6 to 8#, 6 months. Letter from TB Drysborough 20 7 Pi[...]wed me Peter's thumb marks in it when she gave it to me. |
![]() | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1900 Wrote to Mrs C for Ewen. Lunch, tea at Ashburn. Little w[...]reakfast 9:00. Haddock, oatcakes, eggs for E. I had quite a talk with Miss McIntosh. She proposed coming with her Mary to us for winter in jest. I took her up in earnest. She backed down on account of the care of the house. E & I went for a very short walk. Rain in the distance made us careful. I wrote to his mother for him saying we had found two houses that were likely to be suitable through Walker F & Steele. Read till 12:50. Posted letter to Mrs C. Across to Ashburn . Lunch- Irish stew, boiled chick, cold[...]ed more violin & piano. Jessie proposes for Ewen to stay here & for me to hunt up a house. E to stay with them. Left after tea. Blue. Changed.[...], 1900 In morning E out wee. Wrote. Town. E to milestone to see Tobe. Wrote to Mrs Scott Brock, Mrs Young (houses), Walker F, &[...]e day. No wind much. Arose 8:05. Ewen agrees to my going alone to look at houses at Bonar Bridge, Dornoch, Fort Ro[...]s. Mary born in house on road right Spearn going to Glen Nevis under Avenue trees. Mother died. Father, shepherd, married again. Miss McIntosh bprn head of Loch Sheil, used to milk cows in fields near Charlies' monument. Rea[...]rice. I wrote 3 letters as above about my going to look at houses. To town. Enquired about Caledonian Channel boats, d[...]dered meat, fish, etc., Met Jessie & Allen going to call on Mr McKenzie. In 4:00. Were letters for[...]one from Per, & Alec another. Tea. Per asks me to go down for a ride later on, thanks for photos, & good wishes. Changed. E to Ashburn & walk with Allan. Both back here. Alla[...]ved today. Dinner 7:00- plaice, beef stewed,. E had curious feeling for a minute. Bilious, we thought stewed apple.[...] |
![]() | [...]:10. E not well. Record day for rain. Sheets of it fell. Very mild Arose 8:05. Breakfast 9:20. "Madarm" & her girl got up rather later than usual- 7:25. At 11:20 I went to order meals, found them at breakfast. Went later. We had a long chat. Told her I intended to go by Tullock & Kingussie to Inverness tomorrow, but not if the weather is like the Mouse in Gallier's "Thuloch". She abominates cat[...]s are painful today at intervals. Lunch 1:00. E had liebig & rice, ground rice pudding, sardines. Read. Allan came & chatted to Ewen. Jessie caught chill yesterday & is laid up in bed today in consequence, such pains inside. Tea 4:40. I went out, posted letters, In. Changed. WD. The waterfalls opposite are very full & rushing headlong towards the loch. At times the rain was so dense the opposite hills were not visible!! E hot bath eve[...]Arose 8:00. At 6:30 I told Miss Mc I too wet to go by The Tullock & Kingussie way. Could sleep no more. B[...]Gave injections. Orders. Allan came & asked us to lunch. At 12:00 Ewen started out. I followed & caught him at the milestone, Lunch at Ashburn, cold mutton, danisous, cold pudding. Jessie, Emily, boys & I to the town. Allan & Ewen found us in shop. Ewen & I walked about 2 miles up Glen Nevis Road passed the house where Mary McDonald was born. In the Avenue two stone posts either side of the road, & a very large beach tree. I went to Ashburn, & got E's pepsin & MS. Their tea just r[...]WD. Ewen got pains rather bad. Dinner 7:30. E had boiled haddock, beef currie, rice. I had sago pudding. In a chat with Miss Mc I, she told me Mary had been with her (1st place) only since June, & that she was a regular jewel. |
![]() | [...]ness 3:30. Station Hotel Fine. Sprinkling on the Lochs, very little tho'. Inverness very fine. M[...]g, tea breakfast 5:30. Carried bag self (Ewen's) to Station 1/4 hr to wait. Old woman in train said she had been in America 20 yrs, 12 yrs ago. So we chummed up a bit. She went to Inverness also. Gondolier name of the steamer. Decks taken up with black-faced sheep upper & lower. Passengers had only round the funnel to sit, & this gave off nauseous smells of oil. Lunch at 1:31- roast mutton, apple tart. 1[...]er, only difference being you werent allowed into the saloon -where I didnt want to go. Lovely scenery. Hills get lower & lower after leaving Fort William. Ft Augustus I took a walk & sent wire to W F & Steele to send names of proprietors of 3 or 4 Dornock houses to B. Bge PO. Chum lowly circumstances rather, though sister of Towersdyer Grant big business, with whom she will stay winter. Scoffs at the way they wash & do housework here compared to USA. Bus to Station Hotel. No train to Bonar Bridge, so took room, 54/. Out. Bought pu[...]WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1900 Kyle house. Drove to Dornoch over 3 houses. Slept Bonar Bridge. Su[...]5:20. Train pulled out 5:40. Arrived 8:24. Bus to Bridge House. Trout for breakfast. Walked little way thru' village to The Kyle House. Waited in dining room. Old fashione[...]s Scott Brock (ex-basrmaid, husband drank himself to death) showed me over house. No good. Took dog cart to Dornoch. Driver gave me local news. Skibo Castle, Carnegie place, passed, (factors name Hardie), & coming back we went close to it past front door, building for a yr & wont finish for another. Nice village Dorno[...]ld beef, 2 f. Mr CH Urquart, bank clerk, took me to Mrs Sutherland's - husband away. Went over "Tighnamara", just the house, but others too near. To Firthview (Mrs Morrison), wont let for winter. S[...]d contesting. Supper 7:00- chops, tatoes. Wrote to Ewen, posted. Bed 10:30 about. |
![]() | [...]s very windy. Cloudy. Breakfast 7:20. Walked to station. Chat morning with nice Com banker of last evening. He knew Dunnet & Orkney, General Burroughs, etc. Hotel brake at Laig drove me to the Sutherland Arms, called 2 miles, but think only 1. Manageress read W F & S's descriptions & directed me to Mrs Wm McDonald's James Villa. She has to do with the store & also next door. Not bad house. Gave me[...]me trying Lairg Lodge, Duke S's, let this season to Lord Durham, just left. Caretaker, on my arriving, said sure not to be let for winter, & expecting party to look over any day, ordered not to take up carpets. Glorious situation overlooking Loch Shin. To Sutherland Arms pd for bus. Manageress advised me to look at 3 Culrain house 3. Walked to Station. Master telephoned for information about[...]ir terms. Walked Culrain Lodge. Mrs Simpson not to let. Gave me tea. Stayed till 6:00, very kind. 6:30 to Muir of Ord. From there to Fort Rose. Mrs Simpson gave me card of introduction to a friend at Beauty who has a house to let. Will go there tomorrow. Royal Hotel 7:50. Not very hungry- had sausages for tea at Mrs Simpson's. To bed supperless. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1900[...]ied. Poured 2hrs. Cleared. Cloudy. Called & up 7:15. Breakfast 8:05. Interviewed Mrs Grant, proprietess. Gave the names of the only houses she knew of. Went first to Mrs Ellis, "The Anchorage". , very nice house overlooking Moray Firth. Steamers to Inverness 2ce a week winter, stop at pier below. Her husband is a sea captain, daughter 18, nice Scotch woman. ver[...]ut shabby rather & only 1 bedroom, has window out to Firth rest ? & over street. Flowerbarn Cottage, old fashioned, new drainage. Mrs MacKenzie of Flowerburn House 3 miles out belongs to Family named Markham from London. In now maid showed me. Over large. Road to Rosemarkie. Back to Young's. Mrs Young 80 yrs old, Miss Young about[...]er here for ages, dead now, died at 82 yrs. Over to Mrs Finnies "Bonaccord" next to Young's. She wants to stay in 2 rooms!. Hotel. Lunch 1:00- cold beef. Train 2:00 to Muir of Ord. On to Beauty. Presented introduction card to Mrs McKenzie of Glenmoran from Mrs Simpson, Culrain Lodge. Mrs Wilson's neice received me. tea. Sent the neice to telephone at Station about Shooting Lodge at Bunchrew, name something like "Englispin", people away. To house next door, apartments, Mrs Fraser Est Court. Just missed train for Gavin, so waited, took train to Dingwall 5:30. Arrived 6:50 National Hotel. Dinner alone, very large dining room. WD. Wrote to Mrs Cameron. |
![]() | [...]0 Drove . looked over Mt Gerald, 2 1/2 miles. To Wilson's Episcopal Manse. Strathpeffer. Heavy[...]Arose 7:15. Breakfast 8:00. Paid bill, 9/6.21. to waiter. Saw the manager about houses. He could recommend only on[...]ack till Monday. Man drove me north on West side of Firth. The drive about 1 mile thro' grounds, gardener showed me over house. Fine house, belongs to Sir Kenneth McKenzie, very heavily mortgaged, in hands of Todd Murray & Jameson, Edinboro. Dropped me near town on way back. Asked at Villas but all not to be let, belong to "merchants:". Called on Rev Wilson. Mrs W received me & said there were no houses of the sort to let. So I caught 11:30 train to Strathpeffer. Drank 4 oz of the water at spa, like solution of rotton eggs & quinine. Went thro' pump rooms pas[...]villa type. Lunch bakers 6d. station at 1:00. The spa water acted like a cathartic 1 hr after taking. 2:30 train to Dingwall. Hotel, paid for dogcart 3/6. By 2:30 left. 2:45 to Inverness. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1900 To St Andrews Cathedral. Bishop Kelly of Murray, Cromarty & Inverness preached excellent sermon. Wrote to Alec. Tea with Christiana Campbell Heavy show[...]se 6:45. Breakfast 8:30. Read Cyclist Gazette. To church, well up in front. On the St Augustine Style it is built, only larger. Cho[...]. Bishop Kelly preached an extemporary sermon on the craze of people wanting to know more of the hereafter. He said further knowledge was kept from us because there was sufficient for us to do in directing our lives in the right path to attain the goal of Eternity. Going out I met Christiana & her nurse friend. She asked me to tea. They had been sitting only 2 pews behind me, she said. I walked up the Ness & round by the cemetery, back to the Hotel. Lunch- hot soup, fish, lamb, boiled apple pudding. Wrote long letter to Alec. At 4:20 to 3 Ardrews Terrace opposite Cathedral. Tea with C[...]. Told them all about my wanderings. Nurse said a physician would be sure to advise dieting. She advised Ewen see Dr Reves. Left about 5:30. Went up to the Castle & looked at the new statue of Flora McDonald, rather dark. In. Chat wi[...] |
![]() | [...]day. Arose 6:00. Hurried. Took bag self & had to carry it to the steamer nearly. A man came & carried it 300 yards from steamer. No busses running to the boats as I had expected, 6/6 2nd class. Not allowed upper deck as no sheep on board 2nd class. I had seat near funnel where warmest. Feet so cold. S[...]reakfast & lunch. Ewen met me at Banavie. Train to Fort William. To town & then to Corlinne. Changed. Tea. Allan came up to see us. E says Allan & Jessie are having their annual squabble about winter quarters. She wants to go to London. He doesnt. Told house news, Christiana, etc. We had supper 7:30. E - eggs, cocoa. I - chops & groun[...]OCTOBER 16, 1900 Glorious day. At 5:00 began to rain. Calm. Arose 8:25. E awoke about 2:00 &[...]scussions on houses, Alec's savings. We went for a walk to the 2nd milestone. Ewen sat on rock on my Mac . I hunted for shells. The nephews stopt on their way past. We came on Jess[...]Jessie house hunting experiences. Allan went on a house hunt once, & spent #20, & found nothing sat[...]. When she lived at Fort William her husband was the late sheriff. Mrs Simpson is the daughter of a Schoolmaster. Wrote postcard to Alec saying not a cent had been paid on his luggage on America side, as he wrote & thought. Letters acknowledging #75., & to Miss Young saying wouldnt require her house. Wal[...]assed. We got back for tea at 5:00, just came on to rain. Changed. WD. Read. |
![]() | [...]nch 1:00. - ground rice pudding, sardines. Into the town. Paid bills. Butcher 7/8, grocer 11/6, fishmonger 10/6. Ewen & I went down the road 1/2 mile or so. Jessie & Allan in front. I had to go back to pack, & it was too rainy for Ewen. In 3:15. Packed up nearly everything. Went to tea at Ashburn. In drawingroom after tea Jessie[...]le Aveu", & several others. Boys came in, played ball. After a chat on weights, we bid our adieus & left. Jessie gave us a photo of the boys taken by Christiana. In. Changed. Dinner - boiled sole & haddock, sago pudding. WD. Postcards to Mrs Fraeser & Mrs Finnie. THURSDAY, OC[...]uare. Fine day. Quite sunny. At 4:00 came on to rain. Arose when called by Miss McIntosh. Told us we were the nicest people she had ever had! We told her we wished she would come look after us this winter. She has no one she can trust to look after her house. Were seated in our 3rd compartment when the porter handed in my camera. I had left behind! Poor Mary must have run down with it. I counted 28, & Ewen, on his side 19 grouse. One of mine, I am nearly sure, was a black woodcock. Got to Glasgow about 12:20. Started at 1:00 for Edinburgh. Left luggage at the Station. We went to the Douglas Hotel. Had written for the bedroom with fire. I went out & walked to Charlotte Square to have a look at the old Boxburgh Hotel, Christies, looks just the same as ever. Some McDonald ribbon for Mabel Jou[...]ggs. Sat in our room & read papers till 7:30. I had dinner of hare soup, codfish, Rissole, roast chicken, cabbage, spinach, tato, custard pudding, figs stewed. Ewen had boiled sole only. Sat in drawing room. Wrote diary & a note to Maj General Hodgson. |
![]() | [...]7:45. Breakfast at 9:00. Finnon haddock. Paid up #1.5.6. They do charge in these hotels. Money j[...]carriage. Started rater late, 10:15. There was a cross Scotchman(gent?) who insisted on a lady shutting up her window, & she refused. I had some conversation with a woman from Peterhead Aberdeen on her way to Halifax to meet her husbamd, chief engineer of a merchant steamer to New York & Brazil. Good farms in her neighbourho[...]Aberdeen people in summer, very rocky coast. We had tea at 5:00 on the train. Got to King's Cross at about 6:30. 3 wheeler to Victoria. Got train directly to Streatham . Mrs Cameron looking well & dressed not in disabile attire. Dinner 8:20. Mum wrote a "do come & stay" letter, Aunt Fanny going to be there. But I cant go, enough to do here. Sat with Mrs C. Bed 11:00. Hot bath.[...]20, 1900 Walk Common. Wrote notes. Streatham Hill, E & I. Tea. Fine, but dull. Chilly NW.[...]last night. Breakfast 9:00. Wrote some notes-- to Eastman enclosing 2 lb for 3 prints & postage to Walter F & S ND. Out onto Common. Round by golf course. I & E had a difference about A's deposit danaro. In 12:50. Read. Lunch. Mrs C joined us 1:30. At 3:00 out to Streatham Hill. E bought pepsin, had a shave, 2# Blenheim apples 6d. Home by 4:30. Tea[...]. Binney forgot his manners in Mrs C's room! Go to Westminster Abbey tomorrow. Letters from Hil & Connie Faithful. Hil enclosed a letter from Connie. Nice ones from both. |
![]() | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1900 To Westminster Abbey. Secular concert Albert Hall.[...]e rain. Arose 7:10. Breakfast 8:10. Caught 5 to 9:00 train. To W Abbey afoot 10:00. Good seat. All seem free.[...]n's Mission, gave 1/. Fine choral service. Went to look at tombs but we were soon sent out. Walk down Strand & back. Had hot roast beef, cabbage, prunes & cream 12:30 , 1[...]e Terry came in. Nearly sure it was she! Walked to Albert Memorial, passed the old Knight's ? barracks. Then waited outside Albert Hall till opened. Went into seats up first good choice. Played nothing I knew. The Artillery Band, 78 or 80 in orchestra. Organ made a terrific row when he pulled fortissimo stop out & quite drowned orchestra's most determined efforts to be heard once. Began 3:30. Out about 4:30. Wal[...]gate, passed & looked at 91. Home SK underground to Victoria , caught 5:15. E glad to see me back. MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1900 To see Kingston Barton. Favourable report. Aunt Lo[...]urable. Read. Wire answer prepaid from K Barton to say he would see Ewen at 3:00 today. Wired back allright. So we stayed in. At 11:30 I ran to Station & got time of trains. Lunch 1:00. Mrs C also. Caught 1:40 train to Victoria 1st class. Underground to Glouster. 1/2 hr to wait as the house is quite close to the Station. Courtfield Rd No2. E was shown in to the consulting room directly. I looked at papers, a nurse shown in to wait. Curious picture by EJ Poynter R A hanging in diningroom "A Visit to Aesculapises". I went into consulting room for a few minutes before leaving. Dr B great talker & tall. Thinks E never had appendicitis, but peritonitis in the region of the appendix. Does not advise an operation , careful dieting & Scotch air. Says if it had been appendicitis he couldnt have done the chores he did, which would have been possile in p[...]more cheery on leaving, nervous before & thought, of course, an operation might be advised. Tea Victoria Station. Ran into S C at 5:30. Louisa L been to call as expected, very weak, can only walk very,[...]. Says she feels better. Dinner 7:30. I bought a partridge for 3/. |
![]() | [...]don Road & S Commons. Ewen's bowels pained quite a litle morning & afternoon from excitement probabl[...]eeling pretty well. Breakfast 9:15. I wrote out a copy of Hamlin's letter. Much as I dislike it, I shall have to go to The Lea & again put before Alec the position of his affairs regarding his deposit money. We went for a walk 11:45. E had to sit on account of pains in bowels & over appendix. Lunch 1:30. E had partridge stewed & spinach, latter ordered by Dr B. Read Standard. Out 3:30. Common. 1#4d grapes, all of which I demolished on Common. E had to sit at intervals- pain. In about 4:30. WD. Wrote to a Miss Graham at Cromarty refusing her offer of a house named Bellude. Tea with Madame also in dining room. WD yesterday & today. Changed. Dinner. Mrs C had hers, as usual, in her room. Darned stockings in Mrs C's room. Bed 10:30. Photos came from Eastman of Bognor groups, very good, too. WEDNE[...], 1900 Wrote letters. Walks Streatham Com & S Hill. Mrs Musprat called. Fine. Still. Little Smoky. Warm. Arose 8:00. Had to call maids twice. Breakfast 9:15. Injections. E did not sleep at all well. I wrote to Mum, & to Percy, saying I would go down on Saturday, if suits them. Lunch 1:30. E & I before lunch to Streatham Station, bought "Truth". E returned. I got him pepsin, & had to go to Free Library to see an ABC. Added to Mum's letter any train would suit me. Home by 2:00. Wrote to Hilda & sent her photos of the groups, cut off myself & Kitty in one- too bad of me. Rosa Muspratt called. She said they thought Cris Keene dead of enteric fever in Africa, his surname in paper. We went to Streatham. I to Misses St dressmakers, will make over old dresses evening arranged for her to send for mine tomorrow & for me to go see her about it at 4:00 tomorrow. Helped Mrs C find a book. "Invasions of India", by Mrs Margret Scott to be sent to Dolly Berry.m Took crate off of E's portmanteau to get at overcoat. Dinner 7:45. Beefsteak[...] |
![]() | [...]e. Walk morning. Arthur Lillie called. Wrote to Connie. Morning dull. Afternoon poured, & cle[...]ent out. He left his brown overcoat at old Scots to be renovated. Up onto top of Common. Sat. Talked about Alec & his conduct in[...]Poor Cris Keene is really dead. Musprat son went to War Office where it was confirmed. Mrs C got pos[...]out notes on Alec. Ewen & I were going out, & I to keep appointment with dressmaker at 4:00 when Art[...]ll sat & chatted with him. He left 4:40. I went to the Station with him where we chatted till his train arrived at 5:00. Posted papers. E didnt want me to go out so I stayed in. Tea 5:15. Wrote to Connie in E's dressing room. Changed. WD after[...]FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1900 Miss Sutters. Bus to Charing Cross. Attenboro's. Thomas, Eastmans, R[...]Cleared. Arose 7:30. Down & sorted out books to sell, to give away, & to keep. Breakfast 9:10. Got off about 11:00. Walked to Streatham Com. Arranged about dress alterations. Bus to Brixton, one from there to Barington Cross. Walked rest of day. Attenboro's wouldnt buy Worchestershire dining set of Mrs C's, not even for #5. Took sample to Rochelle Thomas, boss out. On to Regent Street Eastman's, left plate of antelope to be enlarged, ordered 3 more each of 2 Bognor groups plates. Man said after examining[...]nstone Bake Shop lunch, 9d. Ricoridi Simple Aveu to send 1/9, Pemberthy gloves gazelle skin 3/11, 2 w[...]one 2/11 each=5/10. Swan Edgar's lace ties 7/1. To R Thomas, the head man advised me to go to Auctioneer's opposite as the set not complete, nor fine enough for him. Went to R & F will sell if Mrs C wishes. Stores got knives, new blades put in 22 of them #2.0. Home by 5:30 train from Victor[...] |
![]() | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1900 CIV'S didnt arrive. Down to Banbury. Missed 3:18. Went by 4:45. Arrived 6:[...]things. Changed. Lunch 1:00. E so loath for me to go, poor old dear. Caught 1:43. At Clapham Junc[...]ed for next train 15 minutes & got umbrella. Got to Victoria 2:40. To Praed St by Metropolitan. Missed 3:18. Wired St[...]s everywhere especially at Clapham Junction. Saw the trains going by crowded, heaps of them going disappointed to their homes as "Arania" with CIV's didnt arrive. Dark, of course, when arrived in Banbury, Alec first to see, then Seve. Got things into wagonette. Chat[...]iffe Church, Rev Norris. Talk with Alec. Agreed to my terms. Lovely morning. 2:30 came on to rain. Arose 7:10. Slept badly. Awoke 10 to 4:00 & never slept again. Hohner's dress. Sat i[...]Home 12:50. Lunch 1:30. Per & Gladwin went out to lunch in dog cart. I had to go & hunt Alec up. He was with Seve in "The Cottage", to have a talk with him. He came to my room, & I gave him final account with lecture. Proposed Per to be told all, & advised Alec what course Wickham &[...]He chose latter & signed receipt. Great relief to be thro'. He hadnt told S amount saved.[...] |
![]() | [...]at 2:00 till 2:30. Down at 8:15. Wrote letter to Ewen & told him I would be back on Wednesday & Alec affairs. I went & picked up apples & made heaps & filled a pot basket about 9:00. Helped Mum arrange flowers. Went to look at the filly foal, so hurt. Large round hole 1/2 inch f[...]Banbury for vet. He was back just as we sat down to lunch, & when the shower began. After lunch read "Jane", by M. Cor[...]rote letters. I went & finished apples & brought the pot in with help of Barrett, the gardener, to Conservatory. Boys came back at 5:00 & had tea in billiard room. Seve was coming mushrooming , but he was so long writing - - I started. Had on socks & shooting boots of S's, grass wet. Found a few. Seve caught me on return with a lot in his basket. He knew where to look. We took them to kitchen. I helped to peel them. Finished "Jane", pretty story. We dressed. Miss Leydon & Rev Riddle of Tad Martin Vic. to dinner. They walked over with the Heythrope. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1900[...]0 with P & Mr Gladwin. I sorted apples. Mum & I up to roof room where lots of apples lay. I set to & packed a "pot" basket full of Cookers & Blenheims for a friend of S's. Stitched cover on & straw on top. Lunch 1:[...]wen. Rained, so didnt go out. But sat, stitched a little, looked at papers. Got A to sign account. Showed Per, & then Mum Montana pho[...]"Petrified Bridge from below, nearest", "Round - up horses held", "Corralled", "Kitchen garden",[...]n Spiritual & Intellectual, S maintaining it was the exception for both to go together. Mum held forth. Chatted in[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1900 Back to Streatham Com. Mum to Winchester, Per to London. Ewen not well. We walked. Beautiful. Very mild. Arose 7:10. Bath cold. Down to Conservatory. Took seed from dry flowers kept for purpose ? them. Went with Per to look at filly, & give horses apples. Boy & P kil[...]reakfast 9:00. I packed things last night. Told A he must bring me another abstract from E's accounts. Came & gave me 1. He said he thought he had burnt the rest- couldnt find them. I dressed & went down . 5/ to Caroline, & 2/ to Abby, coachman. Left at 10:40. P sat on a box. Seve, Mum & I within. We joked till Statio[...]as Oxford with us. There changed for Winchester to stay with Aunt Keenie. Per & I to Paddington . Told him about Dryborough's Polo Book, He promised me a pup from Ilene if she pups well. Parted at Paddington. I underground to Victoria 3rd. Got to Streatham C 3:15. E in , & Mrs C. E been suffering pain good deal off & on. Fever last night. He had such an unpleasant experience getting back from Dr B's Monday owing to CIV's crush. Nearly crushed him. Dr B advised D[...]iny off & On. Arose 7:15. Down. Went on with the listing of books on Birds & Sport for sale list. Breakfast 9:10. The apples brought in sack are very acceptable now. I wrote to Kitty Felton, but had to go to Streatham with E. Went to chemist, got Bengers Food for Ewen, Dr B's orders[...]lt beef,. Gas man came which gave Mrs C occasion to give him a harangue on gas bill being too much, ended in the meter having to be sent away to be tested. I wrote to Hilda a long letter thanking & accepting leather bound short skirt. Gave account of house at Dornock, etc. E out 4:00. I out 4:20. Posted letters. Found E coming home on the Common. He sent me to Mrs C who had gone to vote at Immanuel School. Got there. She had left. Found her 1/2 way down Tankerville Road. In. Tea. Dressed. Washed. WD. Wrote to Christiana. |
![]() | [...]& damp. Arose 7:20. Called servants. Down to drawing room & listed books. Breakfast 9:00. I wrote to Mum, finished letter to Christiana. Went out with E up onto Common. In 1:10. Wrote out a clean copy of list of books. Then lunch. More writing. Out on Common[...]s. In 4:00. Wrote. Tea. Mrs C I helped unpack a box of her books. Some wonderful printings of water colours of costumes & birds of India she wishes me to sell. Probably try tomorrow. Drank 3 cups tea. , but ate not. E took less tea but the pains were troublesome afterwards just the same. I am writing with the Jewel fountain pen Hamlin gave Ewen, pen too pinn[...]Montana book box. Walk afternoon, E & I. Mrs C had 2 boys to tea, Cohen & Minute. Foggy. Mild. Damp. Arose 7:20. Wrote in Ewen's dressing room. Thought of going up to town, but E said he would have more out of Montana box. Breakfast 9:00. Attended Ewen. Then set to at books. Just went to post, & bought 1 1/4 # neck mutton ground for E's broth. E out alone. Lunch 1:40. Sat up in E's room. He lay down but couldnt come to show how books were to be disposed. "Butter & Butter Making" pamphlet, US, I did up & sent to Per. We went out up onto Common. In 5:00 10 to. Changed. Had tea. Went into Mrs C's room where she was giving the 2 boys a sumptous tea. I showed them photos later of Montana. Down to dining room 9:30. Ewen suffering pain from tea h[...], savoury cabbage, tato, prunes, pastry puffs. E had Liebig, Bengers, toast. WD. |
![]() | [...]not so bad as yesterday. Unpacked trunk. Mrs C to dinner at Muspratts. Dull & rainy afternoon. Arose 7:30. Down & added to book list, etc. Dressed. Breakfast 9:20. Attended to E. He did not wish to show me what books to pack & where, so I unpacked my big covered trunk, threw quite a lot of rubbish & sorted rest. E out alone. Mrs C to hot lunch at Muspratts. We lunched 1:30 - cold b[...]boiled sole. Afternoon didnt do much. Unpacked a lot of framed pictures out of Ewen's old uniform box which I hope to sell. Wrote letters to Mr & Mrs Sutherland about taking Tighnamara, & if she knows of a plain cook. To Flower & Flower. Washed . Mrs C back at 7:00.[...]oes. Went out, posted letters & 2 papers, latter to Jessie. Sat with Mrs C. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1900 Up to London, London Bridge from Streatham. Back by Vi[...]dressing room. Breakfast 9:30. Rose looks like a corpse & she feels so bad today she ought to be in bed. I spoke to Mrs Cameron about her. She speaks as though she thought it was the poor girl's fault because she lived once in a London Flat!! Dressmaker Miss Sutton not ready t[...]row X:45. Stupidly took Streatham Station train to London Bridge. Walked thru' horrid streets , bou[...]s back Friars Bridge. Walked down Strand. Tried to sell Mrs C's hand water coloured , painted Italia[...]Left them at last at Sothern's. He is going also to send valuer down to see our books Wednesday. Up Regent St. Lunch Elphinstone's 65 Oxford St. Bonham & Sons 650 Oxford St will send man to purchase our things furniture Saturday. Bus to Westminster. Ordered music for E at store[...] |
![]() | [...]etters. Dressmakers. Wrote for E. Walk. Wrote to Kathleen & sent "Orcades", wltz of Mum's. Dull Damp. Breeze. Arose 7:00. Woke servants 3 times. Down. Wrote to Mum & to Hil. Put up "Simple Aveu" & sent it to Mum. Thanked Hil for short skirt, & Mum for Koko[...]f, both, at 11:00. E left me at Miss Suttons. I had to wait in her sitting room, & read a very good work on teaching needlework. Miss Sutton wrote out the title for me. Put dress on. If goes well will b[...]E copying. After lunch arranged books for valuer to see tomorrow easily. We went for walk towards To[...]tham Common. Home 4:30. Read. Tea 5:15. Wrote a long letter to Kathleen. Told her we intend returning to Montana & go in for cattle which we found paid ve[...]en currie. Out & posted Kathleen's. Saw & heard a man abusing a poor woman horribly. WD. WEDNESDAY,[...]ched. Breakfat 9:05. Stitched, letting out body of Morgan's. Waited in for Sothern's man. He arrived at last 12:15. Left him to value the books & came back in 15 minutes. He then offered #26. (I had put them at #16 and said he wouldnt get them for less than #12.) He asked if we had any sporting prints, so I took him upstairs & he bought 10 framed for #5. Ewen pleased with the sale. Walked onto the Streatham Road. In 1:40. I asked Hobbs & Melcher to buy gas fittings, perhaps later will. Te[...] |
![]() | [...]andard. McKinley Elected again. Bryan will have to take a back seat. Breakfast 9:20. Stitched & read morn[...]y Morgan. At 12:00 Ewen went out alone because I had to wait to show men books to be taken. But Sothern's men did not come till af[...]15. I left Gryll's pilot cloth jacket at Suttons to be done up. We walked to opposite Furzedown Gates, & sat on a seat. In 4:30. Books gone. Ewen had walked too far - pains in consequence. Tea 5:30.[...]at in Mrs C's room, stitched. She will not agree to send Binny up in a box. Would rather not take him but put him to "sleep"! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1900 P[...]rican War still in progress. Styen keeps buoying up the Boers with lies. Breakfast 9:20. Attended to Ewen. Packed books for storing & taking north. Out with E. Walked to Golf Link Lanes & back. Lunch 1:40. Posted letter to Jessie from E. Wrote to Mr Price at E's dictation. Asked whether Anderson had got the Mounted Infantry saddle. If so, to put the $15 to E's account. our plans, & health of E. At 4:00 out. In 5:00. Went onto S. Common. Mrs C afternoon went up to Muspratts & also stopped to dinner. Nellie went to fetch her home at 9:10. I counted words in Wolf Article of E's, typewritten, there were 8, 133. Took quite a time to do it. Dinner 7:40- hashed beef, brussel[...] |
![]() | [...]ke servants. Stitched mending stays. I received a letter from Mum thanking for "simple Aveu, very b[...]10. shaved. Breakfast 9:10. I only eat toast & a bit of E's bacon sometimes. Attended E. Packed books to store, & to be taken north. E went out alone. Lunch 1:40. E brought me in slices of pressed beef, 10d worth. Stitched & read afternoon. E out again alone. He dislikes going out alone. The wretch from Bonham's never came. I had no tea (given it up from today), but sat while E & Mrs C had theirs. Read stories in "Truth". Dinner 7:40.[...]lks, E & I. Mrs C.lunch & tea at Muspratts. I to tea there also. Beautiful, clear. Not cold in[...]y Golf Links, down Croydon Road. In 1:00. Mrs C had gone to Muspratts. We had lunch. I got a key to fit an old box (tin) with all E's receipts & lett[...]at 4:10 walked thro' Streatham, & E left me near the Leigham Road. Shown into drawing room & was introduced to Mr Hastings, just home from India, who had come with his friend, Freddie Lille, invalided ho[...]osie, Louie, & Ted Muspratt (eldest), he returns to India on Tuesday. Tea in dining room, grand spread. English flag as a centerpiece. Ted Muspratt told me about his part of India, Assam,. Great deal of malaria, teaplanting. Mrs C & I left 6:00. Walked to road where bus started. Took one to Greyhound Lane. In 6:30. Changed. Wd.[...] |
![]() | [...]d all day. Evening misty rain. Arose 7:20. Had to call the maids twice. Down & read the Standard. Breakfast 9:30. Only toast & E's 2 boiled eggs, but they take so long to prepare even this frugal meal. Sat. Read. Darn[...]ed over some things in my USA portmanteau. Wrote a postcard to Messrs Bonham & Sons, 65 Oxford St, asking if they had forgotten their promise to come & value furniture. E & I out. Mrs C had both the maids up to pack her things & then told me later she had got one small trunk packed!!. We went to Streatham. I paid Miss S #1.6.0 bill for renovating old red & black lace evening dress with a #3 cheque. Bought 1#butter- Dorset Butter. 1/2. Home. Left lock to have a key fitted top of Greyhound Lane. Read. I had no tea. WD. Dressed. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1900 Moved up into my bedroom. Walk afternoon. Bought lamp.[...]Awoke servants 7:20. Breakfast 9:10. Moved into the bedroom & had a fire lit there. such a horrisd little fireplace. Ewen is cold all the time although it is so warm. Read Standard. E cross & sat in room downstairs. He came up later. I wrote to Mrs Sutherland from whom I received a letter saying she would be able to get me a cook & parlour maid in Dornoch. Good business. Lunch 1:30 or later. Finished letter to Mrs S , & one to Mrs S. Received the Sanitary Certificate & the lease to sign. E sent latter to Allan for his opinion. We went out at 3:30. Posted letters. Sent wire as requested to Sutherland saying expect to get up to Dornoch 28th. Streatham & on Common. Wire morning from Bonham, will be here tomorrow to see furniture, delayed in country. Bought a lamp 2/3. In. Read. Got fire going. Ewen suff[...]after his tea. I dont believe it is good for him to have afternoon tea. |
![]() | [...]sandle inlaid box Mrs C's, pictures framed, case of surgical lancets, big case Sandpipers, case 1 gui[...]se, Wood Lodge birds given me by Frank. Promised to send for them & cheque tomorrow. I gathered kilts things for Jessie's boys together, put in a Montana flour sack. E & I out for a walk. Bought 1d worth brown paper, 1# prunes, 1# biscuits. Lunch 1:30. Wrote to Jessie. Out for walk, bought 2d worth darning wool. E had tea. I did up the parcel. Went to PO.with it. Shut. So went to the one on Common & sent it off, cost 1/ parcel post.[...]THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1900 Wrote to Coil for Ewen. Walks. Paid butcher, Clares. Bo[...]s. Arose 7:20. Awoke maids. Letter from Coil who says Henry Tusler claims $85 for fencing. Breakfast 9:15. I darned & wrote for Ewen to Coil. Went out 12:40. Lunch 1:35 or so. Wrote[...]We went out 4:00 about. E walked with me 1/2 way up Streatham, then he returned. I walked to Streatham Hill. Paid Martin & Beaumont butcher #13.7.4. On to Clare's, asked him to call Monday to value furniture & see what there is to be warehoused. Walked home. Dinner 7:40[...] |
![]() | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1900 Up to town 10.41 Samuels, ordered coat. Army & Navy St[...]reakfast 9:10. I got ready & off at 10:30. Went to Exchange & Mart, 10.5 Vic. St. Left Scot Adie ulster to be sold for #2.2. Walked to King St, Robinson & Fisher. Been run up to #4.4 Worchestershire china of Mrs C's, reserve #5.5, so not sold. advised #3.1 reserve, & put up again. To Sothern's, Mrs C's 2 books sent to wrong address. To Eastman's, left dead buck plate to be printed from. To Butterick's, got 2 blouse patterns & book on dressmaking. Walked up Strand, bus to Ludgate Circus. Lunch. I went to Samuels, & ordered a warm thick cover coating coat 3gs, loose front & back button with fly. Bus to Army Navy Stores, ordered 1/2 ream blue, 1/2 ream[...]what they would make same pattern style for - - 4 to 4 1/2 g's! Waited 40 minutes at Vic for train to leave 5:30. Nellie said Mr Cohen in dining room, been waiting an hour. Found it was poor Colley! Up, told E. He not well enough to see him. Chatted. He soon left. 6:30. Adams i[...]2 servants #25 rent. Walter Lindsay so unpopular had to resign Secretary of Polo Club. Colley never spoken to them. C goes to stay at The Lea from Tuesday till Friday. SATURDAY,[...]noch. Wrote. E & I out afternoon. Mrs Muspratt to tea. Allan ill. Not sure measles. Horrid d[...]Windy afternoon. Arose 7:20. Called maids. Up. Breakfast 9:20. Attended to E's petit besoins. I gathered clothes to be packed in the big trunk, sorted it over, & put them in. I wrote for Ewen. Went out, posted letter to Jessie. She wrote saying Allan was very ill & in[...]broken out in Connel again. I ordered Patterson to call Tuesday for boxes to go by goods train. Went to get key & lock, not ready, promised for Monday. In & lunch. I wrote a letter to Mum enclosing chokecherry & plum stones, measles[...]t I thought cherry & plum If cut back, would make a good hedge. Out. E & I to Brown paid his bakery bill, to Whitfield baker, paid his. In. Mrs Muspratt arrived. We had tea. I none. Sat in Mrs C's room. I, at 6:45, ran to Station for cab, None. Walked to bus with Mrs M. In . Dressed. Supper 7:[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1990 Packed. Walks. Mrs C to lunch at Muspratts. Dull & windy. Chilly. Arose 7:25. Awoke maids twice. Breakfast 9:30. E went up & drafted a letter. I packed. We walked to top of Common & back. Went on packing. Mrs C off to Muspratts. She had a cup of Liebig before starting! Lunch 1:45. - cold salt beef, cake. E had boiled mutton, baked apple. I got E to look thro' things in a portmanteau, & sorted out things to go north. Finished books to be left, and to take boxes. Large trunk finished. Out. E & I, at 4:00, up Common & back. Tea. Wrote letter to Sutherland about Tighnamara, giving Allan's 4 notes on the improvement of lease. This took till 7:15. Got ready for dinner. Mrs C back at 7:00. WD. Out posted the lease (draft of), & letter to Sutherland at Dornoch. MONDAY, NOVEM[...]Breakfast 9:10. Talked unpleasant subject over of Mrs C's bad managing propensities & extravagance. She trades with 2 bakers, 2 green grocers, allows books to run unpaid for months, & has no means of checking them! Bills always dropping in . It ma[...]our room. Saw Aunt Louisa coming, so I ran down to let her in. We sat till 3:45 with her in Mrs C's room. She had not much news, but is looking decidedly better. E & I up to Streatham. Bought a chicken 2/6. In 4:45. Came on to rain. Lock has not been yet fitted to a key yet- so annoying of Atkinson. Sat while they ate tea. I saw[...] |
![]() | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1900 Samuel's. Hunted up fur coat. Jeffery's, Eastman's, Briggs Dull Damp Mild Arose 7:20. Down. Put lock on & put braces on the lid to make it stronger. Breakfast 9:20. Strapped up trunk. Off at 10:20. Had to wait for the 10:41. Was late. To Axford & Sons 3, & 4 Allington St. To Vic St, offered E's Gantry Driving Coat for 30/. 2/ entrance fee. Walked to Charing Cross, bus to Ludgate Circus. Tried on coat. Got 5 inches on the cross of brown velvet for new coat collar for E.1/6. To Hope, Isaak Walton, etc, to get prices of fur coats - #7 up. Jeffery's Queen on Vic St, from descriptions of our guns would only give H&H.10bore # 6 to 8. Rook rifle 250 - #5. Double 500 Exp by H&H - #7.1.0.0 Glut in market at present of rifles, 2nd hand at their lowest. Bus to Regent St- got photos at Eastman's. pd 6/9 for 8[...]Musquash coat, beaver collar & cuffs. Greenfield to see theirs, #7/80 fur coat, only fur made to order. Sold SF walking stick to Briggs for #1. Stores, Simple Aveu 1/4, Diary 1/10. To Exchange Mart - #12 fur coat only , write about another. Axford got 20 for #5 each. Train to Streatham Hill. Walked home. Got 4# beef for 10d. Found Patte[...]t on longer screws, roped. Went. Louie Muspratt to tea. Left 6:30. Dinner 7:45. WEDNE[...]21, 1900 Norbury walk. Streatham walk. Mrs C to tea Muspratts. Dull. Cold. Damp Arose 7:15. Awoke maids 3 times. I got up & read. Breakfast 9:00. Sat & read. Out at 11:45. Sent off photos of Bognor to Mum, 1 of each (2). In at 1:30. Lunch. I took a lock out of Mrs C's davenport drawer for her & later left it at a shop in Streatham to be mended. Read. Out at 4:00. Streatham. E bo[...]alifornia prunes 1/. Truth 6d. In 5:00. I left a letter at 16 . Mr Day for Mrs C. Tea Ewen. Looked at papers. So cold up in our bedroom, the fire gives no heat. Dinner 7:45 - currie mutton, apple puffs. E - ground rice pudding. Sat in the dining room. Warmer with gas stove full blast. Ewen hot bath. Went in to see Mrs C for few minutes when she returned 10:00 am. Feel so blue at the position of affairs. Shall have to see Wickham on advancing cash to get out of this expensive place. |
![]() | [...]. Opened gun box. Fine. No wind. Foggy sort of. Arose 7:30. Awoke maids twice. Breakfast 9:00. Set to work to unpack gun box. Atterbury had put in so many srews & nails that it was no mean task with the poor tools I had. Perseverance won in an hour. Then E & I walk.[...]nt out new walk by Furzedown Golf Links. Cruelty of men to cart horses everywhere evident. Much building in[...]k. 5:00. I moved down table & writing materials to the drawing room. E had tea, & Mrs C also. Wrote postcard to Mr G Thorne of 274 Vauschall Bridge Road, Victoria, who offered to come down with a fur coat 2nd hand. I wrote, I put him off. Wrote a bout baggage sent to King's Cross. Dinner 7:45 - stewed (2 1/2#) beef[...]Darned. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1900 To Jeffery's. Sold 250 H&H rifle & case #4.10.0. Wal[...]ite frost morning. Arose 7:40. Maids refuse to get up under 3 reminders. Found butter, milk, cream on the front door step at mercy of dogs & cats, put there by milkman. 3 dogs I whipped out of the back alley. Breakfast 9:00. Caught 10:41 train to Vic. return ticket 3nd.8d. Re 3nd to Mansion 5d. Jeffery not in. Walked about streets. Back 3/4 hr. would offer only #3.10 - got him up to #4 for rifle, & 10/ for case. Called at Samuels[...]. Vic arrived 1:30. Went for stroll, 2:17 train to Streatham Commin. Lunch 2:30. Paid Potter coal[...]e sale. In 4:50. E tea. Read. Mrs C back from a day spent at Miss Lillie's. Arrived 7:00. Dinner 7:40. E made up accounts most of day. Mrs C allowed everything to go to the d-----. WD. |
![]() | [...]n, was reading Standard when post arrived. I got the letters. A letter each from Alec wishing his money paid directly, otherwise he would have to put it in Wickham's hands! Breakfast 9:20. Gave Rose a talking to for not getting up early when called. Gave orders. Gave E Alec's letters. E very indignant. Ma non prio pagare!! To non sepeva cheegliera cusi!. Era molto tristo.[...]ire & darned. E gave his mother fits on accounts of housekeeping. The other day she said she ran Belmont with Pitts, servants, herself, & Allan #2 a week! But contradicted herself at tea, said it was #5 a week! Wrote note to Flower & Flower asking if Wickham at home & if #1[...]Walks, E & I, S Common. Tooting Common. Mrs C to Muspratts. Wet early. Beautiful day. Mild. Atose 7:25. Awoke maids twice. Down. Read in the drawing room. Dressed. Breakfast 9:10. Read. At 11:40 about we walked around lower section of S Common. Sat on a seat after climbing the hill for 10 minutes. In 12:30. Mrs C left at 1:00 fo[...]kles. Darned. Out 3:30. Onto Tooting Common by a new short cut. It was quite a long round. People & children are very nu[...] |
![]() | [...]am High St, Marketed. Walks with Ewen. Cleared up A's deposit affair. E wrote to Alec. Beautiful. Mild. Clear. arose 7:20.[...]Read paper. Breakfast 9:15. Orders. Attended to E. Out alone to Streatham & bought 1 chick 2/6, 1# 5oz bacon Wilt[...]cocoa 1/2,. In 11:15. ' bout. Read. Out with E to golf links round. Lunch 1:40. Mrs C has an exem[...], over bath, serge besmirched with mud skirt, put to dry by our fire. Up round St Common. Alec theme, same as morning walk. In 5:00. They had tea. I sat with them. E spoke till dressing time on Alec's deposit account. Cleared it up pretty well. Dinner 7:40. Ewen - cold chick, toast, cocoa. I had irish stew. WD. Sat with Madame C. E wrote to Alec afternoon & posted. TUESDAY, NO[...]d 13/1 1/2. Beautiful day. Arose 8:00. Had shivering fits night. Dog kept us awake. Breakfast 9:15. Orders. I went out to Streatham High Street, to London Provincial Meat Store, bought as in end of diary, tea, coffee, prunes, etc. In 11:00. Sat a while. Out 12:45. Round Common. Bought lemon,[...]Lunch 1:45 - Brawn. E 1/2 chicken. I sat & made up books. Out 4:00. I went to pay butcher Gatfield 13.1 1/2, Baker 4/8 3/4 Brown. Couldnt find E, so back. Sent off wire to Sutherland "Cannot arrive for few days written". Rose said a shabby man had called to see Mr C on business. E told me what to do as we supposed Colley had set Adams on. Man came again at 5:30. I saw him[...]im he couldnt see Ewen. He left in 5 minutes. E to tea. Discussed plans. Decided for E to stay & I to offer #20 to Adams lawyer, the claim #24.17.6. Dinner 7:50 - shoulder Mutton, artichokes, baked tatoes, sago pudding. E had sole. |
![]() | [...]s writ Wet & dull. Very mild. Wretched night had. E too, bad one. Arose 7:30. Maids awoke thr[...]er & Flower say Wickham returned but very busy on a case in court which will occupy him some time, but he will attend to cash credit at C B of S when the case is finished. E received letter from Jessie[...]than 10 used. Binny (cat) been having 4/1 worth of fish a month. Spoke to Mrs C about it. She says she wishes to pay for him herself & not put it on book. Posted[...]seeing writ server all day. Rose came asking me to see her in kitchen, when she gave warning & Nellie too. Spoke to Mrs C. She spoke to both, but neither would stay. Lunch 2:00. Wrote to Sutherland & Eastman. Out. S. Common 3:30. In 4:30. At 5:00 writ server tapped. I went to see him, he said would let me give it to E, but must see E tomorrow or now. -- rules. Shut him out. E went to see him which ended writ server's job. I asked Rose to stay on. She promised to do so till beginning next week. Dinner 7:50 or 8:00. Wrote to Wickham, to Prichard, Englefield & Co, Painters Hall, Little Trinity Lane, Queen Victoria St , EC Adams. E wrote to Russell & Dunlop Millar. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1900 11:30 train to Vic, E to Cox, dentist in Balam. Jeffery's 500 Express & c[...]her but gave above cash. Bus from Ludgate Circus to Picadilly. spinks had ring valued 2 1/2 percent charge 3/6, #7 valuation. Very disappointed. Took it to Attenburgs. He would only give #7. Had offered #12 before he did it up in Sept (sure he switched stones). Had to let it go tho'. Gave 15/ for a paste gophir diamond & sapphoire in Regent St 3 1[...]ouie & Mrs Muspratt in strand. Walked all time. To Army & Navy , notee paper been sent to Dornoch. 1/6 for saw Aux. Fish for E. near station. 4:35 to S.C. Just having tea. Chatted. I had none. Sat with E in drawing room. Milner sent to have his book paid #12.6.8. Dreadful lot.[...] |
![]() | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1900 E to dentist. I shopped. Mrs C tea & dinner at Muspr[...]ging receipted accounts. Ewen caught 11:30 train to Balam , & had another tooth stopped with cement. I went to Streatham. Bought lemon, 14oz beef Am stewing 8d[...]read all evening. No post. Mrs C back 10:10. To bed. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1900 Talk with Ewen. Streatham shopping afternoon. 5 pm to Streatham also. Dull, drizzley morning. After[...]Arose 8:10. Called servants only once! Letters up with water. One from Wickham. Wont arrange credit, will advance, but requires 2 weeks (Dec 14th) to do it. Advises us to get bank to advance & he will go security. Breakfast 9:10.[...]E irate. My views are not his. At 11:35 rushed up to Streatham , posted 2 "Country Life" to Jessie. Bought chicken 2/6, meat, prunes, etc. Home12:10 about. Read. Out 3:15 to Streatham, E & I. Bacon 1/2 #, 8 eggs 1/, sole 1/2 #9d. In 4:30. E to tea 5:00. Rose came & told me beef not come. I up to Streatham , got another piece from butcher[...] |
![]() | [...]gry. Upstairs. Sat & stitched. 12:30 we walked to Tooting Common & back. Lunch 1:50. Cold beef, c[...]shape. WD. Sat with Mrs C. I wish I could give up this lazy life & do something. It would be a relief to do all the work in this house -- -- very likely the servants will leave before we do - --[...]ed. Breakfast 9:30. Gave orders. Rose said she had arranged to go into the Westminster Hospital Wednesday. Must go tomorrow all right. I went up to town by 11:30. Took E's flying duck & other duck[...]pposite wouldnt buy them. Vaugn #3, let 'em go. To Eastman, paid 1/9 for dead deer photos. To Victoria St, got E big box cloth coat from Exchange Mart, forfeited the 2/, took it to Axford, got $10/b. 2:17 train back. Lunch sardines. E had told Mrs C we must start for Edinburgh soon as possible, she to come on later. E walked with me to Streatham. Tram to Clare's, told him to send for storing things tomorrow. In 5:50. This Adams writ to be arranged somehow for tomorrow. Shall have to go see Wickham I suppose. WD. Dinner 7:45. |
![]() | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1900 To see Wickham. Saw Ralph. Alec & Seve there. Fur[...]7:35. Awoke maids. Down. Post at 8:00 brought a letter from Commercial Bank saying they would adv[...]wer & Flower would "give an unqualified guarantee to refund them in January notwithstanding the contingency of death of the annuitant". Breakfast 9:20. E gave me letters & notes. Took 10:41 train to Victoria, Dist R to Temple. Arrived in office, 11:15. Wickham on case in court. Two men I saw backs of go into Ralph's office. After 10 minutes heard A[...]& then Adam's Writ. This required an appearance to be put in at 4:00 today. He would see that an appearance was put in, if Wickham would not attend to it. I better put it in hands of Emmett Sons, & Stubbs. For me to call in 2 hours & get answer. Sausage cold lunch[...]t Garden, Market Strand enbankment. At 3:00 back to Mowbray house. Note from Ralph to say Wickham had instructed him to act for me in the matter. They were all in court, only 1 clerk to keep office. I left in a happier frame of mind. Sent wire to them, "Thanks very much. Evelyn J Cameron". Got[...]d with house clearing. Left enough things for us to do with. . E in his dressing room, told him all. He pretty satisfied. Men taken a box of things Mrs C didnt want to go - purse, etc in it. Rose left after dinner.[...]ER 5, 1900 Out Streatham, butcher, etc. Mrs C to Muspratts. Packed my things. Clare sent for rest of storage. Horribly rainy day. Areose 7:50. Awoke Nellie. Down. Got water on, the gas stove started. Swept out dining room & Mrs C[...]at in it all day. Breakfast 9:10. Arranged what to order today with Nellie. Out to Streatham. Labels 1d, sugar 2d, tea 3d, meat 1/10. In 11:40. Mutton on for Ewen. Clare's men came, took up rest of Mrs C's carpets & furniture, cases of China, two ranch cushions, also 1 leather portmanteau to be taken to Montana again. Lunch 2:00. I went up to my bedroom & unpacked all my things from drawers & trunk, & repacked trunk. Mrs C to tea & dinner at Muspratts. Rose came after lunch to say none of the tradespeople would change her cheque. I advised her to try Martin & Beaumont. She did, but they demurred very much before paying it. Nellie out to her home, & I made flaked tapioca pudding for E,[...]boiled tatoes, mutton rewarmed at 7:30. I washed up. E found "Jones v Flower" in Standard, so[...] |
![]() | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1900 Marketed. E & I to Streatham evening & morning. Packed E's Morning dull but fine. At 3:30 came on to rain. Arose 7:40. Down. No post. Anxious to hear from bank. Breakfast 9:05. I made toast.[...]ht brussel sprouts, spinach, apples 2#. Ewen out to Streatham. Back 1:20. Lunch 1:40 - sardines for[...]ake. This morningI went & told Gatfield we never had Best Neck, he charges us for. He insisted we had. Rose says we havent too, I asked her yesterday. Packed a bit. Out 4:00 about. Walked in rain to Streatham. E tried to get envelopes. I bought stewing beef, 2 veal & h[...]MBER 7, 1900 Letter from Wickham. Walk. Made a cake. Marketed. Morning fine. About 1:00 came on to rain. Evening fine. Arose 7:50. Nearly dress[...]an gave double knock. Down. Registered MS, E's, had to sign for a letter from Wickham sending guarantee to pay #75 to bank in January. Letter written by Ralph (Flower & Flower)on Alec's account to be attended to or he would be obliged to take further measures Monday. Breakfast 9:10. Had a conflab how to go up north. E has to see Millar in Edinburgh, better for me to see him also. Mrs C wont go alone, so we shall have to pig it in a pot house in Edinburgh. Out 12:45. Common. Lun[...]rs C & E. Loin mutton, apple baked, cake. Mrs C to see Muspratts. E out. I made Sultana cake & watched it bake. Washed up several things. Before breakfast I went out & posted Wickham's guarantee to Bank Manager. Out 4:35. Bought fish & bread. Wrote to Wickham & Mrs Sutherland. Dinner 7:30 - s[...] |
![]() | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1900 Marketing. Rose to Gatfields. Crated box. To Clare's. Dull. Little sun early. Drizzly aft[...]ose 7:40. Called Nellie. No letter from bank by the post as expected. I got water on. Swept dining[...]toast. I cleaned bedroom & made bed. Wrote out a lot of labels & tied them on Mrs Muspratt's things. To Streatham, bought chicken, meat, etc. In 11:40. Helped Nellie put meat on. Rose arrived. We went to Gatfields, but they (clerk girl) maintained we had the 3/10 worth of Beef neck on 26th. Rose stuck up for me & said we hadnt. Told her to send Mr Gatfield around if they still held out.[...]prunes. Mrs C soup mutton, rice. I put crate on the plate box to make it strong. E & I to Streatham. Men taken guns (10 bore & 400 Express). I tramped to Clare's. Couldnt get at them in warehouse. Shee[...]he said. Walked home. Took P's hat, old clothes to shop, offered "fo' pence" so brought lock billico[...]been very fussy about her things going Monday. E to bus with her while I out. Watched for postman, didnt come till 10:00, brought the letter from Bank & #25 in notes!!! Great relief[...]15. Cleaned my room, etc. E injections. He has had much pain from worry last few days & has slept ve[...]racks. Finished E's packing. Lunch 1:40. Mrs C to M's for dinner & tea. We had boiled B neck, E baked apple, I cake. E wrote ch[...]go out. I make tea. E & I down Alverstone Road to Tooting Common. Sat down. Saw several riders. In 4:40. When first went out, I to Station, wrote on slate for Frost to come & get things for 8:18 am train. I ma[...] |
![]() | [...]00 Paid bills. Left Streatham Com 8:18. Bus to Kings Crossing, 10:00 train to Edinburgh. Arrived 6:30 Old Waverly Hotel.[...]ld. Arose 6:00. Awoke Nellie. I got water on to boil. Made toast. Folded sheets. Screwed down[...]. Packed E's bag. Men arrived 7:50 & carted all to Station, 15 things in all. I had a piece of toast. Out. Paid Brown, baker 6/, Bliss 8d for Standard. Back, caught Postman, gave 3/6. Nellie to Station. Saw us off. Mrs C had Binney in basket. Vic arrived 8:45. Got 1 'oss bus, took us & our numerous packages to Kings Crossing, arrived 9:35. Express pd #2.16 to Edinburgh. Found could take it to The Mound for same price, so E got another Express bill made out to The Mound. Carriage with old gent only in it to Newcastle. E read old "Truths" on Nokan Estate case in 99. Arrived Edinburgh 6:30 'bout. Left most of the baggage at the Station 2/6 paid down, 1/3 every succeeding day after tonight. Luggage to Hotel handcart 1/3. Rooms 48 & 49, 4th floor. Fish, eggs, tea, toast. Binny not yet objected to. Mrs C tips maid. Fire in bedrooms. I sat in Ladies' drawing room. 2 girls played. Read paper. Up to bed 9:50. E pretty chilly, but well considering.[...]TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1900 Ewen went to consult Millar. I went to see him afternoon. Lovely morning, rather wind[...]on. Out again with only house shoes on, expected to find a shoe shop close , but went a long way down George Street before finding one.[...]6d. Breakfast 9:30- eggs, toast. Ewen off 10:45 to keep his appointment with Millar at 11:00, at 20 Castle St. I sat in the public drawing room. Mrs C also. She jabbered.[...]E back 1:20. Alec's slanders cannot be made use of , only in America, as they were uttered there, & if they had been uttered in this country, he says he would th[...]hot dinner, soup, fish, boiled mutton. We went to Millars 2:30. He looks just the same as 10 years ago. Told him about Alec's slanders, garden the only possible means of lessening the acknowledged #200 debt, which would make #90 less[...]E pretty well considering. WD. Sitting room. UP minister's daughter of Kirkwall here. She knows all about Ewen's[...] |
![]() | [...]t out & bought 2 tins beef essence, Brands 2/4, & a pot of beef potted.. We started for Station, Mrs C & I. I took cat with basket. Luggage all booked to The Mound. We had a good 3rd class carriage to ourselves. Uneventful journey. Country flooded. At Inverness went to the cheapest Hotel knew of near Station. Miss Mitchell's Temperance Hotel. A girl & an old woman there. Miss M staying at Berlin with neices. Very musty, large, old rooms. Had fires lit. Put blankets, sheets, mattresses to air in both bedrooms. Whiting fried, E eggs, tea[...]otel 2/6 per bedroom. Train late in leaving, was to have gone 9:50 but waited for another train to arrive, & started 1/2 hr later. Passed all the familiar Stations. Arrived at The Mound 2:00 about. Large, old, shuttered Landau a[...]on in cart. Very stormy. Parlour maid came out to receive us. E & Mrs C partook of a little light refreshment. Men came & put trunks, etc, in rightful rooms. Mrs C very pleased with the house. I felt rather blue. Ju soril ozoild fur[...]atrice Munro table maid, no relation. Put things to rights. Opened linen & plate boxes, distr[...] |
![]() | [...]Called on Mrs Sutherland. E bed morning. Walk to Golf Links afternoon. Dry, windy west. Very mild. Arose 8:20. Breakfast 9:10. Had mine with Ewen in his room. He worn out & stayed[...]r's, Butcher - Alex Grant. Home. Ewen wished me to see Mrs Sutherland. I went 12:30. She told me cook engaged since Nov 28th, table maid since Dec 11th. I to arrange her wages with her. Meat very dear. Bes[...]es. Mrs Ingals serves us with milk & butter from the farm - only clean farm here. In 12:30. E's room full of smoke. Had to take fire out & open windows. Lunch - E in bed.[...]on broth - invalids. Women stewing beef. E got up. I put away some of my things. E & I out 3:00. I had to speak to cook. E off without me, but by instinct I went to nearest sea. He was there on golf links, & we enjoyed the sea, & view, very lovely. some rocks dotted on shore. In 4:00. Sat in dining room. Tea. I wrote to Clare for #5. Asked Rob Fisher if dining service sold, To Millar re little for E. Out. Posted them. Dinn[...]Breakfast 9:05. Toast, coffee, bacon. E tea. To kitchen. Looked thro' larder, & got meals ordered. Mrs C down. Had her breakfast served in drawing room. Ewen & I for a little walk in town, ordered more stores. The shop man in Weir's has 1 lung affected, & was ord[...]s cough & feels better. He doesnt look strong. To chemists 6d bottle ordered Scotsman sent up every day. In 12:30. Wrote out terms of lease for Sutherland to sign morning. Called at S's to ask him to call at 2:30. Lunch 1:30. Mrs C soup, E loin bo[...]over inventory with me. Out 3:30 till 4:10 just to order pie dishes. Mrs C had to sit in with us. The wind blew smoke down drawing room chimney.[...] |
![]() | [...]rose 8:20. Down 9:00. Breakfast 9:05. Attended to Ewen. Gave orders. Put on things, went out with E onto golf links, saw scamp , calloo on the sea near the shore. In 11:20. Ready for church. Went to Dornoch Cathedral, Minister Grant. Beautiful, spacious edifice, good organ & organist & a sing up choir. Gave 1/. In 1:30. Lunch- cold beef, pic[...]rs C also with us, golf links again. We left her to go further afield. Sat down under shelter of bunkers. In at 4:00. Changed. Made out little list for Army & Navy Store 13/81/2. Tea they. Wrote a dict to Ralph on Alec. Supper 7:30- beef. Mrs C soup.[...]D. Made copy R's letter for Russell & Dunlop. W to Stores. Bed 10:30. Blew so couldnt sleep.[...]nney tohave more meat. Sent out for scraps- none to be had--I refused to cut from nice joint. She felt rather sore about it & said she would order meat from the shop for him. Spoke to Beatrice about her wages. We agreed to #12.10 per an. E & I walked inland. To the town, gotv 2 lamps, small ones. , 1# chester cake, 4 tins Am pears 1/2. In 5:00. Out to post letter to Miss Lillie for Mrs C. In. They had tea. I tried a piece of the Chester cake- a failure- rather nasty, not sweet. Teenie had made a nice large cake. Changed. WD. Read. St[...] |
![]() | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1900 Marketing. Walked to Ingal's farm. Afternoon Embro Road. Most bea[...], fresh air. Arose 8:00. At 7:40 went down to see whether thhe servants were getting up or no. They were up, only just out of their room, thru' bath. Breakfast 9:00. Meals are very punctual . Attended to Ewen. Ordered meals. Spoke to Teenie concerning necessity of economy with coal. The range consumes at the present rate nearly 1 ton per week. E & I town, left hammer to have new handle put to it. Mutton for ragout pie dish. Back to Mrs Ingals farm, ordered 2 chicks killed, 1 turke[...]ldine, Mr Sutherland minister married her sister, the neice been given 10 or #1500 by Mr Ogilvie. In 1[...]Mrs C with us Embro Road. I took 1st 2 2gal jars to Weir's to be refilled & sent up. E & I threw stones at bottle. I hit twice. Le[...]anged. Read Country Life stories. WD. Cat made a beastly mess in diningroom, great clean up. Played "Haslma". WEDNESDAY, DECEMB[...]ressed, etc bathroom. Got milk pails 3, & walked to Ingal's farm. Mrs I not up yet but she soon came & supplied me with 1 qt skim, 1 qt new, 1 gill cream. Chickens to be killed this morning. Back partly across field[...]rders. Out. Marketed. E & I walk after I wrote a letter to Millar on Alec. Went down more to right on links. Lunch 1:35 - cold mutton, oxtail[...]e. Coal arrived morning, dumped at gate, 1 ton. Had to get a man at 1/ to put it in coal house. Ewen wrote. We walked up to Mrs Haggan's house. Among pines we walked. Back[...]by them. Read Scotsman. WD. Stitched. E wrote to Millar & Ralph thanking latter for their t[...] |
![]() | [...]Shop burnt down 3:00 am. Mild very. Wind got up strong afternoon. arose 7:40. Dressed, etc. bathroom. Went to Ingal's farm, got the milk & cream. Told her of Mrs Bell's Drapery shop burning down last night. Breakfast 9:00. Orders. Down to town. Saw the still smoking shop being poured water onto. No one was living in the house. A young couple just going to get married (21st) had rooms above & all their worldly goods , even wedd[...]it, s by Sutherland, on Alec's case! It came on to pour, so we gave up a saunter. Lunch 1:30. - mutton chops, too hard f[...]I, ground rice pudding, cake. At 3:00 went thru' the kitchen things with Teenie. Thro' 4:20. Down to PO with Ewen. He wrote to Millar whole afternoon. Changed. Gryll's red. S[...]Marketing. Milk fetched. Unpacked bags.Wrote to Hil Awfully stormy night. Sleet fell afternoon. Evening calm Arose 8:00. Bath. So hard did the rain pelt against the windows that I decided to defer the milk job. Breakfast 9:15. E tried a little porridge for 1st time. Orders gave. Down to town, ordered servant's ham, soap, etc. Beef & kidneys. E & I to Ingals, got milk. In 12:00. I hunted out large[...]Changed. Read wee. Mrs C received Xmas numbers of Illustrated papers from Allan. Tea - shortcake. Wrote to Jeffery about 10 b gun, offering it for #2.2 with case, canvass case sling case. Wrote to Clare to send it to Jeffery. Wrote to Hil. Dinner 7:30. - whiting fried, beefs[...] |
![]() | [...]h air. Arose 7:45. Trudged across fields & got the milk & cream. Down to PO, posted letters, Jeffries, Clare, Hilda, Robinson & Fisher enclosing receipted bill. Up to breakfast. Attended Ewen. Orders. Still, but cloudy. Arose 8:00. Hurried to the farm. Mrs Ingals looked out of her latticed window. The girls not back yet from milking so I went up to the byers, & carried a pail to the dairy. In 9:00. Changed Hohners. Breakfast 9:20. Orders. Read "Black & White" Xmas number, sent to Mrs C by Allan. Mrs C & I to church 12:00. Very prosy minister is Grant. Sang "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", amongst other hymns, praphra[...]shoulder, chick cold, baked tatoes, trifle. Wrote to Mum telling her about this place surroundings. Bed 10:00. Ewen wrote to Allan .. |
![]() | MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1900 Milk. To post twice. Marketed, Got thyme from Abden. Cricket afternoon. Dull. Calm. Afternoon 5:00 came on to blow. Arose 7:40. Posted card & letter to Mum, cards to Jessie. Went & got milk. Wrote a note to Mum just to wish her many happy returns of birthday which is today. Breakfast 9:00. Attended E. Made out menu for the day. Orders. Down town, ordered 2# round beef for servants. Hunted up Abden gardener, (one of Mr Bruce's houses), & he gave me some thyme & sag[...]d apples on links. In 12:50. Linseed oiled pair of Mrs C's boots. Lunch 1:30. Boiled loin , mashed[...]r bill, 15/, will take off 1d per # for cash. On to links , played cricket with golf ball & oak stick. Mrs C down also. Way home bought 2/ shortbread for Mrs C to send to Mrs Muspratt. Changed. They had tea. Darned E's socks till 7:10. WD. Dinner 7:[...]. arose 7:45. Fetched milk. Teenie decorated the dining room with a little holly, & Beatrice put 2 vases of flowers in the room. Breakfast 9:00. Gave orders. E attended. Mr S called. Went to him. E joined later. Gave us news of Barrows, nobody likes Mr B, but Mrs B very popular. E & I marketing. No sausages to be got, ordered 100# Hovis Flour, must counter or[...]utherland. She has 2 brothers out in Africa, one a manager of a mine. Got back 4:00. E out. He came in 4:30. Read. Wrote a letter to Stores, & included yeast in list, 6d a box of 10 cakes, enclosed 14/6. Dressed 7:05. WD befor[...]read sauce, mashed tato, plum pudding. E partook of the turkey. oranges, biscuits, grapes, Carlsb[...] |
![]() | [...]arose 7:45. Got milk. Paid Mrs Ingal's bill of . Posted letter to Mr Grant, & mine to Stores. Breakfast 9:05. Made out day's menu, & gave orders. I always give Teenie a written order for day's meals. Attended E. Town, 2d worth at grocers, 2 1/2#hock, & 2 loaves bread brought up with me. Sat & darned. E wrote. Nice letter from Hil. Aman in the War Office told George Wilson the African War would be on for 3 more years. E & I out 1 pm. Onto Links. Way back told man to get smaller griddle & exchange for large one sent[...]s C soup, prunes , plum pudding. Out at 3:00, on to sea & links. In 4:30. Changed. They tea, Read[...]ottle & stand. Mrs C plum cake, frame with photo of boys. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1900 Wrote to Jessie. Out afternoon. Presents from Hil & niec[...]oured. Arose 7:50. Out by 8:05. Just 1/2 hr to Ingal's & back. Breakfast 9:00. Made out day's menu. To Teenie. Made all the photographic materials tidy. Wrote to Jessie. Ewen wrote to Allan. Poured. Lunch 1:30. Fricassee turkey, l[...]up, plum pudding, prunes, cake. Wrote out letter to Jessie. Out. Ordered up 2 loaves bread. Onto Downs. As bad luck would have it, I spoke to a young fisherwoman about bringing us fish, & she s[...]d woman near, would bring us fish tomorrow. Mr S had warned up against having Maggie, she is such a beggar. In 4:30. Changed. Read. Unpacked pinc[...]nieces, EJC in pins on it, & Hil sent large photo of herself. One I wanted. -- WD. Fife band[...] |
![]() | [...]rkey. Very wet & warm. Arose 7:55. Hurried to Ingal's & back. Breakfast 9:00. Orders. Attended Ewen. Started to write to nieces. Hung up thick pr curtains in drawing room, & put about ph[...]er, tea, etc. Bought 24 fresh eggs at 2/. Thro' the Duke's Copse (back of Haggans). In 1:00. Lunch 1:30. Fish pudding for Ewen, Mrs C soup. I oiled boots of E's. Out 3:00. Walked to Pitgurdie Farm, paid for the 12# turkey. Fine house & steadings. Electric bells. Met Mr Ingals, a 7 footer he looks, at his gate. Accosted Ewen.[...]- r - led", etc. In 4:15 bout. Changed, Wrote to nieces before dinner. Tea they had, 1st oatcakes & scones Tennie has made. Dinner 7:30 - fish pudding, croquettes of turkey, fried tatoes, savory, cheesecakes, very g[...]SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900 Walked nearly to Embo. Rev & Mrs Grant, Mr Urquhart called. Mrs[...]ke for breakfast. Gave orders. Ewen & I out. E to sutherlands Office, paid for trunks arriving, kin[...]sirloin 2# collops, Weir's. We went along links to within about 1/2 mile of Embo. Back for lunch 1:20. Turkey croquettes,[...]nes, cake. Began Allan's Grosvenor Cake, present to his Mother, but she does not like it as it is full of currants & peel. Darned. Out 3:30. Ordered up chump end loin 2#, as that today too fresh. At 2[...]heumatism, has not been out for some time. E & I to Links, posted letter to nieces. Met Mrs C by bathing huts. Freezing. I[...]Stores 1/2# arrived. Mr Urquhart called, stayed to tea. Grants both rich. Mrs Grant an heiress. Rumour has it all Barrow's guests to pay. WD. Read. dinner 7:30. Stewed had[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1900 Milk fetched after breakfast. To Church. Walk afternoon. Nasty windy & rainy.[...]Cold bath which made me so chilly I shivered so I had to sit close into dining room fire, but breakfast proved to be the best remedy. Wrote out menu. Orders. Rushed over to Ingals, got milk. Read till church time. Went alone. Mrs C afeared of the rain. In 1:20. Lunch 1:30. Soup, barley broth for Mrs C, E very tender piece of loin, brussel sprouts, cold roast shoulder, pickl[...]ed. Out 3:30. Gave Teenie 2 magazines. Pleased to get them. Met Mr & Mrs Ingals at the gate. Asked them in, but they preferred to continue their way. Posted letter Mrs C's. To Wood behind Haggan's & to look at sea. Back 4:00. Changed things. Sat read "Spirit st Francis de Sales". Tea they had. WD. Wrote to Kathleen, put up a New Year's Card for Mrs Muspratt. Dinner 7:30 -[...]oth, E cocoa & toast, apple tart, custard. Wrote to Christiana. Bed 10:00. MONDAY, DECE[...], coffee, tea, bacon. Made out day's menus. Out to the town. Paid grocer #1.1.91/2. Paid Butcher, Alex[...]maids tomorrow. Out 3:30. Took baseball bat on to links. Played against a bathing hut. Mrs C toddled about on the sands. Bought a tin for 1/1 to put tea in on way back. This life is so depressingly tame. I long so to be doing something. In 4:30. Changed. Read. Made up little finery for maids into parcels. WD[...] |
![]() | [...]S WRITTEN Dr WW Andrus, Miles City, asking him to come & see Ewen, &Z describing his symptoms, dat[...], mailed 17th for Ewen. He signed giving account of illness. |
![]() | [...]2th , from Dingwalkl. Alexander, Oct 14, Account of my wanderings Mum, Oct 24, Asking if Sat Oct 27th convenient for me to stay. Percy, Oct 24th- Wouldnt hunt, but glad to stay, Oct 27th Hilda- Oct 24th Sent e Bognor Group, & wrote letter Connie Faithful - Oct 25th- Glad to see her soon. Kitty Felton - Nov 1. Sent photoo[...]posted 4th- Will take Tighnamara at #40 till end of May, & pay 1/2 down & 1/2 middle of 1/4 Mrs Sutherland - Nov 3, posted 4th-Asking if she knew of plain cook. Messrs Flower & Flower, Nov 3rd, say[...]Nov 6th- thanking for 2/5 for KoKo & sending copy of Simple Aveu Kathleen -Thanking for Doreen's photo & saying "Orcades" to be had from me or Mum 2/a copy if her friends wish for any. Gave Mum'a address. E's condition not appendicitis but peritonitis. sent her a copy of Orcades Waltz. Mr Price - Nov 9th- E's health. Our plans. When convenient Mr Anderson pay $15 for saddle to E's account First Nat Bank. Intend going[...] |
![]() | [...]Mr Sutherland, d Nov 13th, Acknowledging receipt of Certificate of Lease. Asking him to order 1 ton coal, kindling. Mrs Sutherland, Nov 13th, Asking her to engage the cook she recommends @ #9.10 , 6 months, & to make further inquiries concerning parlour maid. Jessie, Nov 14th Letter & sent parcel of kilts, jackets, waistcoats, sporans by parcel pos[...]enclosing wild Montana plum & chokecherry stones to sow. sp Colley's visit. Measles at Connel. Mr[...]eturned lease draft & gave Allan's specifications to be compiled in the stamped final lease. Mum- Nov 21st- 2 photos of Bognor Groups Supt KingsCross Goods Dept, Nov 22 - to see our boxes sent north. Flower & Flower- Nov 24th - like to know if Wickham is back from abroad yet, If so when likely to be in town. Leaving for Scotland shortly & would like to hear whether the cash credit of #100 can be arranged before leaving. Wickham, Nov 28th, asking for advance or arrangement of cash credit to get into economical quarters. |
![]() | [...]Hilda- Dec 21st- enclosing Xmas cards. RTold her of difficulty to clearMrs C out of 1 Tankerville & pleasant surroundings here Mum - Dec 24th 23rd Xmas card The Secretary Army & Navy Co-op, S St, Dec 26th poste[...]cushion & pen wipes, & mentioning sent shortbread to them |
![]() | [...]=$ 2.00 Bull to Kempton[...] |
![]() | [...]ge plants wrapped in paper will protect them from the attacks of cutworms. I tried this method on mine & the result was Wrapped in horseradish leaves attracted the little black flea which is very partial to these leaves |
![]() | DECEMBER 1900 Books Read January, "Rupert of Hentzan by Robert Hope |
![]() | [...], Neb. March 13th, recMarch 15th. She received "The Naturalist in La Plata"I sent back. Mr Coggshall[...]l 10th, rec 15th Wrote from Sheridan, Wy. Stayed a day with the Wallops. Will be in Miles for Stock Meeting.[...]er Lindsay, dated May 9th, rec May 28th asking us to get off at Queenstown & stay with them. Mr Snell[...]h, (?) Asking after E. Kathleen, enclosing photo of Doreen, rec June 26th. Wickham, red Sept 15th, asking me to go & stay. Percy, rec Oct 6th, Thanking for photos asking me to stay later. Alexander, Oct 6th, just back to Lea from a months visiting. Hilda, Oct 26th, Leav[...]dren. Thinks photo very good & clear. Offers me a short leather bound skirt. |
![]() | [...]ad 3. In camp. E wrote letters. I read. 4. E to Terry for mail. I to ferry & back. 5. E & I up Cherry. Saw no antelope. Team. 6. Burt called[...]e & Sunlight trail. 12. E not well, but we rode to Terry. Visited. 13. E in bed. Better than las[...]camp. Got traps in. Creeks rushing. 21. E & I to petrified bridge, 72 ft long, 1/2 circumference 15 1/2 ft.at east base. E shot a cottontail. 22. Up Cherry. Saw antelope, 13 & 16. 23. In camp. Stitched. E pain in bowels. 24. Camp. E the same. Got wood & chopped. 25. E bowels still p[...]b. Bert says river safe. 27. E pretty bad, but up. I got lamb all right. 28. E bad night, bit easier day. Sent note to Hamlin. 29. Returned to ranch. E in Hamlin's buggy. 30. E bit better[...]FEBRUARY 1900 SUMMARY 1. Alec & I his wagon to Terry. E better. 18 eggs in February MARCH 1900 SUMMARY 1. I rode to Terry. Ewen improving. APRIL 1900[...]right called, Coils photoed. Developed. |
![]() | MAY 1900 SUMMARY 1. Sowed up 1/4 garden. Dressed chickens, etc JUNE 1900 SUMMARY 1. sat 1 1[...]nds, Hamlins got buggy. JULY 1900 SUMMARY 1. Drove E to Red Tailed Hawk's nest down the creek. Alec to Terry all day. |
![]() | [...]ks Common Golf Links. Mrs C dressed.. 3. E & I to stores. Made purchases. 4. London alone shopping. Mrs Musprat. 5. Down to Bagnor. Hil & I bathed. 6. Wrote to E. Bathed. Town bicycled. Photo. 7. Kitty of London. Biked . Frank. 8. Bathed. Others pho[...]Shirts arrived. Practiced bike. Musprat. 13. To Lees Army Navy . Altenbourghs 14. E pains. Not[...]in town. Jessie, boys, Christiana arrived. 23. To Ashburn lunch, tea. 24. Pilgrimage to town. Strolls. Jessie ill. 25. Jessie well.[...]lk town. Photos arrived. Tea out. 29. Ashburn to lunch. & tea. Walk. 30. Walked 6 miles. Tea at Ashburn 31. McKenzies to tea. Fort William lawyer. OCTOBER 1900 SUMMAR[...]walk. Lunch at Ashburn |
![]() | [...]-1 hen 91 Queen's Gate, rented to Lord May 11th -1 hen Montague at[...]May 23rd - 1 hen May 30 -2 cocks A "pot" (of Oxon) equals 64 # apples June 12th- 1 hen[...]pee, Scholar Butte. E wrote Perfect day. Not a cloud. Quite still. Warm. 7:10am - 14*above,[...]ipod for carrying. Started 10:30. Rode Rocket. To traps. Creek ones set off by mice or rats, bait[...]urther traps - bait untouched. Took 2 exposures of Petrified Tree, one looking up, other from same place as last year, which, after several focusings from different points, proved to be the best. Upward view difficult- cedars intervene.[...]more & bones, but too imbedded in earth & frozen to get out), & bones. Think I made a good grouping. Top of the cedar & pine covered Scoria Divide hill, where tepees were. I took an exposure of the barricaded tepee. Curious that the floor inside is strewn with cattle droppings. Sun had left tepee in shadow. On to beginning of the Swede's Badland Road, 4x5 exposed of Scholar Butte just over into the badlands. One 4x5 fell out of kit & I threw it into gulch, but it didnt break! Had no lunch - expected to get to camp early! In 4:15. Wrote up exposures. E wrote all day. Vegetable soup, curry (last of beef, only soup bones left), rice, baked tatoes, coffee. Read "Red Cockade". Early morning heard a coyote close. Went out to look & it ran down the creek like one demented.[...] |
![]() | TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1900 SE along divide to look for Wolfer's deer head. In vain we searche[...]Quite bright afternoon.7:20am - 7*b, 9:30pm - 10*a Arose 7:10. Bright & Still. Breakfast 8:45. Started 9:50. Ewen on Rocket. I on Steel. Rode up the Cherry Road, & then cut up to the badland divide. Went too far - past where wagon[...]agon was left. We looked very diligently through the glasses, but we think Reade must be mistaken "that it can be easily seen on a table rock from the divide". All the table rock buttes we looked at had nothing on them . Lunch while horses grazed. Near Strawberry Butte (where our team was grazing) a bunch of Antelope were lying down, & on our way to get nearer we disturbed 6 more lying down. Ewen went up a creeklet to get a shot at the first bunch, but was unsuccessful, & getting dusk[...]shaved. Bright & warm. No wind. 8:20am - 10*a, 2:00pm - 38*a Arose 8:15. Breakfast on. E arose rather later than usual. I tied up & watered horses, gave them grain. Breakfast. Picketed Steel, & let Rocket go hobbled. Pups fed. Washed up. Cut E's stubby beard, so that he could shave easily. I began reading "The Red Cockade", & never did any sewing as I had intended. 2:00pm, lunched. "Mulligatarony soup", toast, butter. Strained bones from beef stock, put to simmer with onions. The meat saw broke in severing the tenderloin. Lay on bed, read letters from Allan,[...]engrosses all at home. She quotes several texts to prove the fulfilment to prophesy. WD. E proposes going to Terry tomorrow. Mended the pen holder Lindsays gave me with a piece of hardwood I cut out of a sheepherder's snowshoe.. |
![]() | THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1900 Ewen to Terry. Sent & got mail. I to river & back. Letter & photo from Kathleen. Car[...]Cleared & brightened. Mild & Still. 6:40am - 9*a, Arose 7:10. Breakfast of toast, bacon, eggs, tea. Got started at 10:00. See that by the cable no wagons had crossed. Saw the rigging on the ferry cable pulleys a board attached to which men pull themselves up. (5 ft from ground). , & sit on the board, let loose the pulleys, & are rushed across when no ice, or not strong enough to bear. We finally found a crossing down the river little way. Put wire nails in Rocket's fee[...]g them in & out. I turned back & rode Steel back to camp, watered & put him on picket. Hayed & cleaned the barn. Lay on bed & read "Rupert of Henyan". Gathered some drift wood. Lit stove.[...]or water when Ewen arrived. Packed (saddle) like a Father Christmas. I got Steel. E got 14# beef from Red McDonald. Boers are giving the British great tribulations & the War if far from coming to a close. Sweet letter from Kathleen, & lovely photo of her & "the daughter". It is the image of Walter. A little memorandum from Mrs Ferdon. E got 2 lette[...]her. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900 E& I up Cherry, all around Strawberry Butte. Saw no antelope. Team drove to camp. Beautiful. Not a breath till after 1:00. Then slight breeze. Arose 7:50. Breakfast about 9:00. Cut piece of beef to thaw out. Made dog's food, etc. Got off about 10:45. I rode Steel. Ewen on Rocket. Ewen had Rocket sharp shod in Terry yesterday, cost $1.00. Saw no antelope, only their tracks on the little snow there is left. While Ewen looked out the country thro' the glasses on the top of Buttes, I let horses feed, & read "Cooking Hints" by Marian Harland. I rode Dolly part of the way home, but she slipped about so, I was obliged to change onto Steel again. Back to camp quite dusk. I picketed Dolly, hobbled her & George. Supper on. Cut a lot of ice. The creek water makes everything in stew line bitter, so I resorted again to the more tedious task of melting ice. WD. Put up a jackrabbit today, one nearly white & rather buff[...]ard ducks or some rather large birds rush past in the air- too dark to see what kind. |
![]() | [...]Midday warm. Nothing really thawed. 8:15am - 16*a, 2:00pm - 36*, 3:30pm - 42* Arose 8:15. Ewen's cold has now gone to his larnyx. It had reached there last night & I rubbed it with vasel[...]ached eggs, bacon, rolls toasted. Baked. I took the horses a 1/2 mile off & picketed Steel, Rocket hobbled, wh[...]cleaned it out. Filled lamp. Chopped off piece of beef & put to thaw. From 12:30 till 1:55 I chopped wood, nearly finished the load. Lunched, we two, off of toast, rice, & hot tea. Prepared vegetables for[...]s stewing. Read Loyds for 15 minutes. Ewen went to get the horses. It was then warm, but the sun went down & it became chilly before he had them stabled. But he wouldnt let me do it. I go[...]TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1900 I stayed in camp with a cold. Ewen hunted antelope. Saw a bunch, brought Corbett back Morning threatened to snow, but clouds passed over, & day fine. 7:50am - 16*a, 10:30 - 22*. 2:00pm - 28* Arose 7:30. Ewen had to get up in the dark (6:30). Pills acted. Breakfast 9:20 about. Felt headachy & tired, hardly slept a wink all night. Ewen's larnyx better. Bacon. omelet, toast, tea. E rode Rocket to above Dowson shack on Cherry, & over to Cedar, where he saw a lone horse, & when it sighted E, it was as wild as a hawk in its efforts to gallop off. It was the hobbled Corbett. E saw a bunch of antelope later, but dragging Corbett was work enough. He leads up so badly. Returned by 6:30. I was beginning to feel anxious. I hayed & cleaned stable in mornin[...]fe". Feel very slack. Watered Steel & fed 3 qts of grain. I tried on the body old Mrs Hamlin made for me out of the India dressing gown. She made a bungling affair of it. Ewen saw the team when he went out. Shall put Corbett with th[...]ef vegetable stew, baked tatoes, apricots, cocoa, the last of the cocoa. WD before supper. |
![]() | [...]I got team. Put Corbett with them. Stitched. A sun & cloud day. Warm west wind. 8:00am - 22*a, 40* most of the day. Arose at 8:00. Breakfast on. Usual fare - bacon, eggs, toast, coffee. I only take the 2 latter always. Ewen went off on Rocket about 10:20. I hayed & cleaned barn. Rode Steel up the road of Cherry- had to go about 1 mile above Holgate on other side. Drove them to camp on jog, trot. Saw 4 antelope near a bunch of horses. Turned Corbett loose with team. Picketed Steel. Lunched - roll & apricots,& shorts bread slice. Read wee in Fie[...]ce, baked tatoes, coffee. Ewen back at 6:10. He had 4 shots at 13 antelope, but got none, 10 miles off up Cedar near where it forks. Read Field after supper. Bed 10:35. Rubbed E's tum & larnyx, both in a bad way , tum from too much coffee after supper, larnyx irritated by cigar. Supper we had 7:15, curry, rice, baked venison, & potatoes.[...]haved & wrote. I photoed petrified tree bridge & the Sunlight Trail. Dull all day. 2:00 about came on a snowstorm. Left off 3:45 Arose 7:05. Bright. Pink sunrise at 7:50 our time, 7:44 the Almanac time. Breakfast about 9:00. Made dog's food. Lit Sibley & started at 5 to 11:00 with pups. 31*above. Carried the heavy tripod, camera, plates, & axe. Looked at traps on my way to the bridge. I cut down some cedar tops which obstructed the view of the bridge looking upwards. 22 diap, 2 sec, sun obscured. I tramped on towards the head of Swede's Road, dropped the axe on the Trail. It just begun to snow from West 'fore I got to the top of the Divide where I set up the camera , but, although the distance was blurred with coming snow, & flakes w[...], I exposed 2 sec, 16 diap Burner plate. Trudged to where E left the picket rope , rolled it up, ate lunch- buttered tolls. Put picket rope round my neck& continued the trudge refreshed. Picked up the axe, & got in 3:20. Glad to sit down. The weight told. Ate some apricots |
![]() | FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1900 Ewen not well, but we rode to Terry. Called on friends. Back at dusk. Dull. Warm. No wind. 40* most of the day. Arose 7:20. Breakfast. Ewen attended horses. I wrote a note to Alex, & Ewen in Terry added the date, Tues 23rd, when we shall return home. Put up old Land & Waters , & Loyds which I left at PO for Alec. I wrote a note to Wickham, & signed document for giving authority to him to get all my legal documents from Nussey & Fellowes[...]each. He never slipped. Left horses at Smith's to be shod (Steel), & Rocket sharpened. To PO. Met Mrs Collins, Stith, & Hamlin came in. C[...]igned 2 notes for $295. for Wiley at Depot. Ewen had a splitting headache. To call at Hotel. Mrs Gipson showed me her enlargement of her Tom Cat. To Mrs Stith's. Mrs Collins paid me $2.00 on account at request, as E wanted money. Chatted to Carl Renn & Bernie Kempton. Packed graham meal,[...]a, Kodol, I got at store on 'osses. Hamlin drove to river & tested the ice with crowbar. Bernie K says 4 inches will hold up a horse. Back to camp by dusk. Ewen got very bad fever & ague after cup of tea. Bed 8:30. SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1900 Ewen in bed. He was a little better, but head ached badly. Chores. Rather cloudy. Sun shone frequently. Chinook. 42* most of the day. Arose about 10:30, but watch must have stopped, although it ticked when I took it down to wind it up. Was then (sun high) 7:30. Ewen had a terrible night. Fever & ague to begin with, & then he couldnt sleep. Neither could I. The tea had upset our nerves, & his headache was so very acute. At 10 to 4:00 I made him some oatmeal gruel which he relished. Breakfast about 11:30. Attended to horses. E had toast, soft boiled eggs & tea breakfast. I picketed horses 1/4 mile off where feed is good. Cooked up dog pot. Sponged bread. Hayed & cleaned stable.[...]aroni on. At 2::00 sun was nearly set, so I knew the watch was wrong, & put it by almanac time at sunset. Went to look at horses. Steel not caught up. About 4:30 or 4:00 E had beef soup with macaroni & crackers, toast & butter. Fed, shut up dogs. Read War News at intervals to Ewen from Record & Loyds News. Roberts & Kitchener on way out to Africa. The Ladysmith Beseigers repulsed a concerted attack of Boers, but afraid General White will have to give in soon, if relieving forces dont soon relieve. E got up for supper- boiled egg, toast, cocoa. Ven[...] |
![]() | [...]did 'osses. Warm. Dull. Scotch mist, showers of big melting snowflakes. Creek rushing. 8:30 - 31*[...]ad still ached. Pills acted with Ewen. I walked to where horses were picketed & rode & led to water near camp, but they wouldnt touch a drop. Rode back, picketed Steel, hobbled Rocket, & fed them 3 qts oats each. In 12:40. Worked down sponge to dough of graham. Lunch on - beef soup of macaroni for Ewen. Cocoa & toast for me. I put[...]down 1/2 hr. Ewen chatted . War engrosses us in the Transvaal. Fed & put dogs in kennel. Water in, & cut up dog pot meat. Creek is a rushing stream of muddy water. WD. We had supper 7:00, boiled eggs, cocoa, & toast for Ewen. Venison, rice in stock for me & baked tato. Read. To bed at 10:00. Most beautiful moonlight night, & quite still. What a lot of quiet weather we have had since last October, beginning with November.[...]JANUARY 15, 1900 In camp. E better. He went to give 'osses grain. Read & Stitched. Most perf[...]Underfoot ice & water. Creek running. 8:15 - 18*a Arose 7:20. Sun rises almanac time 7:31. RR[...]I am not quite certain that RR time is in advance of the sun. It may be 20 minutes behind. Anyhow it is all right (our time), by Jan 11th sunrise time. We had breakfast 10 to 10:00. Ewen up to the meal. Baked bread. Ewen went to feed horses on picket & hobbles oats. I put another batch of bread in the pans. Read. Patched heels in pr of socks of E's. Lunch 1:50. Rice, broth beef, cocoa cup of, toast. I cut strapping off shoulders Orkney shooting coat, & used some of it behind E's binocular case for holding a belt. We talked much on the subject of having a child. It is my desire to have one some day. This forenoon a wagon went rumbling down Cedar Creek. Fed pups, shut them up. Baking & supper at about 6:15. Beef bro[...] |
![]() | TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1900 Rode late along the divide between Cedar & Cherry. Close to 2 coyotes. Sunny, but little cloudy. Chilly westerly breeze. 7:45am - 10*a Arose 7:30. Glorious. Still, cloudless morning, pink sunrise. Ewen rose late. 9:30. Had breakfast 10:15 about. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1900 Went E & I, head of creeks north but saw nothing but sheep. Beau[...]orning. Little wind blowing. Breakfast 9:30. I had to plug the oil can water pail, 3 holes in it, with rags. Bacon, eggs, graham rollls, toast, coffee. Saddled up, E did. He is feeling weak, & tumachy, but going out is the best strengthener, if not overdone. Didnt get started till 1:00. We went up Brackett divide & towards heads of the creeks. Saw sheep tracks everywhere & 2 bunches, one herder riding. Came home down Cedar Divide. Saw a wagon ladened going to the North Divide. In by 5:10. The kitten was up a tree. I had haunch in. Ewen had shots at it with a stick. Supper on. WD. Baked tatoes, cab[...] |
![]() | THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900 Long ride rewarded by a doe antelope up Cherry 15 miles Dull but sun managed to shine thro'. Warm. Streams running. 8:50am - 2[...]eadache, little tum ache after rising. Breakfast of coffee, toast, graham rolls, butter, poached eggs[...]irst time. We both like it. Started 9:45. Rode up along the Divide Up Cherry, the road was so very icy. Saw a deer track going into gulch opposite Holgate. E up onto Strawberry Butte. 'Osses fed, then we lunched- graham rolls & buttered white toast. On & on when the 'osses hearts grew weary in their sides. My stirrup broke- the wire it was mended with gave out. Were up to where Cherry forks where the corral is. Coming back by the creek south side, E saw a biggish bunch of antelope (20 'bout) . They got out of the head of little creek. I waited & read one of Marion Harland's little books,"Household Manageme[...]/2 hr (horses fed), E's rifle boomed twice. Rode up, E standing by doe antelope. H?e wished it had been a buck. Cleaned. Trotted home all way. Slosh & i[...]FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900 Ewen & I rode to about 1 mile beyond Strawberry Butte, & packed an[...]Did not get off till 11:00. Put pack saddle in a sack & tied it on behind E's saddle. We rode at a walk all the way to Strawberry Butte, saddling up George on the way, & taking him with us. Here we ate our lunch, & E mounted the Butte, & scanned the country. A headache began just after lunch in poor E's head.[...]k, which I dont think is wholesome. Well, we got the antelope packed or strapped on. But I lost my cow saddle stirrup. It had broken off, & I put it in my gun scabbard, but trotting had shaken it out. We went back on our trail, but no use, couldnt find it. I led George, Ewen trotted on to camp after a little. He got in at 5:15. I got in at 6:00. N[...]pieces. I took liver, heart, etc out , gave some to pups. Supper on. E his supper 7:10. Min[...] |
![]() | [...]- eggs poached, bacon, toast, tea. E is obliged to take pills at night & cannot get along without. I rode Steel 1st to near traps, lost hatchet out of gun scabbard while riding to them, came back, got another hatchet, & rode to the traps set toward Petrified Tree Bridge. While I was getting my tools off of saddle, Sandy must get caught in trap. He yelled murder, but when I spoke to him, he stopped, & let me get him out quietly. Packed bait & traps back to camp. Took both 'osses & picketed them across creek where bunch grass is plentiful. E, meantime had hayed & cleaned stable, & also the dog place cleaned. Fire on. Hot cocoa & toast for lunch at 1:30. I out to hunt up hatchet. Found it near where traps were set, & not this end which I had carefully hunted out. E came & we walked back together. He had shaved. In 3:30. I chopped till 5:00. E came & did a little. Read 10 minutes. Fed dogs & shut them up. Supper on. Supper 6:15. Beef stew, fried veni[...]SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1900 Pleasant day. E & I to Petrifed Tree Bridge, measured it. E shot a cottontail Beautiful, warm, springlike day. S[...]:20. Lovely morning. Breakfast by 9:30. Washed up. Washed out the antelope's inside. Fed dogs. Ewen sat outside in the sun. We got started at 12:00 about. E carried 16 bore, & cartridges. I, a hatchet, picket, & lariat. Looked for cottontail[...]s fopr Oldfied Thomas, & for writing descriptions of them. We saw none going. Arrived at the Petrified Tree Bridge. I stuck an end of the rope into the ground with an iron tent pin , dropped rest into the gulch. Down to gulch, took up the rope, & climbed up onto the East butt of the tree where it enters the bank. E very old nurseyfied- thought I would fall- . I found cut on the sandstone of the tree, "A. Backsell, 6/7 1883" , & again "T. Perrot. 83".[...]I cut" EJ Cameron EVE 1900.1899, & 1900". Back to E. We ate lunch. Measured the rope to where I had knotted it, which made the bridge from bank to bank 72 ft across & 15 ft 6 in the circumference at East base. Saw 3 little redpolls eating sage seeds in the gulch. On way home E shot a rabbit. In 4:15. Cut venison, fed pups. They were not afraid of the guns report. Supper on. E cocoa 5:15. S[...] |
![]() | MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1900 E & I rode up Cherry on S side. Saw bunches 13, & 16. No shot[...]se 7:30. Breakfast on. Let pups out. Ewen went to get 'osses off of picket. I cut up deer meat for dog pot. Got ice. Breaklfast 9:30. Started 10:35. Up Cherry on Badland side. Had to go quite a way down Nulla Gulch to get across it, so steep & icy were the trails. Saw team & Corbett. When not far from the forks above Dowson Shack, crossed onto the north side & from top of divide we spied antelope afar, on my creek that I shot the doe on in Oct. We got into this. Then E left me with 'osses, who fed. E had to hide in his stalk up the creek from 3 bunches of horses which were on either side. I ate lunch. Record read Beveridge's speech in the Senate on the holding of the Philippines, very good speech, 2 hrs & entirely without notes. Hunted for curious stones in the gravel hills. Found some, one like a monkey's ear, & one a clear agate with a hole thru' it. Getting dusk, went with 'osses to hunt Ewen. Scared up the antelope he ought to have shot at. Looking in every direction for him. A wolf began to howl, horses stampeded. Made a noise like thunder. At last saw a dark object some distance off. Proved to be Ewen. He thought the antelope had gone, & with glasses found it thus, but wolf star[...]urried home, probably 12 miles. Got wet fording the creek. E did horses. I put feet in hot water.[...]els. Afternoon stitched. Skinned cottontail. A beautiful morning. Afternoon very strong west wi[...]pm - 36*. Arose 7:40. Clouds, but clearing in the west. Breakfast 9:15. Oat meal & graham meal mi[...]said horses must be rested, altho' he is anxious to get 2 buck antelope 'fore the oats run out, only 1/2 sack left. E suffered fro[...]1/2 mile away. At 11:15 I stitched at oversocks of Ewen's bitten into holes by mice at Crooked Creek[...]am & oatmeal cake, butter, prunes. I stitched at the oversocks, button on a shirt. Skinned out cottontail, but one hind foot & the tail broke from the skin, but nailed all up on the outside of the shack. Ewen's bowel pains bad- I am anxious. Co[...]Ewen talked about Italy, Dryborough till 9:45. To bed. E dull bowel pain better when lying still. |
![]() | [...]:50pm - 10* Arose 8:00. Terrific wind blew in the night. Kept us from sleeping. Although this dug-out is a wonderful draftless place. At 8:00 I arose, lit both stoves. We have not had the Sibley lit much lately. E's pain much better in bed. He had a cup o' tea on rising & Carter's Little Liver pill[...]5 minutes. E & I gathered wood. I on other side of creek, put it onto bank from where Oudally carried it to the wood pile. I chopped up the lot, some very solid wood, from 12:30 till 1:50 f[...]ared vegetables. Got ice. Pot on. Cut dog meat up, filled pot. Read 20 minutes. Put vegetables in[...]ble stock, toast, baked tatoes. Read Field story of 2 trout, "In Death Divided", rather pretty. Chat[...]E's bowels still painful when he moves. I hunted up team. Put Steel with them. Bright but very wi[...]ls were no better than yesterday, & no worse. In the afternoon before I returned he cleaned barn & hay[...]ng down. I got started about 11:50 or 30. I was to put Steel with our 3, & then go & get, if possible, Papst's sheepherder to kill us a sheep. I hunted riverside up to Strawberry Butte. I went to top & looked country out with glasses, but could see no sign of them. The length of the Butte is covered with barricades made with the red stones lying about, & some zig-zag barricades. Hunted along creek, & up onto hill of rocks in front of Holgate. Ate lunch. Used glasses. Crossed creek- all such places very slippery to get in & out of . Left Steel hobbled to eat grass. I to top of range up Creek from Holgate. Glasses no good, Got Steel, was going home along divide N side of creek, saw our 3 on prairie dog town where I had passed in morning. I went across, put Steel with them, hobbled. Home 2 miles, or 3. They had come over a hill from divide. That is how I missed them morning. Horrid day, made such a mess of it, & felt anxious about E. Ewen feeding dogs. He had written up antelope most of the day. Supper same as yeterday. WD. Chatted. |
![]() | FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1900 I hunted up Papst's herd. Squires promised a lamb. Saw Burt. River all right to cross. Baked Beautiful. Got little windy on[...]cloudy. Very slippery 7:00 - 4*b, 11:30am - 26*a, No snow. Arose 7:00. Slept hardly at all.[...]Breakfast 9:30. Baked night's risings & put more to rise. This made me late starting. Ewen's tum ache about the same, still very painful when he yawns, stoops, or exerts generally. At 11:30 I rode Rocket up Cedar on divide between Cherry & it. Saw a coyote. He ran off fast. Saw no sheep. Glasses went wrong. Had bother putting them right. Got onto fresh sheep trail going over divide to Cherryward, followed & soon came upon them. Then saw Squires. He was quite pleased to give us a sheep. Got 2 fat lambs & will have it ready tomorrow by 9:00. I had been expecting a refusal, & might have had to hunt up other bunch, so it was a great relief- pay Papst by check - promised to give him something for dressing. Back. Saw a herder's covered wagon going down Cedar at Cherry's mouth. I rode up & found it Burt. He said he was crossing sheep opposite Terry, ice 2 ft thick & quite safe. Hurried to camp & told Ewen. We put Rocket in, hayed & clea[...], JANUARY 27, 1900 Oudally pretty bad, but got up. I rode & got the lamb. Started about 10:00, got back 1:40. A[...]wer 5:30am - 4*b, 9:35am - 12*b, Kept 4*b rest of day. Got up 5:25. Breakfast on. Horridly cold & cloudy. Looked like a blizzard coming. Ewen's bowels very painful. I rubbed & rubbed which gave ease. He got up for breakfast , because staying in bed only makes him feel worse. He didnt wish me to start early, so I waited till it got clearer & blue sky prevailed in patches. Fed Rocket hay & oats in the dark with lantern. Left E with Sibley booming, & lots of wood. Hated leaving but obliged to get some nutritious food for him. Rode Rocket alo[...]route. He slipped very much. We went right into the teeth of the wind, & it was very cold. Glad to tie up Rocket in shelter of sheep sheds in which sheep were, & tap at the herder's dug-out door. He didnt think I would call today. We chatted. Been to Cross S last winter, & shot in a match in which Effie & Mr Price competed. No win[...]u' door ajar. Colley made friends while I warmed up by cookstove, & he went to catch, kill, & dress late lamb. We packed it behind Rocket in sack, & piece bacon. Promised him a box of cigars to be called for at G's & L's. Got picket rope on w[...]utter. Rubbed tum. Better after rubbing. E out to put in Rocket. I got hay. Mutton on. Cut up the lamb into joints. Chopped wood. Peeled tatoes, onions. We agreed, when Ewen can have a nice day, for me to ride to Terry & send Hamlin out with buggy to bring him to ranch same day. Irish stew for supper. Tender chops. Chatted by Sibley. E to bed 9:00. Rubbed. Perhaps it is neuralga of stomach or colic of intestines. WD. Bed 10:00 |
![]() | SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1900 Last night bad one for Ewen. E up. Mr Treat passed, gave him note to Hamlin. Bright morning, little windy. Afternoon dull, but calm. 7:35am - 19b, 3:35pm - 22*a, 9:45pm - 30*a. Arose 7:30. Poor Ewen had a terrible night. Such spasms of pains, flushes, & sweats. Turning gave great pain & he tried lying on his back for a long time, but could bear it no longer, & after t[...]gave only temporary relief. He preferred rubbing to compresses. I arose at 7:30, as I wished to ride, & get Hamlin to come with buggy, but , when proposed, Oudally was for waiting till tomorrow. Put mutton to soak for broth 1/2 shoulder. E had 2 eggs, tea, & toast, which acting on 3 Carter's LL Pills, gave a real good movement. I sat & stitched strings on[...]very weak. At 1:45 two men on running gear went to look at the camping site of the tent I saw when camped down Crooked Creek. I asked them to wait for a note as they were going to Terry. So wrote to Hamlin asking him to come in buggy tomorrow. Men left. Bethought me they were looking for the axe & wagon grease, so I rode Rocket & explained the wolfer took axe, gave the grease back. E slept little. I did Rocket & dogs up. Gathered & chopped wood. Supper on 5:00.[...]JANUARY 29, 1900 Hamlin fetched Ewen in buggy to Ranch. I got mail from Terry. Fine morning. 4:30 cloudied up. Wind all day strong. Arose about 8:00 or 7:45. Ewen had a little better night, tho' much broken by bowel pa[...], toast, tea. No movement. Great effort for him to rise, extremely weak, & bowels very sore. But at[...]. Hamlin arrived about 10:00. Packed buggy full of bread, mutton, camera, writing materials. Wind blew behind buggy, & the top was great protection. I rode Rocket behind until the river was crossed, then I trotted to PO, pups entraine. Snow very concerned about Ewen. Alec not been down for 3 days. Came up with buggy beyond Coil's. I home first. Put Roc[...]t our room stove. I kitchen. Will Coil catching a cow that will soon calve. Got Ewen mutton broth[...]eggs from Tuslers. Ewen pretty well considering the long journey, 12 miles, & cold he had undergone. Clock & watch wrong(?). Supper- E, mutton broth, dropped eggs, rice. Alec & I rechauffee. Got up Roanie. & put her in stable 'bout 5:00. Hayed, e[...]ec has starved them. [Written in red: Mum writes to Alec,"Seve got a commission in the Imperial Yeomanary (which is very difficult to get), now formed to fight in Africa. But the #150 requisite for Kit could not be raised for him. Cyril refusing to help. She says Aunt Sarah died Dec 31st last.] Jan well, & delighted to see me. Bed 10:00(?) |
![]() | [...]ted. Ewen slept much better, altho' he woke with a severe headache. The result of his researches in "Vade Medicum" is that he has a slight (?) attack of inflammation of the bowels. He had hot & cold sweats in night. I fed chicks well on[...]ed Rocket. Milked. Fed cows. Let pups out. E had poached eggs, bacon, tea, toast. We had ours, A & I. Cleaned up. Got calf in stable. Roanie out. Let Rocket out. Broth & rice , toast, E had for lunch. Put 2 chickens to stew at 2:15, Ewen & I walked to look at Alec's team in lower part of meadow. Tried to get our bull (PollAngus) into corral. . Failed.[...]Pups fed. Put in. Changed. Ewen has such piles of papers to look thro'. Chicken broth, rice, & toast at 6:30[...]leeks in white sauce, baked tatoes, tea. Washed up. WD yesterday & today. E cheery & better. Hot[...]ng from eaves. Still. 12:00noon - 30* 16* most of day. Arose 7:00. Breakfast on. Watered, fed Rocket. Milked. Fed chicks. Carried water. Ewen came & had breakfast in the kitchen. He got dressed by himself- Poached eggs, bacon, toast. Alec had chicken. Washed up. Went out with Ewen. We took Rocket to where Alec's team was in meadow & started back.[...]rote letters for Ewen. One for self. E dictated to Wickham, to Mr Price, to Allan of Mandan. Cooked 4:30. E had cup o' tea & toast 5:30. I got Rocket, put him i[...]6:40. Soup vegetable, cauliflower, curry (plain) of chicken, baked tatoes. E had some of cauliflower & an egg, rice pudding. Melon preserves I had. Very good. Washed up. Wrote diary. Stitched. I had a hot bath & washed hair. Bed 11:40. |
![]() | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1900 Sant Kempton called. Drove to Terry in Alec's wagon. Fine. Cloudy. Mild.[...]morning. 7:00am - 30*, 11:30am - 30* Arose 5 to 7:00. Ewen slept well, tho' began night late. F[...]red Rocket. Fed chicks. Breakfast 9:00. Washed up. Swept our room. Alec fed his team hay. Sant K came. I got him into A's room. He wants to trade for our bull in horses or cows. Alec & I g[...]went rather well. PO. Butler repulsed & retired to South of Tugela River again. To Gipsons, ordered 300# oats, 25# graham, 25# corn[...]iary from Depot- new operator. Miss Donovan gone to the Springs. To see Mrs Scott, sewing. To McDonalds- got 14# beef @ 10c. To Hamlins, 12 eggs. Home by 3:45. E surprised I got back so early. Fire on. Cut up beef. Fed dogs. Supper attended. Supper 6:35- chicken broth, graham pudding for Ewen- leg of lamb, celeriac, mashed tatoes for Alec & I. Washed up. Read war news. WD. Alec sat with us.[...]2, 1900 Housework all day except 3/4 hr, 3:30 to 4:15. Ewen went for a stroll. Beautiful. Mild & Still 36* most of day. 16* at 7:30am. Arose 7:10. Lit fires.[...]. Fed chicks hot shorts(6qts), vegetables boiled up in water. Breakfast 9:30. Poached eggs, scrambl[...]tea, graham mush. Helped E with syringe. Washed up. Ewen went out for a stroll. I mopped out our room & kitchen. Got calf shut up, let Roanie out. Worked up white & graham sponge. Soup chicken, rechauffee[...]E at 1:30. Ate my lunch at 2:00. Made stock pot up. Alec cleaned a lot of celery. At 3:30 lay down & read Country Life. At 4:15 kitchen fire on. Celery to stew. Alec helped me. Supper 6:35- mutton collo[...]lish mutton hash, apple-prune pie, puffs. Washed up. Made dough into loaves. WD. Read |
![]() | [...]BRUARY 3, 1900 We got our Polled Angus bull in to corral. Ewen improving. Cut E's & A's hair.Baked morning & evening. Snowy most of the day. Sun shone also. West wind. Arose 7:20. Milked. Fed chicks. Breakfast at 9:05. Washed up. Attended to Ewen. Swept. Out with Ewen. Our bull was at co[...]hot soup, rice. Cut Alec's hair.,1/2 hr it takes to do it. Alec's hair very, very long. I lay & rea[...]upper started. Prepared various vegetables & put to stew. Milked & put Roanie in, & bull in corral.[...]pot au feu, collops. E rice pudding, tea. Washed up. WD. Read Xmas card to Alec, a poem by Kipling called "The Absent Minded Beggar". Papers. Bed 9:40.[...]ther strong wind. Not very cold. 7:30am 0 10*a, 5:00pm - 14*a. arose 7:25. Fires lit. Breakfast started.[...]& onions, tatoes, tea.Attended E. Swept. Washed up. Out. In 11:40. Read "Home & Garden". Lunch on at 1:00. E had soup, toast, hot rice pudding. Stitched, mended[...]n 5:00. Supper at 6:30. Alec stoned raisins for a cake. Beef collops, curry, rice, baked tatoes, r[...]m pudding, cakelettes, cream, tea, toast. Washed up. Thro' 8:10. WD. Read. Ewen wrote letter to Seve for Alec today. I read "Country Life[...] |
![]() | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1900. Ewen had a relapse in night. Alec walked to Terry. Dull & shine. Strongish west wind. 7:50 - 16*a, Written in red: 2:00pm - 20*a Arose 7:40. At 2:30 or 3:00am Ewen suffered such bowel pains I got up, applied soapy water clysters, gave some relief,[...]r Oil dose he took. Either beef collops or piece of root turkey rhubarb he ate last night caused the set-back. Fires lit. Breakfast on. Milked. Fe[...]akfast 9:30. Poached eggs, bacon, toast, tea. E had. The oil acted well. Curry for Alec. I cleaned out our room. E sat in kitchen. Washed up, wiped, swept. Out at 12:00. Alec off to Terry afoot. I carried ashes up to pile. In 1:00. Stitched jacket. E had soup & rice for lunch. I put back of chicken to soak for broth. Read Graphics of November. At 10 to 4:00 supper on. Fed dogs, hayed barn, milked Roa[...]In 5:00. Washed. E lying on bed, pains higher up in indigestion place. Alec brought 7# of bream(?) 10 1/2c per#. Roberts busy forming plan of Written in red: campaign, nothing new. Supper 6:50 - toast, soup of chicken, cauliflower, baked tatoes, cream, tea.[...]. [Written in red: Arose 7:30. Dull, Mild. Wind blowing. Ewen had a good night, headache, mouth morning. Bopwels sore, but had no paining spells.] Fires lit. Fed bull shorts,[...]barn. Calf in. Cow & bull out. Fed chicks. E had breakfast in his room, but dressed. He shaved af[...]. I let Rocket out, & pups. Fed latter. Washed up. Swept. Ewenout to stroll. I mopped our room , then rushed off to Ewen. Found him in Creek Pasture & pups. We sat on a fallen lash in furthest brush clump. In at 1:00. Chicken broth, toast for Ewen. After lunch Alec went to get eggs from Tuslers. I put Rocket in, hayed barn. First I scraped the Bream, or I think they are carp by bspring. Wind[...]d old graphics- At last just looked at poictures, the nres too stale. Supper on 4:30. Milked. Bull in corral. A pitched old hay to Coil's cattle. Carried water, also coal for our[...]m stewed celery, egg sauce, rice pudding. Washed up. WD. Looked at Graphics. Ewen has horrid twinges. Cattle of Coil's very bothersome. They come onto verandah & all around close to the buildings. I keep continually running out to drive them off. |
![]() | [...]not strong. [Written in red: Arose 6:55. Ewen had a cruel night of pain in the bowels, couldnt sleep.] We hoped the pain would cease with the passing of the fish (carp?) eaten last night, but it kept up excrutiatingly at intervals of 5 minutes on average. Put hot water fomentations on for about 3/4 hr. E ate piece of graham toast, 2 boiled eggs, & cup of tea. Injections of soapy water brought some hard pieces, but the pains continued. I, 1/2 & A, 1/2 did washing up. At 12:00 in a hot cup of coffee E took 3/4 oz of castor oil, but the pains continued all day, & he could get no rest. Agreed to send for Dr Andrus tomorrow if not much improved. I sat, chatted, sewed. Pups a bother. Little beef tea & toast. Latter made him feel sick to stomach. He refuses to take whiskey beat up with egg & milk, afraid of causing oxalites to pass. Alec & I a dismal supper - fish, chicken, baked tatoes. E unsuccessful in having a movement up to 9:00. Bed 9:30. At 11:40 castor oil acted. E got very faint during its action. Got him back to bed & daubed his forehead with cold water- revived him. Slept for short intervals, but spasms of pain prevented continued sleep. Will Coil called[...]Pains sometimes long & short intervals. I rode to Terry. Chat with Mrs Gipson. Wrote & sent letter to Dr Andrus to come. Bright . Still. Written in red: 7:15am - 13*b, 9:00pm - 8*b Arose 7:10. At 4:00 had made hot beef tea, & Ewen drank some. Put on br[...]tice. Milked. Hayed barn. E at 10:00 drank cup of new milk with a whipped beaten egg in it. Was afraid of tea, but the & milk proved an unwise diet. I think it caused more gripping. Breakfast.,Alec & I. Washed up. Chicken broth on. Fed chicks. Let Rocket go. Sat & stitched. E in pain nearly continuously. A watery movement 12:00 about. He thinks he has got inflammation of the intestines. Chicken broth 1:50 & rice., Always worse after food. He decided to write for Dr Andrus, so I wrote. Went & found Rocket in saddle horse pasture. Got to Terry about 3:00. Saw Scott having wood sawn on saw with 2 teams on it. He promised to bring Dr Andrus up tomorrow. To Mrs Gipsons. Harley went to fetch her. She has suffered over 20 yrs from dyspepsia in every form , once reduced to 79 #. E's attack she says is the result of having eaten too much supper Feb 6th. It is usual for severe relapses to occur if great care in a sparing diet is not adhered to. Ewen's symptoms entirely agreed with her suffer[...]o food for 24 hrs ro rest stomach, then raw white of an egg taken. Food only twice daily & by spoonfu[...]ater if bowels very loose in spoonfuls. Raw yolk of egg very nourishing, & easly digested. Spoonful of water if feverish. Thirst & feverishness common.[...]one chores. I did cow. Repeated talk with Mrs G to Ewen. It cheered him up. He read his mail , letter from ?, papers. War Office keeps news from Front secret. Supper A & I, stewed chicken, onion, white sauce, baked tatoes. Alec washed up. I read paper to Ewen. Hot compresses. For drawing out pa[...] |
![]() | [...]0am - 12*b [Written in red: Arose 7:00.] Ewen had wretched night of pain, not so bad as last night & day in bowels, but headache & thickly furred tongue. Out to cow & horse chores. E washed his furred tongue &[...]from 1:30 yesterday till 5:00 pm today, then only a few sips malt milk. Swept out our room & dustied[...]. E's pains rather better. After 2 injections he had a good movement. At last, 3:00 Dr arrived. Very s[...]ittle man. He examined E's stomach, etc, & found a place (right ventricle) where he said he could feel a lump, but I couldnt. He pronounced the complaint as appendicitis at once. He said as soon as well enough, E ought to go to Brainerd Hospital, Minn., & have an operation, the appendix cut out. Told several stories of men with the complaint, he having performed the operation in Miles City. Came prepared to do it here, if absolutely necessary. He said E had made a turn for the better, & if very, very careful about diet, would recover, but might at anytime have a severe relapse. Left opium tablets, codeine.[...]dseed poultice keeps pain in subjection. E slept a little afternoon. Warm day. Still. Written i[...]& water. This relieved. Breakfast 8:30, 4 gulps of tea, 1/2 slice toast. Colomel pill 8:40 & 9:40.[...]eding chicks, etc. Brerakfast 9:30. Alec washed up. I washed E's face & hands. Injected warm water[...]lk, 1 tsp pepsin at 12:00noon. I sat & darned in the darkened sick room while Ewen slept. He awoke at intervals. Felt blue. Read Land & Water account of Rhino Hunt in Africa. At 4:10 E took 2 raw whites of egg, but he said I had given it too cold & later he had gripping pains. |
![]() | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1900 Alec walked to Terry. Ewen's pain subsided. Coils called. Bright. Strong NW wind 7:00am - 28*a. Codiena (opiate pill) 2:30 am. Arose 7:00.[...]elished very much, drank quite 1/2 cup tea. This had no painful effects later. Alec ate cold breakfast & walked to Terry to get mail. I did chores, ate breakfast, cleaned up. E rinsed mouth out with tea. Coils turned up, he to feed cattle hay, & mother & children had to put in A's room. Chatted little, then gave E his gruel.[...]& gave E his gruel cooked 2 hrs & strained. Put the egg & alcohol on his sore end of spine (skin not broken). Sponged face with warm[...]er, soap, but that wouldnt even return, so E went to bed, Eau de Cologne dabbed over his face. Littl[...]ning, otherwise better on whole , no fever. Alec to Terry to go with Hamlin. Blowing. Cold. Sun little. 12:00 - 4*a, Ewen slept while I got kitchen fire started & chores done. Attended to him. He didnt eat till 9:45 tea & toast. He felt sleepy. I left him to sleep while I ate breakfast & washed up. But the wind howling kept him awake. Applied Eau de Cologne & anointed end of spine often, as usual thro' the day. Will Coil came to feed cattle. I injected. Only the suds & water returned. I ate lunch & then wrote letter to Dr Andrus asking, amongst other things, why E's mouth became so parched & furred, & for change of Calomel pills. Alec got off at 3:00. I went & did the chores. At 5:30 toast & tea for Ewen. I had cold rice pudding. Van Coil called to ask if there was anything we required. Tried to get a move on E's bowels, but no go. His mouth got bothersome. Read Loyds to E, & he looked at Xmas Sketch, & Illustrated Lond[...]11:45, 12:45; gruel 1:00pm; tea, toast-scraping of butter 5:30, Injections only the suds returning.] |
![]() | [...]l. 8:00am - 12*b, 1:30pm - 2*b. Got out late to do chores. Not till about 10:15. Milked. Let Coil's stock out, shut up in old barn & corral. Washed up, etc. Attended to E's toilet, & he had chicken broth & toast. The bicarbonate of soda taken yesterday still makes food taste disagreeable. Toast 12:30, sugar in tea dispelled it a little. Ewen awfully weak. Before his breakfast just a little sitting up to rinse mouth tired him, & his muscles hurt from weakness. I wrote out commencement of an account of his symptoms for Heron Watson. This made him a bit feverish. Left off 2:00. I wrote diary up. Bed 9:15. [Written in red: Rinsing mouth with whiskey, water, & tea 1:30 to 2:00 pm & 8:00am; tea & toast 8:30am; Injections[...]heery, improving very slowly. Alec & Hamlin with the wagon arrived. They brought everything from Northside. Got too late (5:00) to Terry yesterday to come on here. Still. Bright, & very cold. 7:00am 10*b, 10:00pm - 18*b. Arose 6:30. Mouth of Ewen very , very parched, & had a rinsing which relieved. I got his tea & toast by[...]d, fed bull shorts. Fed chicks& dogs. . Washed up. Swept. Had sago on in new milk in double boiler at 10:00. A[...]rom Dr Andrus & new medicine for bowel action. E had his sago & I washed him. Got dinner- fried mutto[...]was about 10 minutes with Ewen. Alec & I washed up. E slept. I did chores at 3:30. Got his tea &[...]ea & toast. E wouldnt take ? as I wished. Wrote to Wiley & Montgomery Ward, latter for arrowr[...] |
![]() | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1900 Ewen on the upgrade. Baked bread evening. Chores. Bright[...]his mouth becomes at night, not such an extent in the day. E slept. I did chores & got him his tea & toast. Going to try an egg tomorrow. Got A's breakfast- fried mutton, tatoes & onions. Washed up. Always do E's back several times a day, rub alcohol on it & ointment on sore. Read a wee. Broth. At 2:00 gave E a washing. Read letters to Alec from Hil, Mum, & Seve. Uncle Horace Flower just died, aged 81 , in Australia. Sir John Lennard died of the Flu. Tom Greenfield, Galloper to Major Hore, is in Maffecking, & made Lieutenant C[...]n top at school, at Harrow now. Hughie going out to Dresden this month to begin business. Bertie's ambition is to be a surgeon. Chores 3:15. Supper on. 4:40. E's tea[...]d it. WD. Read ???. Written in red: Mum says in a letter,"Are you coming home this spring? It would be so pleasant to see you & Evie again!! [Written in red: [Written[...], Orange - 6:30, Tea, toast - 8:15, Caseova in a capsule - 10:30am, chicken broth, toast -12:15, c[...]1900 Ewen improving. I wrote letters for Ewen to Allan & his mother. Very windy & cold morning. Afternoon bright. 6*b at 8:00am, 4*a at 3:00pm. Arose 7:20. Fires on. Got E's frugal meal & injected. Out to chores 9:30. Breakfast 10:15 about, Alec & I. Washed up. Cut up bone for dogs. Washed Ewen. Got his Liebig & rice cooked. Wrote to Allan at his dictation. Alec brought in his sheep head, & Jim's hide, & a coyote head grinning. At 3:30 out chores, cow & Rocket haying . Chicks. Got first egg of year. Coil up feeding his calves. I wrote to Ewen's mother till 10 to 6:00. Supper same as yesterday-boiled tatoes peeled, cookies, peaches. Washed up. Finished letter to Mrs C. Told both start home end of May. Ewen had his gruel, little milk & sugar in it. WD. Rubbed E's bck with alcohol. Bed 9:05. Alec says he will walk to Terry tomorrow. Henry got ice from our part of the creek & another team - Old Braley. Written in re[...]15am, Caseova - 8:50pm, Injection, best movement had yet - 9:10, Liebig & rice, toast - 12:15,[...] |
![]() | [...]pain in tum morning. Passed off all right. Alec to Terry. Scrubbed our room & kitchen. Wrote letter for Ewen to Heron Watson Beautiful. Warmer.Bright & Still 6* a all day. Arose 6:40. Got E's breakfast of tea & toast. Injections. Alec did some of my chores. He got up earlier as he walked to Terry. Curry, tato for A's breakfast. Milked 'fore breakfast. Ewen washed himself for 1st time. I made the bed over. I washed up. Old Braley shot a grouse as they passed on their return with load of ice. I went & asked them not to shoot at grouse as we wished to keep the place quiet. Henry held the gun. I mopped out our room & scrubbed kitchen. Lunch 1:40. Wrote to Patrick Heron Watson describing Ewen's symptoms & past diet indiscretions leading up to it. At 4:00 got fire on. Got E his toast & tea. Out. Milked etc. Gave Coil the letter to post tomorrow to H Watson. Got in wood, coal, water. Supper 7:00[...]pie, tartlettes, bread sauce. Daly has returned to Crown W, Miles paper says. Roberts has got Boers divided up pretty well. WD. Bed 10:15. Ewen getting along finely. He had a hot bath at 3:00. Coil (Will) spoke about he & brother buying our improvements. Note to Dr Andrus. Warm day. Chinookish. Light fall of snow & rain together. 28*a at 2:30pm. Arose 6:30. E had 1 1/2 orange. His mouth still so foul & parched[...]rnoon, but didnt last long. Swept rooms & washed up. Got sago on 10:30. Read little. Churned 12oz butter for E as he doesnt like Crescent Creamery. Gave him a good scrubbing in hot water tub at 3:00. E felt much more comfortable after it. Supper on. Had stewed yesterdays roast tough chicken all the afternoon, beets, mashed tatoes, tartlettes, graham puddiong, chokecherry wine, tea. Washed up. Wrote to Dr Andrus sayiing E going along well & that the phosphate of soda had not arrived. Gave this to Will Coil to post. Will Coil said he thought he & his brother would give $1000 for the improvements here, if they could pay $500 down & $500 in a year. Written in red: E little pain in tum[...] |
![]() | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1900 Ewen up from 12:00 till 5:00. Wrote letters. Cold supper. Beautiful day. Written in red: 7:05am - 2*a [Written in red: Arose 6:50. Still. Little cloudy morning.] Got E's breakfast first of tea, egg, & toast. Milked. Alec's breakfast 9:10 - Venison sausage & potatoes, tea. I washed up. Alec fed chicks & cleaned stable, his usual work latter. I washed up & swept. Injected but no good result. Lunch 1:00. Wrote letters for Ewen to Allen, Savage Horace Cox, TB Drysborough. Got his 4:00 meal of sago in new milk. Ewen is always so hungry. Milked. Coil brought up a weak cow from pasture. He had difficulty getting her onto her feet. Got the distemper, I think, running at the nose. Gave her 1 qt shorts. Cold supper- chicke[...]fast as his insides will let him eat so little at a time. Ewen little bilious. I rode to Terry. Called on Mrs Gipson. Written in red: Ew[...]cket. Our breakfast 'bout 10:00. Swept. Washed up. Got Ewen his broth & rice. Stated about 1:00. Rode down. Ate lunch on the way. PostOffice, Snow told me Roberts had relieved Kimberly by a quick movement of ? French with Caraby. Paid Mrs Drummond for ora[...]ed both exits last night. Dr Andrus told her she had chronic dyspepsia when he saw her the day he came to see Ewen. Got home 4:00. Paid S Joubert $1.00 f[...]Mrs C. Broadwoods parted really now. Pitts got a good place near Edinburgh, 2 footmen under him.[...]chicken broth, rice, Caseova- 12:30, Ewen felt a little bilious think from 2 eggs morning,[...] |
![]() | [...]1900 Ewen considerably improved. Wrote letter to Kathleen, etc. Cloud & sun. Very mild, forgot to look at thermometer.No wind. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1900 [Written in red: Ewen about the same.] Alec to Terry. I got up C mare. Fine. Wind from NW afternoon. Writte[...]& I breakfast at 9:00. Cleaned our room. Washed up. Wrote 2 letters for Ewen before Alec started. I unpacked the hunting trip store boxes. Got E his dinner. I had lunch 1:00. Rode Rocket to the Upper Pasture, whereI found Sant Kempton trying to drive one of their steers, but it had got on the fight, & it was so funny to see him in full flight on his horse, with steer i[...]iously (it was Alec's old Puny). We drove horses to corral. I got the aged C mare & foal, & Kalife into saddle horse pa[...]. Chores. Alec returned- no startling news from the Front yet. Supper 6:50- celery & celeriac, stewed, venison haunch, tatoes, cold pudding. Washed up. Sponged bread. WD. Very sleepy. Bed 10:00. Written in red: Ewen about the same. orange & 1/2- 6:10, tea, toast, 2 e[...] |
![]() | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1900 Ewen got up for a bit. Hughes Perry called. Chatted. Left papers[...]n it has been lately. Written in red: 6:45am - 8*a [Written in red: Arose 6:35. Little snow fa[...]. Got Ewen his breakfast, Alec & I ours. Washed up. Sponge not risen enough to work. Made up permanent fixer. Wrtote 2 notes for Ewen. Was just going to have lunch when Alec whispered in an awkward tone[...]Found Hughes Perry in Alec's room. He was sorry to hear, as he had, that E was so ill. Told me to write if he could do anything for us. Lance Irvine has gone to Africa as one of 420 of the Irish Hunters Contingent, got up by Richard Burk MFH Tipperary. Mr Daly been 2 we[...]ristmas, Kirwins & Hunters. Lindsay picked 8 out of Dowson's shipment home & was very disgusted with the lot. From 1:30 till 3:00 he stayed, back to Kempton's. I got E's tea. Chores. Ouyr supper-[...]d tatoes, rice at 7:00. E his 8:20. Alec washed up. I worked up sponge. WD. Written in red: Rinsings & an ora[...]0. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1900 I rode to Terry afternoon. Coil killed his cow. Ewen same[...]n afternoon. No wind hardly Arose 6:30. Ewen had an orange. Took some time to get the room warm. Chores. E's breakfast. Alec's & mine. Injections . Washed up. Out. Saw Coil-going tomorrow to get our horses. He proposed leaving them there when unhobbled, but Ewen wishes them back now. I saw the poor cow. He hit her later on head, & skinned, drew carcass into the saddle horse pasture. Alec cut up some meat for dogs. I wrote letter for Ewen to George King. Started 1:20. Coil finished skinning his cow. She had a calf within. Arrived at Terry. 1st to PO. Roberts reports 4 days battle against Cronje[...]no news. At depot ordered 10#haddock from agent to be sent for. Mrs Gipson's, Mrs Hamlin there. Mrs G can only pass 4 oz of water in 24 hrs, pretty bad, tho' she says she is better & is up. To Scotts to ask them to tell Renn to bring us a sheep when he next comes in. Went out this morning! To PO. Rocket broke his girth. Hamlin mended it on machine. Got stale loafs from Mrs Collins. To Coils, got wheaten whole flour for Ewen& sent for[...]red: Home by 5:20. Got Ewen's tea. He was still up, but very tired. Chores. Supper 7:00- curry, rice, boiled tatoes, etc. Washed up. E's gruel made. Baked this evening. Ewen wrote himself in pencil to his mother while I was out morning. Writte[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1900 Cooking. Ewen up. Feels better. Developed, I did. 5 plates. Coil went to Northside to hunt up our horses. Dull but very warm. No wind muc[...]ek running furiously. Written in red: 6:25am - 36*a, 40* all day. [Written in red: Arose 6:20. D[...]ked & let Rocket go. Alec & I breakfast. Washed up. Swept our room, etc. Ewen arose 11:00. Dresse[...]ed out hypo bottles, got darkroom ready. Dug out the spring. Alec cut up the old cow all day for dog meat. I developed from 1[...]Cook & Last Buttes very good negatives. Cleaned up. Chicken on to boil. Made a rich plum pudding for Alec, & got Ewen's tea. Made bed. Vegetables on. Out to milk 5:45. Supper 7:00. Alec & I. English veni[...]at bread pudding, plum pudding, tea. Alec washed up. I got up plates. Got Ewen his supper. Worked up whole wheat bread. WD. Bed 10:00. Written in[...]MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1900 Ewen went for a stroll, & ate minced chicken. Horses back. Deve[...]hing along. [Written in red: Arose 6:45. Bright. Still morning.] Out to milk & back to prepare breakfasts. Washed up hurriedly & then accompanied Ewen on a stroll along the lane in Creek Pasture for 1/2 hr. In 11:15. Got his midday meal of wing of chicken minced & mashed, etc. He liked it much, but was, of course, a little afraid of it. Worked up whole wheat bread. Turned grinding stone for Ale[...]& our supper. Coil (Will) said his brother found the horses easily & got them across on the ice, which was sloshy. He started at 10:00am & g[...]reboiled & much improved. Got E his tea. Washed up. Put plates to dry. Wrote 3 letters for E. Wd. Bed 10:15. At[...]ttered toast- 8:00pm, Stroll for 1/2 hr -10:45 to 11:15. |
![]() | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900 Ewen went for a walk 1/2 hr. Alec walked to Terry. Developed 6 plates. Beautiful. Extremely mild. Breeze from West. Written in red: 7:50 - 22*a [Written in red: Arose 6:45. Calm. Bright.][...]Ewen's breakfast. ready. Alec & I 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Took E out along the lane & back. He was so very tired when he got in & said he felt moreinclined to go to bed than sit up. I got housework done by 12:45. Lunch. Set to developing. Did 6 by 3:40. Put to wash in spring. Fed dogs & chicks. Got 4 eggs.[...]ion that he got Dr Jameson. WD. Mrs Gipson sent up 2 loaves of bread, white & graham. Latter E wont eat. Mrs G[...]ild. West breeze. [Written in red: Arose 6:40. Lovely morning. West breeze.] Fires lit. Ewen had 1 1/2 orange Milked. Got E's breakfast, then ours 8:45. Cleared up. Swept our room. Coil arrived & Ewen invited him in to see him. They talked about prices to be got for our horses & Ewen tried to get him to buy our improvements. He offered to take up the lease & pay us $100 per annum. He left 12:30. G[...]te stroll. Weighed antelope 69#, & measured, was a big doe. At 2:00 developed , finished, & flled h[...]. E tea. Fed dogs. Prepared vegetables for pot of vegetables. Injections took some time. Milked.[...]n, baked tatoes, cornstarch pudding, tea. Washed up. Got plates up. Looked at Xmas Punch. WD. George Tusler is trying to sell out all of his improvements for $300!! Bed 10:20.[...] |
![]() | [...]Ewen improving. Went for 1/2 hr stroll. I rode to Terry. Latest is that Cronje has surrendered. Beautiful. Very warm in sun. West wind. 32*a in shade all day. Arose 6:30. Breakfast on.[...]s breakfast. Injections. Alec & I 8:30. Washed up. , etc. Little uneasiness still in appendix side I have. Ewen & I for stroll by the lane & dogs. Down to Terry on Rocket 1:10. To PO. "Pioneer Express" states that Roberts' lates[...]t Cronje has surrendered. Paid Snow $1.65 owed. To Scotts. Mrs Gipson gone out to Ten Mile Gipson's today. She is better. On way home got more whole wheat flour from the Coil's store. Mrs C in Terry, said I could take[...]chops, mashed tatoes, various begetables. Washed up. Sponged whole wheat sponge. Last made is a little sour. Read. WD. Bed 10:00 Written in[...]rice, minced chicken - 12:00, stroll - 11:00 to 11:30, tea, toast, egg, bacon - 4:30,[...]on. Milked. E his breakfast, then ours. Washed up. zWorked brown bread sponge into dough. Out with E , meadow side of lane, paced up & down , avoiding hills which strain the appendix. Swept our room after I had made the arrowroot. Set to spotting out negatives, & then printing. Got 31 done. Did it from the kitchen. Glorious day so very mild. Ewen's tea.[...]d. Cut stack & threw down oats straw until I got to the hay. Injections for Ewen, no go. Supper at 7:00. - venison sausage balls, tatoes, vegetables jumble of, sago pudding, grape syrup so crystalized it was like fine glass the sugar. WD. Read S & D news. Bed 9:45..[...] |
![]() | SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1900 Put up storm windows. Alec walked to Terry. Churned. Horrid blizzard. Kept up snowing & blowing all day. [Written in red: Arose 15 to 7:00.] Night the storm began & kept it up all day & night again. Milked. Breakfast at 8:40. Wrote a letter to Hughes Perry at 9:00 setting price for E's Oldaker saddle, & my artillery saddle - $15 each. Washed up. Swept both rooms. Alec & I put up storm windows our room. Ewen found it so draughty them off. Alec went. I took hay to dog's kenel, fed them & chicks. Got in wood, coa[...]No butter tho'. E's tea. Out. milked. Turned the horses into saddle horse pasture, Rocket in barn. Got up water. Alec back at 6:00 with a 15# halibut $1,75 sent to us expressly from West. Account of Cronje's surrender on Majuba Hill anniversary. Butler won a point nearer Ladysmith. Supper 7:00. Boiled chicken, onions, white sauce, tartlettes, tatoes. Washed up. WD. Bed 10:00. Written in red: Orange - 7[...]UNDAY, MARCH 4, 1900 Churned. No result. Set to scald cream. Read. E about the same. Cold supper Blew & snowed all day. From the East the wind. Arose 6:45. Ink nearly entirely frozen. Ver[...]d. Breakfast for E. & then ours. Alec & I drew the table close to the stove. Washed up. Swept. Ewen got up for his breakfast & dressed. I out. Drove Coil's cattle down to water, quite a task making them leave the fences & corrals. In 11:00. Sat by stove a little. Ewen made me write 2 letters, he sent off letter to Allan, & some photos. I gave all these to Coil to post. I churned, but as it wouldnt come, I put the cream on the stove to make shortening of. Read some Xmas Sketch stories, loath to face the elements to do the chores, but one feels all right when out/ Milked, etc. Stirred up dog kennel hay. Read a bit by stove. Fire on 6:10 in kitchen. Made bread & milk & tea. Alec had cold chicken 6:45. I bread & milk. Washed up. E supper. WD. Read. Bought from Coil[...] |
![]() | [...]Bed 10:30. Dull. Not windy. Morning snowed a bit. 3 inches of snow now Arose 6:40. Dressed. Stoves[...]Out. Milked. E breakfast. Ours 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Made a special white bread sponge, tato, cream, lard & milk in it. Got to work washing at 11:30. i pr sheets, 8 pillow ca[...]n, 3 prs socks. Thro' by 5:00. Prepared supper to cook. Scrubbed floor, etc. Put a new piece of oilcloth on kitchen table, burnt the well-worn aged Wyoming piece! Alec hung out the clothes for me & did my chores. Let calf suck cow entirely. Shoulder of venison, parsnips, tatoes done round shoulder. fish. Washed up. Will Coil came to look after cattle today, told me his mother got a[...]n carried her off when he was 20 yrs old! Worked up sponge, very soft & springy dough. Written i[...]toast, 2 eggs, whole wheat bread- 4:00, Ewen got up as usual for his breakfast & to bed 6:00, 1 1/2 cup tea, toast whole wheat bread[...]bread. Washed flannels. In Alec's room put all to dry. Bright. Calm. [Written[...]kfast on. Milked. Breakfast 8:45 about. Washed up. Swept. Minced venison for evening. Worked bread. Began to wash at 1:00pm. 7 flannel shirts, 3 drawers, 3 v[...]es, shepherd's pie, tomato, sago pudding. Washed up. WD. Alec did up 1/4 of antelope which men took down in wagon to Coils. Alec carries it to Terry tomorrow & expresses it to HB Wiley. Written in red: Orange - 7:[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1900 Alec to Terrry afoot. Ewen had a hot bath. Read. Stitched. Beautiful. Very w[...]mild & bright.] Milked. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Got on Ewen's noon day meal. Went out for a stroll with him. It was very slipperyb going on the thawing snow. In 12:15. Put buttons on A's drawers. Began the story in "Pear's Annual", "To Crown Him King". Gave Ewen a hot bath, he did the washing mostly himself, much stronger than last b[...]as his house, then walked. Supper 8:00. Washed up. Had currie, baked tatoes, fish soup, peaches, sago pu[...]st on. Milked. Breakfast our room 8:45. Washed up. Swept. Ewen out for stroll alone. I mopped out our room, & got his noon meal; ready. Put papers in a box to go to Price's. Kept agoing till 1:45. Lunch, & stitched sock of Alec's & apron rents. Hamlin arrived 3:30. I sa[...]r Snow. Chatted. Left 4:30. Hamlin told him he had traded his Terry house to George Tusler for his RR Sec ranch. Tea on for E[...]urrie, boiled tatoes, fried parsnips, popovers, & a cake made. Tea. Washed up. Got E's food. WD. Read. Hamlin brought up our mail, 3 big bundles of newspapers from Seve to Alec. Alec very delighted. No important[...] |
![]() | [...]0.] Lit fires. Milked. Breakfast 9:15. Washed up. Ewen for a stroll alone, & I cleaned out our room. Hunted f[...]at last found them, but they were not numbered at the back, but I think I remember how the numbers went. Printed from 12:50 on till 3:30, N[...]E2's. Got everlasting supper on. Shall be glad to be rid of being tied down to cook. Milked. Helped Alec pack the deer head shot this trip on Northside for Allan to mount. Supper 7:00. Alec made me very vexed , because I found out that he had told Mrs Gipson that Ewen did not like her bread- it was too heavy for his illness. The lightest bread ever made, & Ewen never said it was heavy, but the best he had ever tasted. Washed up. WD. Written in red: Wrote note to Mrs Gipson, & trimmed photos. Bed 11:00 Writt[...]15. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1900 Alec drove to Terry, 200# shorts, 100# oats, 5# butter, 5# rice, . Jouberts up here to buy cattle from Coil Lovely, mild day. Rather[...]n & fed them oats & hay. Breakfast 8:40. Washed up. Swept. Ewen out. Swept & mopped his room. He[...]nions, rutabagas, celery. Scrubbed kitchen. Cut up into joints an antelope down at the milkhouse. Got Ewen's meal, & had mine. 1:20. Put buttons on shirts & darned. Looked at War Pictures of Black & White. Saw Mrs Joubert, Mabel, Miss Casper, & Steve with Coil from window, so out I goes to them. Mrs J & I sat in Alec's room. They soon l[...]ant de Crespgrey severely wounded though. Washed up. WD. Baked halibut, mashed tato, saddle of antelope, cabbage, cake, peaches. Wri[...] |
![]() | [...]. Breakfast started. Milked. Turned cattle out of corral. Breakfast 8:40. Washed up. Swept. Cleaned our room. Made up Extra fixer. Got prints toning by 12:15. I got E's dinner. Looked at Black & Whites, full of War photos. Put to wash in 2 batches, 1st at 3:00, 2nd at 5:30, up 7:30. Cow been sucked dry by her calf afternoon.[...]cken, sago pudding, peaches stewed, cake. Washed up. Burnished rest of prints. Thro' by 9:00. WD. Ewen picked out 14 to send for his article to Country Life. Ewen's bowels not quite so quiet t[...], MARCH 12, 1900 Mounted photos. Rode Rocket to Terry. Took 19 photos for Miss Bow to choose from, got 1/2# alum, & smelts. Beautifu[...]d. Watered, fed Rocket. Breakfast 8:35. Washed up. Swept. Thro' by 10:00. Mounted 8 for Peden of E2 Roundup. Did up photos for Ewen to Editor, Countrty Life & Tobe. Got E his food. Cut & washed 2 hind quarters of fawn for Mrs Collins & Mrs Gipson. Started at 2:00. Alec had saddled Rocket for me. . PO first. Snows wish to be photoed, so does Mrs Drummond & children. Didnt promise to take them. To Mrs Collins, gave me more bread. Mrs Gipson there. She is better. To store, got 1/2 # alum. To Scotts, showed pjotoes, left for Miss Bow to choose from. To Miss Donovan, going to cook forherself now, got wee stove, etc. $58.85 1st fare to Nerw York. Home by 5:30. fire on. Supper of smelts at 7:00. Mrs Burgh gave me the smelts for nothing, little high, but not w[...] |
![]() | TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1900 Coil family to dinner. 2 yearlings dead from blackleg & burnt[...]Fires lit. Milked. Breakfast at 8:35. Washed up. Swept. Just had mixed fresh stock solution A, & begun on our room when Mrs Coil came aknocking. We went to look at the yearling that died in the barn last night. Coil took it out in the wagon to burn with another that had died near division fence. I got dinner on & the men were in at 2:00pm, mashed tatoes, venison, ha[...]sters $1. They left about 5:30. Milked. Washed up. Ate little supper. Alec read a letter from Seve, he had 4 offers of a Commission, but he refused on account of higher premium on his life insurance if he went to Africa. Great talk going on with Alec about mone[...], MARCH 14, 1900 Henry, Braley, Coil paid Ewen a visit. 6 Pintail alighted close. Ewen & I for w[...]y early. Afternoon bright. [Written in red: Arose 6:30. Strong[...]y & Braley arrived. They sat in Alec's room & he had no fire, very cold. I got E's room cleaned. He dressed etc. by 10:15. They went in to see him. They arrived 9:30. Washed up. I went & drove up C old mare. & cut the rest back far into pasture after tying her up in corral. Put her in stable. Sat with E. He told me the heighborhood gossip. Mrs HT is unwilling to go to Washington State to leave her parents & folks generally. Got E's lunch. Ate mine after working up dough. Then E & I went thro' upper corra;, down into the Creek Pasture. Sat on a log. Tried to creep onto a pack of grouse, too wild tho'. Pintail this morni[...] |
![]() | THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1900 Alec went to Terry. I baked, scrubbed. Read 1 1/2 hr, cookin[...]h wind. Written in red: 6:30am - 10*, 16* most of the day Arose 6:30. Lit fires. Milked. Worked d[...]Hot biscuits bp, smelts, tea, coiffee. Washed up. Swept. Got fire on & began baking , loaves ros[...]chen also. Ate lunch. Lay on bed & read Xmas No of Black & White stories. Up 3:45. Carried in wood & coal. E's tea made, fed shut up pups, fed chicks, gathered eggs. Tied up C mare in stable. Put in Rocket, hayed barn & milked. Carried up water. Made jam puffs, custard, fish halibut, ba[...]e any photos. Letter from Mrs Ferdon. They come to the Miles City Stock Meeting. They take intense interest in the African War. Written in red: Orange - 7:30, Te[...]ty bitter North wind. Written in red: 6:55am - 3*a [Written in red: Arose 6:40. Brilliant calm,[...]Turned Rocket out. Our breakfast 8:35. Washed up. Swept both rooms. Ewen went out to stroll. Aired bed & changed sheets, etc. Put ma[...]2 qt jars & bottle. Ewen not in till 12:20. He had a chat with Will Coil who gave him an insight into the wishes of Mrs Coil & himself about getting this place, & th[...]ied in stable. In . E his tea very cross about the meal, 1 egg proclaimed was musty, bread too new.[...]c, cabbage, croquettes, custard, pudding. Washed up. WD. Stitched. Hot bath. Written i[...] |
![]() | [...]Smeltz for Alec, toast, as usual, for me. Washed up. Swept both rooms. Didnt get to wash till 12:30. 1 pr sheets, 4 pillow slips, 3[...]ked. Cleaned, emptied washing machine. Alec was to have gone to Terry tomorrow but his hunting over the saddle horse pasture & Henry's pasture were fruit[...]our horses in Creek Pasture. Alec back 5:45. He had hung clothes out for me. I carried most of the water morning. Supper 7:00-haunch antelope, boil[...]ernoon. SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1900 I drove up 'osses from Upper Pasture. Alec Terry wagon. Mr[...]Fires lit. Milked. Our breakfast 8:40. ZWashed up. Got ready & rode Rocket to Creek Pasture & drove up saddle bunch. Alec's team caught in corral, & took to hitching post. I drove Coils 4 sick cattle to water. Ewen just going out. I got his rice on, & swept out our room. Wrote to Mr WJ Lewis, Staples, Minn, asking for names of the 2 enclosed samples of ww flour enclosed. Lunch 1:15. Alec off 12:30.[...]e 60c each for antelope & deer. Mrs Coil arrived to spoil a quiet read at 2:00. Her husband fed cattle. Read. Out & did chores, coal, wood, haying barn. Alec's colt to be kept up to wean. Cold supper, cold venison, celery,[...] |
![]() | [...]9, 1900 Stitched . Ewen hot bath. Patched pr A's trousers. Another strong windy day. Little[...]eakfast on. Milked. Our breakfast 9:10. Washed up. swept. Mopped our room. Ewen braved the howling blast. I cleaned house. Lunch 1:20. Sat down at last & darned pr E's socks. Put a patch on trousers. Alec did chores. I helped E[...]eggs, add cold milk, bake, apple, jam puffs. Set a sponge. Ewen went to bed after his bath, Written in red: Orange - 7[...]gg - 5:20. TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1900 Down to Terry, Photoed people. Saw Monty Archdale & Will[...]n red: Arose 6:00. Bright] morning. Still. Not a cloud. Our breaklfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Ollie came in. Mrs Coil helping her hu[...]:00. Rode Rocket & carried camera, tripod. Coil had a yearling die from Bladkleg. Henry & Old Braley came up to see it. I got to Terry at 12:00. At 12:30 to Mrs Collins-had a great time getting herself ready. She couldnt find her gown & lost her false teeth. She thought he dog had gone off with them. Finally she wished me to go & borrow Mrs Van Horn's, which I did. She had to take them out & wash them first!! Then they prov[...]mouth. I found hers under bed coverlid. Took 2 of her, 3 sec,No 4 diap. To Snows, took 1 of Snow, 1 of Mrs Snow, 1 of Mabel Joubert, 2 of Mrs Drummond's little baby girl 1/2 sec, 4 diap. Too dark, I am afraid, inside Snow's parlour, 1 of Steve Joubert & Miss Casper. Saw Billy Mann, just off to Sheridan, Wyo to work for Capt Grisdle. Monty Archdale . Home by 6:00. E tea. He heated up his midday meal himself. Miss McDonald is dying from cancer at Mainland. Worked up sponge at 8:30. WD. Written in red: Or[...] |
![]() | [...]se in hay meadow. Breakfast 8:30 or 15. Washed up. Swept. Hurried. Got to developing at 11:50. Did 3. At 1:00 came out &[...]more, but Mrs Coil, Mrs Tusler having arrived, I had to change in the dark & go out to see them. Chatted till 4:00. Up to see Coil vaccinate. He did all his yearlings & 2yr olds, . Put vaccine in the tail. I had to go in & bake. Beautifully risen batch. Supper on. Mrs Coil had tea, children had jam puffs, bread, butter. They left 6:00. I milked 6:20. Alec did rest of chores. Supper 6:45, fried smelts, baked tatoes, rutabagas, venison, Eng hash. Alec washed up. I got to work developing at 7:20- 2 of Drummond baby & 1 of Mrs Snow all bad- underexposed . Washed utensils & put plates to wash. WD. Bed 10:30. Written in red: Orange[...]on. Milked. Our breakfast 8:30. Swept. Washed up. Began to print at 11:00. I thought they were going to turn out badly, but toned out nicely. Lunch 1:00[...]storehouse making something all day. Toned & put to wash. I patched & darned a pr Alec's trousers given to him as worn out by Colley. At 5:00 supper on. Ewen didnt want his tea till 6:00. Burnished photos. Out to milk at 6:30, Mince, eggs poached, turnip mashed[...]atoes boiled, cold batter pudding, cream. Washed up. I out to chicken house & counted the chickens - 24 black hens, common hens 13, chickens on floor feet frozen toes, cant get up from Alec starving regime-3. Killed 3 = 45 chicks- Alive 42. WD. E writing long letter to his mother. I found our owl friend sitting on he[...]0 pm, Tea, toast, 1 egg - 6:00, |
![]() | FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1900 Down to Terry, took 6 exposures. Quite a lot of customers just now. Beautiful, Mild. Rathe[...]15. Out. Milked. Our breakfast 8:15.] Washed up. Swept. Mounted 8 prints. Wrote note to OH Peck, sent $2.12 order off. Rode Rocket. To PO. Snow very pleased with photos. To Stiths. Heard his Gramaphone, wonderful thing. To Drummonds. Miss Joubert & Casper pleased with their photos & ordered. To Mrs Smith's - one out in shade, too bright for their eyes, & 2 inside. To PO, took Miss Shinabarger in her masquarade dress[...]ss Casper bust alone, Mrs Van Horne's baby. Rode to Depot, got medicine, got conditioning powders cattle for Coil. PO, loaded up camera, tripod, plates, sack of mail, etc. Home 5:50. Got E's supper. Henry been to call, been to call. Ewen wants to rent our bull while we are away. Supper 7:00, st[...]to, marmalade, bread, cream. tea, coffee. Washed up. Chatted. WD. Bed 9:35. Written in red: O[...]toast, 2 eggs, bacon, careova - 12:30, Long walk to end of Creek Pasture. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900 Cut E's hair & beard. Developed 6 plates. Henry brought a shoveller to E. Rainy, dull morning. Afternoon better.[...]ed: Arose 6:45. Dull & raining. Rained in night a little.] Fires lit. Breakfast on. Milked Roanie. She has a turnip in her shorts, as the nips have begun to get too pithy for use. Breakfast 9:00. Washed up. Swept. Carried water. Cut Ewen's beard & hair[...]ot supper on & E's tea. Milked. Henry came with a Shoveller he had shot, & gave it to Ewen. Supper at 7:00, boiled chicken (Alec pluck[...]peeled, apple turnover, puffs, plum jam. Washed up. Brought up plates from washing. Made cocoa. WD. Be[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1900 Up to Braley's. No photos wished for. Mrs Coil call[...]:20. Still & dull.] Usual chores. Breakfast 10 to 9:00 or 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Rode to Braley's to ask if they would like their family taken, a I understood there was to be a reunion. But "just as you say" the old couple kept saying to one another. Marian & Cady not being there, they didnt wish for photography. I returned. Set to work printing. [Written in red: At 1:00 pm , chicken broth, minced chicken, toast. Stroll 5:00 to 6:00 together, Cocoa, 2 eggs, toast at 6:30.] Ol[...]& I kept on printing . Coil & wife went & burnt up a Blackleg yearling. At 4:00 in troops Mrs Gipson[...]& I strolled down into Creek Pasture. Added fuel to the charred yearling Coil burnt. Looked for ducks.[...]d chicken, beets, cocoa, apple turnovers. Washed up. WD. Read. MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1900 [[...].] Lay down 1/2 hr read. Patched. Darned. Cut up sheep, etc, morning. Nasty wind, tho' pretty m[...]ull. S wind.] Milked. Breakfast by 8:30. Alec had a shoveller & tatoes, tea, & coffee, toast. I washed up & swept. Out. Washed shoulder venison & took rest of venison from milkhouse for dogs. Cut up Renn's sheep in storehouse. Fixed up 3 deal boxes, filled them with old corral manure out of old hot bed & sowe celeriac & tomatoes seed. Left a box for celery out of it. Sowed peppers also. Lunch 1:30. I lay on bed & read British-Israel Truth. E in. I patched & darned a pr of stockings. Got supper on 4:30. Alec mended kettle lid handle which is a great convenience. Will Coil began tearing down[...], carrots, boiled tatoes, plain egg cake. Washed up. WD. Read. End of spine aches so. Written in red: Orange - 7:3[...]oll - 20 minutes, Movement after breakfast by aid of injection, Chicken broth, sago pudding - 1[...] |
![]() | [...]ld rather [Written in red: 6:50am 26* above] most of the day. [Written in red: Arose 6:30. Wind blow[...]eakfast 8:45. Kidneys on toast for Alec. Washed up., Swept. Hamlin arrived 9:30. I started printi[...]nner. Kept looking at prints at intervals during the day. Dinner 1:45. Roast shoulder mutton, onions[...]ison vegetable soup, cake jam sandwiches. Washed up. Wrote note for Alec to Joan, Hil's eldest. Chatted till 4:30. Hamlin l[...]ilked. Alec hayed barn. I fed dogs. Put prints to wash. Got E's supper on. Had ours, cold chicken, mutton, etc. Washed up. Burnished. Read Lion Story in "Field", by the same writer, JHP. WD. Written in red: Orange - 7:45, (last of the oranges). Tea, 2 eggs, toast- 8:20, Movement 12:1[...]. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1900 Alec walked to Terry. Mopped. Stitched. Churned, no result.[...]Milked Roanie, etc. Breakfast at 8:00. Washed up. Mounted 9 prints for Alec to take down to Joubert & Miss Kasper, Mrs Collins, Miss Kasper[...]th. I mopped . Swept our room. Kitchen swept & A's room. Got E's dinner on. He came in with a female teal that had got one foot frozen off. He shot it. There were[...]1/2 hr, then, as butter refusedto come, putcream to get warmer & mendedc 3 whipped-out corners of clean sheets. Churned. 4:30 Supper on. Fed chi[...]ried water, refilled dog pot with meat, shut dogs up, carried wood. E's supper. Alec back 6:10. Gateacre repulsed, lost some guns. Muffkin not yet able to relieve. Roberts keeps his plans secret. Roast[...]uddings. Letter from Mr Coggshasll. Mary Murphy had appendicitis & got all right at the Springs. Mrs Joubert wishes me to take interior of her house. Montague wishes to have his house taken. Miss Kasper doesnt like position of her last photo. Mrs Smith wants 4 more groups.[...]0, Injection, small movement - 9:00, Stroll, shot a teal - morning, Chicken broth, rice, toast[...] |
![]() | [...]with gun. I darned. Fine. Sun & cloud, most of the former. Still. Written in red: Tea, toast, 2eggs - 8:00, Injection, little movement result of arrowroot, I think, Chicken broth, toast, arrowro[...]ed Jan. Scrubbed. Touch sciatica Ewen from 3:00 to 5:00. Tea, t[...] |
![]() | SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1900 Down to Terry. Photoed V Horne's baby again. Tea Mrs Co[...]ilked. Fed bull shorts. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Worked sponge into dough, flour & whole wheat[...]Ollie Coil came in, come with her mother for Coil to tear shed down the shed. I got off 11:00, camera, tripod, with a sack of mutton. Mrs Coil bought 7#=12c, 85c- sold rest to Gipson 7#, 85c, Miss Donovan 2 1/2# & Mrs Burgh 2 1/2= 60c. To Scotts, all in parlour, Mrs Braley, Gracie, Mrs[...]n, standing by it. Curious woman preferring this to picturesque ones of Northside. Took Mrs Van HOrne's baby in Mrs Collin's house bay windows in front of it. Tea with Mrs Collins. Home by 6:00. Braley brought up oranges. Got 2# cocoa, 1# tea from Smith. Cold supper. E his of 2 eggs , cocoa, toast. For his dinner cornstarch, sago in mutton broth. Washed up. Bed 10:00. Written in red: Early morning heard[...]SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1900 Developed 2 plates of baby. Baked. Ironed. Photoed Winnie & Sutherla[...]ked. Turned Roanie out. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Developed the 2 Van Horne baby plates. Began bread baking after put irons on to heat. Lunch. Winnie came in. I had to leave ironing & change. Took 2 exposures in house opposite Alec's door, & one in buggy other side of the creek by brush. She left 2# butter, 50c I paid. Mrs Coil came, chatted, & they went up to Braleys. Ironed 2 Alec's shirts. Took top of cream off the churn, which churned 28th, & rubbed it over with butter worker till I got a good lump, 1#, 4oz, good scheme with butter that wont come. Supper 7:15. Coil took 140# for Alec to Terry for Mrs Burgh. Mutton vegetable stew. Washed up. I sewed up Alec's nightshirt wrists for fun April Foo[...] |
![]() | [...]Breakfast on. Milked. Breakfast 8:30. Wasshed up. Swept our room out. Bright rode over to see how Ewen was. I went & developed 3 plates of Winnie. Put to wash after lunch. Alec cleaned chick house & put all the nest boxes in place for summer. At 3:00 the Coils arrived. She dressed up Ollie in white frock & made her look very pretty. I took 3 plates of them at spring, but the baby boy was a terror, cross, willful & naughty, as he wished to be. I developed 2 for them to see, good, too, but Mrs C wished to try another. Took twice, sun too low & baby was[...]. They left. Coil's white cow worse, cant stand up. Coil drove his cattle away home. Milked, etc.[...]ton, parsnips, tatoes for supper at 7:15. Washed up. Developed last & one of first 3 not good. TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1900 Hamlin came to get permission to get our posts. I wrote to Mrs Ferdon, & E to Seve for Alexander. Bright. Became awfully wi[...]se 6:30. Breakfast & fires on. Milked. Fed hay to calf & Rocket in. Swept. H arrived 9:30. Ewen gave him permission to get 60 posts which would leave 5 in the remains of upper pasture division fence. Got team up at 12:00. I got E's dinner. Wrote to Mrs Ferdon after E's lunch & mine. Ewen dictated also a letter to Seve for Alec to write. at 4:00 thro', Read wee. At 4:40 supper[...]tabagas, tea, open plum tart, tartlettes. Washed up. Wrote to Struthers Sisters asking for prices of their chicks roosters. Written in red[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1900 Drove our team in Alec's wagon to Terry. Photoed Joubert's rooms, Monty's house, &[...]m - 40* [Written in red: Arose 6:00. Sun gets up 5:45 about. Feels chilly in spite of the thermometger. Little dull & breezy.] Milked. Watered, fed team. Carried water. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Dear old Jan knew the team, wouldnt move from stable. Will Coil came to look after the cow. She had a little calf. We got off at 11:30 about. Left the wee calf at Coil's. Red McDonalds, Mrs Drummond[...]Joubert. While they were at dinner I took photos of their sitting room. To Terry PO, Snow putting up a hitching post. Left wagon at Blacksmiths to have Dolly shod. To Monty's, he wanted his place photoed. I hunted up Mrs Scott Jr, & others to group outside Monty's house. They were at Mrs 's trying on hats. Took one of the house, camera in wagon to get above the fence. To Charlie Gipson's, interior, him sittiong reading, 2 minutes outside of it. Got feed from Gipsons, bacon, 200# shorts,[...]ilked. Fed team oats. Supper cold 7:30. Washed up. WD. Kruger wept at the funeral of Jouliat & Connoy of English entrapped in an ambuscade. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1900 Mopped. Over to Brights & photod Nichols & Kenneth. Windy til[...]Coil's cow & gave her water. She cannot get rid of her afterbirth properly. Got E's dinner of vermicilli in mutton broth & Liebig, rice pudding. Dressed. Left at 1:40. Alec went to Hamlins to see when he was going to Terry to take 50# potatoes to Mrs Collins. Pups came with me. Trotted. Aerrived 2:20 just thro' washing up dinner things. I took Kenneth in white frock twi[...]of E's on- tea, toast, eggs two. Milked. Washed up. After a cold supper of muttonn, watercress, custard pudding, open[...] |
![]() | [...]s each. Fed cow. Developed 13 plates. Mrs Coil to see after cow. Beautiful. Late afternoon clou[...]at 8:30. E's 8:00. toast, 2eggs, tea, . Washed up. Swept. Alec came for me to help him lift up Coil's cow. She was lying flat, but was too weak to stay up, when put up. I gave her later two beaten eggs & new milk. Carrots she ate well. Washed last of mutton & put to soak some for soup. Set 2 hens bottom nests. Go[...]r 75c. I didnt see her. E did. Mrs Coil talked to me thru' door about cow. I think there is afterbirth still to come away. I finished by 5:10. Got supper on.[...]celeriac, tatoes, white sauce, tartlettes. Took up 2nd batch plates. Washed up. Refilled plate holders just out plates after fi[...]got his colt & packed 50# potatropes on it, took to Hamlins for him to take to Mrs Collins tomorrow. SATURDAY, APRI[...]e 6:00. Cool. Filmy clouds. Chickens made such a noise with dog's pan.] Breakfast on. Didnt ligh[...]ie into saddle horse pasture. Breakfast 8:10. E had his a little before 8:00. Tea, toast, 2 eggs. Washed up. Swept. Fed cow shorts, carrots, Coils. Carrie[...]Began about 11:00. Printed & toned & didnt get a bad print either. Made E's dinner- sago, mutton broth at 1:10. I lunch. A running day it was to & fro'. At 4:30 lit stove. Peeled leeks. Brought up first batch washed prints to burnish. Milked 5:50. Will Coil came to attend to cow. He moved her. She was so cramped from lying in the same position. Supper 7:10. Washed up. Finished burnishing. Good batch altoget[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1900 Mrs Gipson, Mr & Mrs Scott spent the day. Toned 6. Winnie & Sutherland. [Written[...]ilked. Breakfast on. Breakfast at 8:15. Washed up. Swept. Hamlins called. Showed her photos in kitchen. Began printing the few I had to do. Then the Scotts & Mrs Gipspn arrived & Harley. His saddle had turned & he had been dragged a yard or two. I cleaned out our room while they l[...]poached eggs, stewed mutton, cake plain. Cleared up. We went to garden & I dug gooseberry plants for them. Raspberries not ready to take up. Cut currant suckers for them. Must always cut up, not downwards, Scott said. Sat a while. Winnie arrived. Pleased with buggy, not with others. All gone. Pasted few on mounts. Ewen's tea of cocoa, toast, 2 eggs. Milked. Gave Coil's cow 4 eggs, also one tablespoon of salt petre dissolved in hot water to make afterbirth come away. MONDAY,APR[...]es. Breakfast 8:40. Ewen his'n at 8:10. Washed up. Swept. Cleaned our room. Rode Rocket & with some useless delays such as driving Roanie to west saddle horse pasture gate & finding the wretch George Tusler , wheh he moved the fence, never replaced the gate. Took her to gate near Hamlins house & drove Rody Dhu down to her & both home. Fed hay. Got E's lunch by 1:10[...]ooked at photos& took away their proofs. We went to cow. She breathes uneasily, moved her round. Sent things to keep them dry as it came on to rain. I finished mounting, & packed up in separate packages , & wrote names on them. E'[...]Dhu shorts 4 qta. Roanie milked. Milk & 2 eggs to Coil's cow, wouldnt drink. Supper 7:20. mutton[...]tatoes, carrots, white sauce, tea, cake. Washed up. Read, WD., Bed 10:00. Ewen has bowel p[...] |
![]() | [...]. Milked. Fed chicks. Fed sick cow which seems the same, & loath to eat anything. I went to get water & saw the muskrat again , let me get close. It was eating[...]stream & went into brush. Breakfast 9:00 Washed up. Swept. Scrubbed kitchen. Mrs Coil called to see about cow. I printed off the Van Horne baby, ranch with hay meadow, Braley mow[...]broth, toast, rice pudding. Bright came. Thinks the women will be pleased with 2 good photos of Kenneth Kid. Fed cow 3:00 milk eggs. Supper on 5:00. Watched the rat. It let me touch it with piece of stiff grass, never stopped eating. Milked. E's[...]urrie, rice, jam puffs & tartlettes made. Washed up. Burnished. Talk with Alec. He says he has made his arrangements to go home, never having consulted us about it. Great time explaining he must 1st get consent of Wickham. Written in red: Worked up sponges into doughs at 9:10pm. WEDNESDAY[...]Terry rode. Collected photo money. Alec walked to Terry. Beautiful. Mild. Wind got up morning. Went down. Written in red: 6:10am - 32[...]lked. Coil's cow fed eggs & milk. E's breakfast of egg, toast, tea. Ours at 9:00. Washed up. Swept. Out. Couldnt see the tame muskrat. Had to hurry to get thro'. Mounted 7 of ranch for agents, Towers, for sale of this place. Mounted & posted photos to Mrs Cameron & Allan. Also few for customers. Worked up dough to loaves. Got off12:40. Took camera, but didnt us[...]eft Snow his photos & plates. Monty out. Showed to Scotts. Mrs Smith paid $1.50, Gipson, Charles or[...]n about appendicitis, which, he said, Drs said he had. Sardines, corn bread cured him. To Jouberts. she ordered 8 of the interior & 6 of hunting trip. Home 5:50. Supper on. Fed chicks. Mrs Collins couldnt eat A's potatoes, & he took them back, sold to Mrs Burgh. Mrs Gipson took away their cow[...] |
![]() | [...]Called on Tuslers. Scrubbed spare room . Wrote to Wickham Beautiful. Warm. Cool night. Writt[...]e chilly. Still & bright.] Fires lit. Milked. Had breakfast by 8:00. Washed up. Was sweeping when Evans arrived. After looking thro' ohotos he wished to be taken. So I took him in corral. Alec tried to make the horse prick up its ears, but it was impossible. He said he would be back in about 2 weeks & wanted me to print off a dozen & will call in about 2 weeks for them. Swept. Wrote to Wickham about Alec chiefly. Swept. Scrubbed out the spare room in case Mr Price comes. Shook, folded blankets. E his dinner. Dressed to see tuslers when McDonald arrived. He came to see about getting this place. Finally said he "would figure on it". He left at 4:10. Up to Tuslers, E & I. Mrs T at home. Chatted. Henry came back from hunting up a horse. Home 6:30. Supper on. Milked. Supper E[...]sardines. WWe -eggs & bacon, tartlettes. Washed up. WD. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1900 Full[...]orange. Milked. Breakfast 8:05. Ours. Washed up. Swept/ Got in washing machine, etc. Having mo[...]bed floor. Got supper on at 4:10. We, Alec & I, had quite a time mending the washing line. It broke down under the weight of the blankets. We spliced a piece of galvanized wire onto the old to repair it. Developed Chas Evans. Ewen's supper[...]ew, mashed tatoes, cocoa, tea, pudding. Washed up. WD. Took up plates from spring. Ewen walked from 3:00 till 5:30. Made out photo list. New lot of plates, etc. At 3:30 washed kitchen windo[...] |
![]() | [...]ashed & scrubbed allm day. Ewen walked from 4:00 to 6:00. Alec cleaned his harness. Dull. Wind s[...]Dull. Little windy.] Breakfast on. Rode Rocket to drive up calf & bull were other side of the Creek. Milked. Fed bull his shorts. E breakfast 8:00. Ours 8:15. Washed up. Swept. Began washing at 10:40. 1 pr sheets, 5[...]Lay down till 5:45. E's supper. I hung out part of the clothes, & Alec the bulk of them. Carried 4 pails water. Milked 6:30. Put[...]d tato cakes, rice pudding, cream galore. Washed up. Ewen read his letter he wrote today to his brother, very good one, of course. WD. Afternoon washed 3 brushes. Bed 9:[...]ted 53 prints. Winnie & Sutherland called. Alec to Terry. Coil's sick white cow died 3 days ago.[...]ing. Still.] Breakfast on. Rode Rocket & drove up calf & bull. They kept runnung round spring & ov[...]last. Milked. Breakfast 9:00. Winnie & S came to see when I would go to Terry to take them again. Arranged for Tuesday. Washed up. Plucked a died hen & cut it up for dog pot. Began printing 11:10. Lunch on the run. E's at 1:15- sago soup, toast, rice pudding. I thro' 4:30. Winnie & S left a ham & some papers. I lay & read them for 15 minutes. Bad news for the British, 600 reported taken prisoners, 500 killed[...]:20. He would not have his supper till 7:00. He had pains all afternoon over bowels. Alec back 7:00.[...]n, & Struthers Sisters. Mrs F in Sheridan, been to see the Wallops. supper 7:20. vegetable soup, eg[...] |
![]() | MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1900 Set a hen. Boiled a ham. Made out Salyer's seed list. Churned. D[...]39* [Written in red: Arose 6:00. Dull. Clear to east. Calm.] Breakfast on. Rode to drive up calf & bull. Milked. Breakfast 8:10. Washed up. Swept. Ewen good movement. Set a hen on Langshanish eggs 13. Couldnt tone- not su[...]ot Ewen's midday meal. Lunched. Churned but, as the butter didnt come by 4:00, I put the cream (kept too long) in a saucepan to melt & in the oven. E's tea at 6:00. Milked & put Rocket in at 5:15. Made a raisin, currant cake, seeded the raisins morning. Cut & cleaned with lye & hot water an oil can, put large ham in it to boil. Supper, A & I, at 7:15. celeriac, tatoes sliced & done in oven, rice & hard boiled eggs fried, cake ate none. Washed up. Took ham out at 8:10. WD. Tired. Bed 9:10. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1900 I rode to Terry & then to Brights. Took cattle & child photos. Writte[...]with snow.] Breakfast on. Milked. Calf & bull up. Ground all snow. Breakfast 8:35. Washed up. Wrote note to Mrs Ferdon saying we couldnt go up to Stockgrower's meeting. Got off at 11:30. Passed[...]loth bound novels for 25c each as I have got some to get rid of. To Depot, got pens for E. Express on 100# to Chicago is $6.00. Dinner at Scotts. Had a glass of blackberry wine & drank success to new saloon of theirs. Montague wishes me to take his house & group again one morning at 11:00. He has been kicked by a horse yesterday on his bad leg. Got sardines at store, alum 1#. PO Took mail to Brights. Got there 3:00. Were making reservoire. The men went to gather cattle. I took Kenneth again indoors 1 sec, 4 diap. Then we went out to cattle. Home by 6:00. Took Kenneth on po[...] |
![]() | [...]6:00. Bright but windy.] Breakfast 8:15. Washed up. Prepared for developing. I made up double quantity of SSA for toning, put in an earthen jar. Began to develop about 11:00. Did the 5 plates taken at Brights . Child indoors no goo[...]rd & packed in box on oats small end down. Spoke to Alec on the going home question. He has been so sulky the last week. He thought we wished to prevent his going. I explained he was in our care, & must have consent of Trustees before he could go alone. If they refus[...]at cleaning out old barn. Got it finished. Made a big pile outside of the manure. Supper, ours at 7:20. Poached eggs, mas[...]1900 Toned 66 prints. & burnished. Made list of books for sale. Beautiful. Rather dull became[...]e 2 white mares & Bonanza & colt from our pasture to Coils. Breakfast 8:15. Ewen always has his in his room. Washed up. Swept. Mopped our room. Made up E Fixer & went down to put it in the spring when I found the spring had been trampled in. Watercress ruined(for time being) by dogs. Got dogs. Chained them to posts at spring, & let them have it well with Alec's whip. Then tied to drying line post. I printed several, about 13. Made out a list of the novels to be sold. Alec had 8. Also an alphabetical list for the seller. Shall try to sell in a lump. Put prints to wash in 2 batches & the spring was very roily all day. Put a batch to burnish 'fore supper. Ewen out afternoon yesterday & today. The grouse "dancing" has kept him busy observing. Washed up. Burnished all 10 then. WD. Bed 11:00.[...] |
![]() | [...]20, 1900 Mounted 53 prints. Baked bread. Got up team. Hamlin. At 1:00am Red McDonald's Store &[...]hicken pot, & coffee pot, too. Out. Rode Rocket to drive up Rody Dhu & calf. Milked. Breakfast at 8:00. A[...]hen. Killed 2 chicks before breakfast. I worked up sponge very large one too. Cleaned our room. To[...]ast 1:10. Kept on mounting till 3:30. Printed 1 of Montague group for Mrs Gipson, toned, washed & burnished. Altered my book list. Stamped & packed up photos for their different owners, viz: Charles Gipson 10 (had 2), Winnie B 2 of buggy (had 2), Mrs Van Horne 12 of baby, Chas Evans 12, Brights 4 taken Tuesday, Mrs Joubert 12. Baking on 4:10. Carried saddle, etc, to where Rocket was other side of creek near division fence. Got him. Rode to Tuslers, out, left Examiner & Winnie's photos. Saddle horse pasture & drove up Dolly, George, etc. Put team in barn. Hamlin ca[...]on toast, boiled eggs, ham, coffee, tea. Washed up. WD. Written in red: Alec measured fencing, will sell to Joubert 58ft. I plucked 2 fowls. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1900 To Terry, our team, A's wagon. McD's Store & Saloon burnt. Photod Mon[...]5:55am - 48*. [Written in red: Arose 5:45. A flicker drumming woke me on the roof or somewhere. Curlews making great noises.][...]ked. Watered, fed team. Breakfast 8:10. Washed up. Swept. Mounted 1 print for Mrs Gipson. Started 11:00. First to see Will Coil at their new building, & got him to come up Monday & clean out the corral, his cattle having messed it up. To Jouberts, left $2.00 worth fencing & $3.50 photos. To Terry. Will Coil had told me Red's Store burnt down 10 o'clock Thursda[...]racketts, asked her if she would buy $15.00 worth of books. Cant afford. Says McDonald got his place burnt down on purpose to get $3700 insurance. Left books for Mrs Scott to sell to Renn. Got 200# shorts, 100# oats, 5# rice, 50#[...]fine sardines. Took 2 exposures Montague group. Had to wait some time for them to collect. Miss Donovan, tried to sell her a hat, didnt. Mrs Stith bought one 75c blue broad brim, Mrs Smith another baby's sunbonnet. Sent seed list to Salyer. Home 6:00. Supper 7:30. Milked[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1900 Rode to Hamlins 7:30. Hauled wood. Burnt Blackleg yearlin[...]n in red: Arose 5:45. Beautiful. Smokiness gone of yesterday.] Milked after starting breakfast. Ch[...]ocket. Started 7:30. Gave Hamlin his cheque & ? to Savage in Miles for Liebig & borax. Back by 8:00[...]days. Stomach & lower pains now & then. Washed up. Swept. Curried off team well. Ewen helped to harness. Alec helped fix the brake. Got off 11:30 about. E very cross about[...]e corner meadow fence, Creek Pasture side, & with the load pulled to the Sand Draw in the end of lane & made a pile upon which I put the maggoty remains of Coil's yearling. Burnt it up. I got more wood from brush to keep it going, & then we pulled 1/2 load for our[...]supper 7:15, savoury eggs, sardines, tea. Washed up. Fed horses hay & oats outside. George got some in his throat & had ? ? in his neck. MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1900 Will Coil came & partly cleaned up manure from old corral. I had backache. Dull. Afternoon rained off & on. E[...]8pm [Written in red: Arose 5:45. Pain in end of my back. Difficult to get chores done.] Got breakfast on. Milked. ev[...]t pain. [Written in red: With difficulty I drove up team from meadow on Rocket.] Ewen thinks it is weakness of the spine from not resting in the day. I think lumbago. Will arrived 9:00, 20 to. I showed him that the brake wouldnt act on our wagon. He fixed it. Alec helped him clean out corral, & A spread it. I lay down till 10:35. Got dinner on. Ready by 12:30. Alec , Will , & I ate of roast fowl, tatoes done round it, carrots in whit[...]ing, coffee. Ewen, chicken broth & rice. Washed up. Alec wiped. Will talked to Ewen. I lay on the bed & was amused listening to "him & me", "Louie said", "I told Van", etc. He left at last to go & continue his hauling. He took down 7 loads. I read on bed till 5:35. Supper on. Gave Ewen his of cocoa, toast, 1 egg, sardines, . Milked. Lay on bed. Alec cold supper, I too. 7:20. Poor Will who suffers from lumbago , gave me his Alcock Plaster which he had on. WD. Bed 8:20. |
![]() | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1900 Leon hauled rest of manure 6 or 7 loads & finished the corral. Dull. Windy & rainy. Evening calme[...]arrived 7:30. Milked. Breakfast 8:30. Ewen got up late & had his breakfast in his room as usual. I washed up. Swept, etc alone. Alec spread manure. Got dinner on. At 11:20 Leon came to say he was going to have his dinner with his folks. So Alec & I had dinner alone. At 12:20-stewed chicken , celeriac, tatoes done in oven, custard pudding. Washed up. I lay on bed all afternoon till 5:15. Ewen for a walk at 5:00. He is pretty well today. I read Records & Country Life. Supper on. Ewen had cocoa, toast, egg, sardines for his supper. Roanie had to be moved by Alec to get her up from the new grass, first time this spring. Chicken, cele[...]tatoes, macaroni, cheese, tea for supper. Washed up. Lay on bed & slept till 9:15. E hot bath & I a[...]ems better. Typical April day. First rainbow of season. Showery. 7:30am - 52*. Pouring ra[...]ought would get fine, so came. They got potatoes up from cellar. He ploughed East patch first, & then Old Squaw Corn patch, & then garden. I washed up & swept. Got dinner on. Ewen very cranky last 2[...]rd pudding, cream, plum jam, coffee, etc. Washed up alone. Alec helped plant potatoes. I could do nothing. Showed piece to put tatoes in. Plucked 2 hens & cleaned. H had a "nooning" of 2 1/2 hours! I lay & read till 5:15. Supper on. Supper 6:30 to which H stayed- onion omelet, chick stew, potato balls, ham, tea, custard pudding. Washed up. E had his in his room. I rode to get up Roanie when she started to come. Milked. WD. Bed 8:45. |
![]() | THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1900 Hamlin finished the garden plots. I cooked & lay down. Fine morni[...]. Breakfast on. Milked. Rody Dhu & calfie came up to my call. This saves lots of time. Kept on cooking till dinner was over. Had boiled fowl & rice, steamed tatoes, beets in white sauce, tartlettes. Washed up. Lay down in our room. E very argumentative, so I went & rested in spare room. Hamlin went up to Braley's to borrow their double harrow. Sowed oats eastern &[...]atoes, & ploughing garden before dinner. Made it up with Ewen. Got supper on 5:15. Supper at 6:05,[...]tea, melon pie. Cocoa. Ewen his usual. Washed up. WD. Milked. Roanie late in coming up. Hamlin left 7:40. He proposes for us to sell buildings, rent pastures till 2 yrs up, then roll up fencing & use it on a new ranch North Side! FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1900 Lay on bed reading most of the day. Hamlin mended fences. Alec walked to Terry. Renn wont buy the books. Has got a lot. Beautiful. Bright. Warm. Written in[...]urned cow & bull into Creek Pasture. Rode Rocket to get the bull out. Breakfast 8:00. Wrote a letter for Ewen to Little Adams' solicitor. Washed up. Cleaned our room. Lay on bed & read "The Last of the Bushrangers" by Augustus Hare. Got E's lunch, malted milk, vermicilli pudding heated up. Read. Ewen walked morning & afternoon. Hamlin arrived 3:40 & went to mend up fences of hay meadow. At 5:15 I got supper on. H drove up Roanie, R. Dhu from meadow, they having got in again. Shut them up in new corral. Supper 7:00, boiled chicken, car[...]ustard pudding, peaches & cream. Milked. Washed up. Read papers. Roberts no further advanced in suppressing the Boers. Wrote to Chas Evans, sending proofs of his photos as he wrote asking me about the[...] |
![]() | SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1900 Lay on bed. Alec with Hamlin to Terry. Cooked. Chores. Dull. Rained hard at[...]-nailed boots stamping about, having been down in the cellar desprouting tatoes for sale. Made E in a fever heat of rage. Breakfast on. Milked. Breakfast 8:15. Alec went out 5:30am to catch his team, but failed to find them in Creek Pasture. E said he could have Steel to drive them up on, but he didnt want to get them, said he would take mail to Hamlin as he wanted something to do! After finishing housework, putting on new sh[...]ck. I was very cross with him because he said he had told me he was going to Terry & he never did. Fed chicks. Got eggs. E[...]ttes, potato balls, rutabaga, tartlettes. Washed up. WD. Read. Bed 9:30. SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1900 Alec drove to Terry. I rested back. Set 4 hens, 13 eggs each.[...]chicks before breakfast, Walter McNeil came with a note from D McDonald asking if we would let him h[...]swered affirmative. Ewen rather better. Cleaned up. Stitched at Orkney skirt. Alec caught his team in the Creek Pasture.. He took 3 sacks of potatoes to Terry, & a tub to have a band put on it. I read. Intended darning blanke[...]E Liebig, sago pudding lunch. Set 4 hens. Shut up 2 black hens to forget their broodiness. Ewen went for his walk 3:30, I read "Bushrangers Sweetheart", long in getting to its story. WD at 5:10. Supper on. Alec back 6:00. He drove up the saddle bunch on Kitty, & we cut back C.old Nelly, & his colt in corral. Left there all night with the bull. As his colt still sucks its dam, tomorrow will turn it in the Creek Pasture with C. Scrambled eggs on minced chicken , & ham, tea, ham pie, tartlettes etc. Washed up. Salyer's seeds arrived. |
![]() | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1900 Put up mosquito doors. Read. Lettuce, radish, spinach[...]: Alec took it easy. E's appendix pains. Such a perfect day. Written in red: 6:10am - 52*, 1:50[...]c still very sulky, so I leave him alone. Washed up. Scrubbed kitchen & did our room out. I put on the screen doors. Enough thought for my back, so la[...]lunch. Ate mine. Gathered tools & seeds & went to garden. On the west side Hamlin had turned over a weed sod & I had to get it off the ground before sowing. Got very thirsty, but could only wash face & mouth off in trough. Sowed only 3 of my lariat length lines. Quit 4:30. Washed. WD. Read wee. Ewen gone for a walk. He complained of his appendix after lunch. Supper on 5:10. Milke[...]ced, done in oven, custard, peaches, tea. Washed up. Rouge caught a wee chick in his mouth today. I rushed out, but[...]E's pain commenced at his dressing time. Washed up. Swept. Mopped out our room. Printed 'fore breakfast 2 Montague group & toned, put to wash. Alec found out I had gardened yesterday, wanted to help. I declined as he is so horribly sulky, I do not care to have him near me. I went at 11:30, & put in 2 longish rows of peas. A came & we had a talk. He evidently hates Ewen & myself, & will not see anything reasonably. Up at 12:45. Got E's chicken broth, rice , & toast ready. Fed wee chicks. Ate lunch. Read a bit, Lay on bed. At 2:00 down to garden. Sowed above seeds. Up at 6:15. Supper on. Got E his by 6:45. Milked.[...]oes, custard, peaches, arrowroot pudding. Washed up. Sponged bread. Killed, scalded, plucked, & drew fat hen, & washed. WD. Ewen read me a letter from the Crown W, Hughes Parry, in "Field", on the hardiness of half Hackneys. He contends they are hard[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1900 Worked up bread. Mounted 4. Sowed [Written in red: sweet[...]squash,. Finished sowing.] Beautiful. Gusts of wind. Pleasant. Written in red: 6:40am - 40*[...]hens off. Carried water. Breakfast 8:30. Ewen had porridge, & cream only. Washed up. Swept. Worked up sponge. Mounted 2 Montague group, & 2 of the Dryborough's horse photos for E. Down to garden 11:10. Sweet corn got in. Up 12:40. E's chicken rice broth & arrowroot prepared. Down 1:40 'bout. Rest of seeds as above. In 5:50. Supper on. Got Oudal[...]t for 'bout an hour afternoon. He thought he saw a new sandpiper, not sure. Alec sulked all day. O[...]not risen sufficiently at 1:30. WD. Wrote note to Wickham acknowledging receipt of Quarters. Very weary. Bed 9:15. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1900 Dug up pieplant, raspberries for Terry. 11:30 to Terry. Home 4:20. Bright. Nasty west wind.[...]. Perfect morning.] Carried old cellar cabbages to manure pile. Milked. Fed chicks. Took hens off nests. Breakfast 8:20. Washed up. Swept. Dug up rhubarb & raspberry plants for Old Scott & Mrs Gi[...]re not far from gate. Off 11:30. PO 1st, no one had left any photo money, worst luck. Tried to get Roberts' check cashed. Couldnt. Showed photos to Mrs Gipson. She gave me a loaf of her bread & chatted. Mrs Scott & Miss Shinaburgh[...]tchen, very pleased with photos, ordered 2. Over to Montague's, Mrs Putman working for him now. He very pleased. To Mrs Smith's. She wishes to return the $1. child's bonnet I sold her, as her husband says they cannot afford it. To Scotts, books not sold yet. Offered them 10% if[...]ll them. Got "Montana" hat for Ewen, No 7. Paid a bill of theirs. Home with several bundles at 4:20, havin[...]1st asparagus, custard pudding. Milked. Washed up Bed 9:10. |
![]() | FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900 Henry called to hem & haw about bull. Finally agreed to give $100 for him. Scrubbed & Washed. Turned into a Beautiful day. One heavy shower. 6:50am - 48*[...]Dull & cool. Breakfast on. Roanie milked. Fed the chicks. Breakfast 8:15. Washed up. Back hurt wee. Henry arrived at 9:20. Decided must get last Saturday's wash done so as to have it clear for photography. Began washing 10:[...]Stewed chicken & boiled, peeled tatoes. Washed up. WD. An overlooked letter from Huffman came yesterday, Ewen read, in which he says he had been to New York & seen many photos, professional & amateur, but none that pleased him better than mine (7) at the Agent's Towers, of this Ranch! [Written in red: Wrote to Huffman asking him if he wishes for negatives, wh[...]MAY 5, 1900 Sowed tomato seed in garden. Rode to Terry. Photoed Shinaburgher. Miss Donovan gave[...]n. Fed chicks. Milked. Breakfast 8:20. Washed up. Swept. Wrote another letter to Huffman instead of the one written last night. Garden, sowed tomato seed, as the box of plants 1/2 spoilt by Alec watering with too hot w[...]Dressed. Off at 1:15. Alec asked for tarpaper to put on his roof. Stopt at Mrs Sant Kemptons, gave her 3 bodies to alter sleeves of. Children got mouth sores, so didnt take their p[...]Shinaburgher just come for mail, so I went across to Depot with her & helped Miss D put it on the machine for "the Flyer" to catch it from, & watched them do it. To Hotel, Mrs B, Winnie, Mrs Tusler, Mrs Scott sitting there chatting. . Then to see Galloway Bulls & a Jinnie in barn, belonging to TD. Spoke to Dan Bowman & Clark boy from N. Side in storeroom. To PO, photoed Miss Shinaburgher in her masquerade c[...]ing & standing. Home 5:30. Supper 7:30. Killed a hen as saw Kemptons. They are coming here tomorr[...]wen saying, "I am very angry with you," today, & the result is Alec is more sulky than ever. S[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1900 Hamlons called. Kemptons to dinner. Left 5:15. E sold K the bull. Dull rather. Poured afternoon & evenin[...]custard steamed pudding, prunes, coffee. Washed up. Alec wiped. Sat around. Photos amused them very much. Gave Mary one of S Joubert & Stella Kaspar. They left at 5:15. P[...]calf on picket. Supper 7:10. Ham, eggs. Washed up. WD. Read wee. Bed. Alec very silent all day. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1900 Ewen to see Henry to tell him Kempton bought the bull. Mrs Bright & sister called. Beautiful.[...]n. Milked. Fed chicks. Breakfast 8:00. Washed up. Swept. Ewen not feeling well. He has not recovered from the setback he had from collecting wood to burn Coil's Blackleg yearling up. Ewen went to Tuslers. I developed Shinaburgher plates. Pretty good I think. Swept our room. Put to wash. I ate lunch. Lay on bed, read. Down to garden 2:15, Put out a lot of onion sets. E returned, so I went up to see him. Henry very irate with Kempton declaring he bought it just for"spite work". Alec had told him he was going home by himself if we didnt go end of May, to get married. I went & finished transplanting onions, Then E called me. Mrs Bright arrived. Up. Chatted. Ordered 1 doz photos. They lost thei[...]Pasture getting here. Left 5:30. Supper on. 3 of my 12 chicks (wee) missing, cat (strange) or dogs[...]ed stones [Written in red: by garden & turned out of sack at spring. WD. Bed 9:00.] |
![]() | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1900 ARBOUR DAY Rode to Terry. Sold pieplant. Got photo orders. Beau[...]tho'. [Written in red: 6:45am - 64*.] 80* most of the day. [Written in red: Arose 6:45. Brilliant morning.] Breakfast on. Fed chicks. Put a newly hatched lot into a coop alone with hen. Milked. I get a 10# lard pail full now calf doesnt suck. Put calf on picket. Breakfast 8:45. Washed up. Swept. Attended Ewen. Gathered pieplant, 6 bunches. It is very small, grass overgrown the bed. Got up Rocket. Sold it in 15c bunches , 32 to a bunch, Snow, Mrs Stith, Mrs Atterberry, Mrs Gipson, Mrs Smith. Passed Hamlin family on their way to search for Box Elder trees to plant round their Ranch. Sold pieplant. Got order for photos from Miss Shinaburgher, 1 doz sitting down. Had 2 untoned proofs with me. Called on Mrs Brackett, wants to buy bedstead iron. Asked $8. , mattress complete[...]house. Home by 4:30. Hamlins at our door, spoke to them. Turned Rocket out. Supper on. Milked. E[...]rose 6:05. Lovely morning.] Breakfast on. Ewen had his orange. Fed chicks. Milked. Picketed calf. It is awkward about leading, always only been tied up. Breakfast E's 8:00. Ours 8:15. Washed up. Swept. I cut E's beard very short. Printed & toned 52 prints. Ewen had chicken broth, rice, Liebig in it. Lunch 1:30.[...]thro' photographic work till 5:00. Ewen went for a walk at 4:00. He put on lighter flannels afternoon. I got supper on 5:10. Put wee chicks to bed. None gone since I shut them up nights. Milked. Put calf in. Put 2 plate fulls to burnish. Fed hens, collected eggs, carried wood[...]ery leg weary. Got E's & Alec's suppers. E only had piece bacon, brown bread , lightly boiled eggs, 2 cups tea. After washing up I burnished until 9:10 the 52 prints. WD. Hot bath, E first, I after. |
![]() | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1900 Alec to Terry. Mounted prints. Coil came. E & I to Hamlins Most beautiful , but very hot. Breeze[...]Breakfast 8:00. Alec started afoot 8:30. Washed up. Coil arrived 9:00. Found calf gone, broken pic[...]reek Pasture, but no go. Found him on foot wound up round a willow at end of Avenue. Coil left. Started in mounting, Got thro' the lot by 3:00. I pasted a few prints in E's book. Alec had told Coil to tell me Alec would not be back for supper. At 5:00 E & I walked to Hamlin's. I looked at them thro' glasses from hill. They were sitting outside their house in the shade. Ewen rested twice on the way. Rather too far for him to walk. We had supper. E 2 eggs I boiled for him. Saw the men milk in corral. H drove us home in his buggy[...]ed, fed dogs, etc. WD. Bed 10:20. Coil offered to buy all fencing for $600 & Hamlin wants to give a $400 note for buildings. FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1900 Mopped our room out. Washed & Scrubbed. Put up photos. Measured flower garden fence. I hung clothes out today. Written in red: Alec always disappears to lie on haystack all afternoon. Written in red: Th[...]shing. Breakfast 8:15. Ewen his'n 9:00. Washed up. Injection., Got up washing machine. Alec didnt help a bit except to bring up 4 pails water. He is so surly & independent in his behavour. Mopped our room out & took out the coal hod & wood box for good. Got to my washing at 11:50. Ewen his dinner, sago, Lieb[...]g (flower garden), 119 1/2 ft, $4.50 worth. Put up my customers' photos. , Brights 1 1/2 doz, Miss[...]killed 'fore supper), chickens & dressed. Washed up. WD. Malted milk, E & I hot. |
![]() | SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1900 Wrote notes. Rode to Terry afternoon. Shinaburghers. Scotts, Montague[...]en in red: Arose 6:10. Very hot & sunny. Swarms of Bluebottles on the verandah.] Breakfast on. Fed chicks. Let wee chicks out. Picketed calf. Milked. Breakfast 8:15. Washed up. Swept both rooms. Gathered 3 bunches pieplant. Out. Caught Rocket, rode him bare back to ranch, put him in barn. In 11:30. Wrote to Huffman, couldnt see advantage to me in copyrighting negatives, & that I had seen his photos in English Illustrated papers. Got Ewen Liebig & cup arrowroot. Started at 2:00. First to Jouberts, Mrs bought15c worth pie plant. To their garden where Joubert was - got him to buy rest of fencing round flower garden $4.50. To Terry. Mrs Scott & Miss Shina burgher very pleas[...]not paid. Donovan medicine from Detroit for E. To New PO building, very fine one. Stith's old store moved to where McDonalds store was. To Mrs Brackett, she wanted potatoes. We got none to sell. Home by 6:00. Supper 7:30. Chores before. Washed up. Waited for cat with gun but didnt see him. Had asparagus for supper. SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1900 Cut A's hair. A to Terry. Pulled down flower garden fence. Dug gar[...]cketed calf. Fed fowls. Breakfast 8:45. Washed up. Swept. Cut A's hair. He walked to Terry. I took staples out of the picket fence surrounding flower garden, pulled up the posts, & put them all on the post pile behind the old barn. Got E's lunch, Liebig & arrowroot & milk. Ate my lunch, custard & milk. Pulled fencing off of the garden onto the grass. Wanted George to pull it up near wagon , but had no time to get him. Ewen went for stroll in Creek Pasture. I churned, came in 10 minutes. Worked butter up. I dug up whole of the flower garden. Took all the mulch & hay, 2 wheelbarrows full to manure pile. Thro' digging 5:40. Supper on. Fe[...]Alec back 6:30, hoping he wouldnt eat out. Made a snow onion omelet, fried ham, tea, sago pudding & peaches. Washed up. WD. Weary. |
![]() | [...]ated. Mrs H Tusler, "Aunt Mel" called. I with E to look for grouse nest. Rather dull. Shower in[...]ked. Put calf on picket. Breakfast 810. Washed up. Swept. Coil arrived at 10:00. I read paper.[...]er niece-in-law Clara Etta Tusler coming. I went to meet them. We sat on verandah. Mrs Tusler gave[...]Science, thought she could cure Ewen. She cured a little calf in Miles City, & has cured children. She & Etta came in to see Ewen. They left 11:30. Coil at 12:00. T came in, saw Ewen. Coil has come up 200 dollars, will give 800 for the place if he can have storehouse & spare room. He is to settle with Hamlin today what buildings they partake of. I got E'sdinner. Gathered old woolen garments, shirts, etc to sell in Terry. Out with Ewen in Creek Pasture in[...]in. Home 6:20. Supper on. Milked. Our supper, A & I, 7:30. Alec bought potatoes from Henry today to sell. Boiled fowl, rice, asparagus lots of it, white sauce, potatoes. Written in red: Made custard. Mrs Tusler left for Miles today. Ewen had a fire. Bed 9:30. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1900 Rolled up fencing. Hamlin for dinner. Curlew's nest & Win[...]Breakfast on. Chores. Breakfast 8:50. Washed up. Was on way to get George, met Hamlin, Marion, & George Tusler coming to call. Got George, rode him back. Harnessed him to Herb Garden fencing lying on ground, pulled it up to wagon. Hamlin helped roll it up & put it in wagon. Got dinner- fried tatoes, ham, eggs, custard, peaches. Went across meadow to the draw other side Coal Bank where George Tusler showed me C's nest. Back. Washed up. H left. I worked up dough. Winnie & Effie Smith called. Took two 4x5 exoposures down near spring of Winnie in her new hat. They left. E & I across to Curlew & I took 4 exposures, one of it flying off no go, bird not in plate. In 5:00.[...]back 7:00. G Tusler told us. Roanie never came up. Developed 8:15 till 10:00. Hypo spots o[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1900 Drove team to Jouberts & Terry. Left fencing at Jouberts. Old[...]tiful. Cool. S breeze.] Dressed. Found Roanie up, so drove her to barn & milked, turned her out. Breakfast on. Fed chicks. Put calf out on picket. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Went & caught team. Harnessed. Made Ewen arrowroot pudding. Off 12:00. To Jouberts & left him the fencing. Tried to sell Mabel Joubert riding skirt brown $5., couldnt. To Mrs Bracketts, no flannels there could sell. Sti[...], all she would buy. Left rest with Mrs Drummond to sell, giving her 10%. Sold Mrs Scott $1. worth n[...]etc. Left Astrakan trimmed jacket for Mrs Gipson to see $10. Got wheat, one sack. Mail. Mrs Charle[...]auce, custard. Walked good way other side Majuba Hill to get Roanie. Milked. Alec had partly washed up. Put calf in. WD. Bed 9:35. Written in red: Met Mr Perry in Sant's lane driving Crown W horses, spoke to him 3 or 4 minutes. There are horses everywhere. Round up come in. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1900 Printed & toned 15. Winnie & Effie called. Alec to Tuslers. Charters & wife & child stopped the night. Dull. Very little sun. Light showers.[...]oudy & breezy.] Chores. Breakfast 8:15. Washed up. Swept. Fed chicks. Printed Montague's house,[...]as so dull. Alec went away after cleaning stable to transplant for Henry I suppose. I got E's dinner of chicken broth, Liebig, rice, arrowroot cup of. Winnie & Effie Smith arrived to see photos. Showed them. Winnie liked side face[...]or walk at 4:00. I got supper on 5:00. Chores. Had given E his supper, & Alec his when a buggy drove up, a blue-eyed, fair mustached man asked very humbly if this was the Cameron Ranch, & if he could stay the night, saying he was Assistrant Assessor. Of course. I soon got the spare room ready. They washed & I got supper, ch[...]her into our room & showed her photos. I washed up. Made spare room bed, sheets on. Then hunted Creek Pasture for Roanie, too dark, didnt find her. Visitors to bed. Burnished photos. Put calf in stable, meant to , but failed to find him with lantern. Bed 10:45. |
![]() | FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1900 Charters left. A to Terry in wagon. Mounted 6 prints. Transplanted all tomatoes. Sticked 2 lines of peas. Sun, but mostly cloud. 7:30 pm poured.[...]red: Arose 5:45. Dull. Very damp. Rained quite a bit in night.] Breakfast on. Fed chicks. Milked Roanie up at Upper Corral. Breakfast on. Porridge, cream, omelettes, coffee, tea, bread & butter. Charters had a conflab with Ewen. I sat & chatted with Mrs C in spare room. They left 9:30. Washed up. Caught calf which had got loose, & put him on picket. Alec went to Terry with his team. I stuck Winnie on cards, & Monty's house. Lunch 1:30. Lay down a bit. Winnie & Effie came. They took photos away. I changed. to garden 2:55 & transplanted tomato plants. Then put brush along 2 rows of peas, all there are. Up 5:55 . Supper 7:20. Poached eggs, fried tatoes, asparagus, white sauce, rice pudding, apricots. Washed up. Came on to rain so hard I gave up idea of getting Roanie up. WD. Allan written E a screaming letter for E to write to the breeder of wolves in Wyoming - Bothwell. SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1900 Scrubbed. Alec drove to Fallon. Made brine for eggs. Churned. Transplanted 96 winter cabbages. Quite a lot of rain fell at noon. Written in red: 6:55 - 31*.[...]ks. Took hens off. Put calf out. Milked Roanie, who was up. Left other 2 in corral intending to take them over to Kempton's. E persuaded me not to try to take them as it would be such an aggravating job[...]I turned them out later. Breakfast 8:15. Washed up. Swept. Scrubbed kitchen. Churned 1# 14 oz. E his dinner, Liebig, arrowroot at 1:10. Alec got up Steel for me when he got up his team. At 3:00 I began transplanting cabbages. I wrapped their stems in horseradish leaves to prevent cut worms from kiling them. This made it a longer job. Up at 5:50. Fire on. E went for a walk. I gathered eggs & fed chicks. Saddled Steel, rode to get up Roanie, missed her. Heard E call. Went back & had difficulty in getting her to leave the other 2. Steel was very gay. Supper 7:40. Milked. Washed up. Chat on cameras, E & I. WD. Killed "gr[...] |
![]() | [...]after attending chicks. Breakfast 8:20. Washed up. Swept in a rush as usual. Gathered all the newly hatched chicks & put them under black hen in coop, 9, & later 5 more. Down to garden 11:00 till 5 to 1:00. Got E's Liebig & arrowroot. Lunch. Put 18 dozen eggs in jars of salt & water that just wouldnt float an egg. Down to garden 2:10 with 2 pails water, but the above crowd arrived, so I changed skirt, & came up. Showed photos on verandah. Mrs T(Aunt Mel) wished theirs taken , so I took 2 exposures of them at spring, in shade, clouds over sun, sun st[...], Crown 1 1/2 sec 16 diap. They left. Was going to garden when Hamlins, sen arrived. Chatted. Said Alec got Henry to sell his team for him yesterday to a Fallon man, which Henry did, harness & all for $1[...]Long S, his colt, & $10. for doing it. according to Hamlin, sen. I did chores. Lit fire. Got up Roanie afoot. She was up the "Buffalo Draw" quite a ways. In 6:00. Started 5:20. Supper for E 6:45, & A & I at 7:00. Milked. Washed up. Developed 2 plates, very good, put to wash. MONDAY, MAY 21, 1900 Toned & mounted 2. Henry down. I rode to Terry & to Kemptons. Beautiful. Very warm. Written in[...]rose 6:15. Beautiful.] Fire on. Put plates out to print Mrs Tusler group, & then to tone in Spring House. Cool there. Fed chicks.[...]ed. He got Alec's colt from our pasture. Washed up, etc. Put prints to wash. Gathered 2 bunches pie plant. Got E his dinner. Started 1:30. To Mrs Atterberry's. Showed photos, Mrs Gipson, George Tusler's wife, Mrs Kempton there. To PO. Sent $4.25 order to Peck. To Mrs Smith's. She was out, but little boy brought[...]he wants photos taken, bought all pieplant. Rode to Mrs Sant Kempton's, got 3 jacket bodies she altered sleeves of, 75c. To Kemptons. Saw Birney, asked him to come see Ewen who wants to talk Wolf to him. He promised to. On. Sat with Mrs K outside & Mr K. Alec been there to try to sell chair. Told them we were going in 2 weeks & back in fall. What lies he does invent! Home 20 to 6:00. Hamlins came. E out. Sam Burgh will come Sunday to see the place. He wants a ranch. Lemonade. Supper on. They left. I got up cow & Rocket. Written in red: Supper 7:35- aspar[...]tatoes, mince ham & egg trifle. Milked. Washed up. Alec drove in his wagon to Kemptons & to Terry. Left wagon for Snow. MAFFEKIN RELIEVED. |
![]() | [...]. dug. [Written in red: Alec took his team away to the man who bought them.] Photoed marsh hawk , & grouse nests. Got up Roanie. Irrigated. Hazey morning. Sun sho[...]0am - 58* [Written in red: Arose 5:50. Dull. A little shower heard about 3:00am.] Breakfast on.[...]f. Breakfast 7:50. Read War News, Record account of relief of Mafekin. Washed up. Swept. Fed wee chicks. Down to garden 10:00. Put paper round stems of cabbages as Mrs H, sen advised. I found it much quicker than horseradish leaves, & the little black flea has found the horseradish leaves & ate them round the cabbages. Second sowing of peas & beans. Up to lunch 1:15. Got E's lunch on. Lay flat on table[...]er breakfast till 7:00pm. Down garden 2:10. Dug up the little piece I broke up last summer with spade. Had no time to plant lettuce & radishes. Ewen wished me to go & take his nest, which we did, in Creek Pasture. Ate 3 oranges, E & I, after photographing. WEDNESDAY,[...]scalded, cleaned fowls. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Set 4 hens on 13 eggs each. Down garden. Sowed in grden I broke up last summer above seeds. Began on cauliflower.[...]s hot 'un. Garden, finished cauliflower. Forked up little of the old strawberry patch, but not very much of it. Ewen out for a stroll in Creek Pasture as usual. I up at 4:20. Fire on. Stuffed chicken (grannie), put to roast, peeled tatoes, etc. Walked, caught, rode[...], beetroot white sauce, cold pudding. Rode Steel to get Roanie, were 1/2 way up Buffalo Draw, dogs ran them, shouting no effect o[...]Caught Rocket near corral, so let Steel go. Ride to Terry tomorrow. Alec had left things. Milked. Then I washed up. Sponged bread. WED Bed 10:15. Alec so[...] |
![]() | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1900 Ewen & I took photos of owls with wagon. Terry rode. Developed 4 plates. Alec at Henry's all day. [Written in red: The Queen’s Birthday] Beautiful day. Very warm.[...]eakfast on. Milked etc. Breakfast 8:20. Washed up. Swept. Rode Rocket , drove up team. They were difficult to find. Harnessed. Got sponge worked up & lunch ready. Off 12:15. To fence between us & Coil Creek Pasture. Photoed p[...]owls on log. In 3:00. Turned team out. Worked up dough into loaves- very light. Dressed. Off to Terry about 4:00 & back at 6:00. Met Mrs Collins & Mrs Kempton driving to Terry. Mrs C bought 2 motherless colts from K's. To PO & to Depot. Mrs Burgh says she would not care to live up here with these neighbors! Stopt at Sophie's & g[...]Miles from Savage for E. Supper on 6:00 & bread to bake. Supper 7:15, chicken stewed, asparagus, tato. I was going to ride Steel for Roanie, but she had come up. Watered him. Put calf in. Washed up. Milked. Developed 4 plates, pretty good. WD.[...]Took down storm windows. Washed windows. Hoed up garden below currants & gooseberries. Churned after washed up. Hot bath. Beautiful. Cool breeze. Written[...]ry morning when setting. Breakfast 8:15. Washed up. Swept. Mopped our room. Took storm windows down & put up screen netting on our east, north, & spareroom we[...]d our windows. Got E's Liebig & arrowroot. Down to garden & with potato hoe, I got the weeds under & earth on top. The few surviving strawberry plants I put together at one end. Up at 5:40. Supper on. Ewen went for walk at 4:00 & went to see the owls which were all right in their tree. The smallest had got into another tree, but E put it back. Fed ch[...]pinach, chicken, fried tatoes, I rode Steel & got up Roanie. Milked. Washed up. Churned then from 9:10 till 10:00. Came at last. I had to put hot water to hurry it. Washed it a little. Hot bath. Bed 10:35. Alec disap[...] |
![]() | [...]y clothes. Washed & worked butter over, 3#. Got to the washing at 12:10. Alec disappeared at 10:30 & re[...]Gathered eggs. Supper on at 4:40. Roanie came up alone. Milked her. Put calf in old barn. Rode Steel to water & into barn bare-backed. Supper 7:30, boil[...]ead, butter. Last batch very good bread. Washed up. Water on to heat. Put lamp in our room into warm water, so many millers. I got a lot outside by brushing them off into pan of hot water. E hot bath & I also after. WD. yest[...]Hamlin morning from 10:15 till 3:00. Alec walked to Terry. Giffords came Beautiful. Evening wind[...]rived with satisfactory letter regarding purchase of this place from a Frenchman friend of H's in East. Decided Coil, when he heard of it, to buy this place. So H came to tell us. Washed up. Swept. Water to calf & changed its picket. Cleaned lamps. Sorted Arbuckle signatures, 78 in all, divided up, valued 7 articles,; viz Strop, 25 sigs, yard mea[...]lum. E -chicken broth, toast, arrowroot. Washed up. Fed chicks. Got onto Steel, tried to sit sideways, went over otherside, tried again, so slippery, gave it up. Led to water. H says Alec wants to lend him $100 for 3 yrs, 7%, no security. E & I, after H left, to Creek Pasture with Jan & camera. E looked back &[...]ed, met Giffords & Mr & Mrs Leigh, friends. Back to ranch. Lemonade & wine drink made. Photos showe[...]6:30 supper on. -cocoa, bread, butter, eggs. I had to go to Coils end of Creek Pasture on Steel for Roanie. Milked. Washed up. Thro' 8:30. Ewen's pain came on after supper from too much excitement today. Has not had it for several days.] |
![]() | [...]ten in red: Giffords & Lees returned. Dinner. I to H's, Coils. Coil bought us out. Beautiful day[...]red: Arose 5:50. Cool wind. 11:00pm last night a nice 10 minute shower fell. Bright morning.] Ch[...]eaned dog kennel, & burnt hay outside & fumigated the dug-out with sulphur. Washed up. Swept. Ewen had a pain morning. I was undoing photo materials when Giffords arrived, also Lees. The Lees were so struck with the place yesterday that they came back again today to try to buy us out. Shnowed them everything. Wagon, 4 horse team arrived, 2 of their men friends whopse opinion on the place they desired. Latter are on their way to Big Horn Basin, have been hunting a location & cant find one. I got dinner of chicken, wild spinach, mashed tato, tartlettes, rice shape. Ewen had too much entertaining to do. I left after dinner & rode to Hamlins. He out. To Coil's. He out. Mrs Coil agreed to send him up when he came home to get his ultimatum as these Lees wish an answer in[...]40. Chores, Coil arrived. Supper 7:30. Washed up. Sat with E & Coil outside. Written in red: Coil gives us $1075 for the place. Wish the Lees had got it. They would have bought everything, furni[...]Rocket. Breakfast 8:40. Ewen rose late. Washed up. Swept. At 10:30 about began to write letters for Ewen, viz: to Moore, State Land Agent, Helena\; Walter Lindsay[...]ps, wagon, harness for sale. I wrote from myself to Mrs Viola B Lee telling her Coil has bought the place. Postcard to Mrs Tusler asking her for her order of prints. At 1:30 thro', got E's lunch. At 3:20 to garden, dug up the rest of the currant patch plot & transplanted peppers & sowed corn sweet. Up 6:05. Supper on. Fed chicks, collected eggs. Got lot of asparagus. Supper 7:15- omelet snow, asparagus w[...]t know where he went. Milked after supper. Ewen had driven Roanie up. I rode Rocket to water bare backed & first try to jump on, he bucked, & I could not get leg over, 2nd try all right. Rode him into barn. Washed up. Water to calf. WD. |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1900 I rode to Terry. Got mail. Took Sophie back bodies to alter sleeves again. Written in red: 6:25am[...]ose 6:05. Bright. Ewen kept awake since 4:00 by the singing of birds.] Breakfast on. Milked, etc. Breakfast at 8:00 Ewen, I built a fire for, in his stove as he felt chilly. Washed up. Swept. Fed wee chicks. Got off 11:15. Rode R[...]0c), & also put on Jessie's jacket bodies for her to alter sleeves, as she didnt quite get them right[...]. PO. Hotel, chatted with Mrs Scott, & gave her the selling out news. Mrs Brackett's, Miss Donovan chatted. Got the time. Gracie's, saw the new baby boy born May 25th. Mrs Braley & Winnie[...]E out. Supper, E's 6:10, ours 7:00- croquettes of ham & rice, fried tatoes, tartlettes. Cow had come up. Milked. Carried calf water. Washed up. Developed 3 plates of owls & grouse's nest. I killed 2 roosters at 8:00. Mr Coggshall comes tomorrow. I have to fetch him. THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1900 Drove to Terry. Brought up Mr Coggshall. 6:35am - 54*. [Wri[...] |
![]() | [...]SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1900 Drove Mr Coggshall to Fallon in H's buggy. To Van's, Giffords, & to Lunds. Windy morning & looked like rain. Be[...]l watered horses & calf. Breakfast 7:20. Washed up. Dressed. Got started about 9:00. E was made hopping mad by Alec & Mr C writing on paper to each other. Mr C explained all the conversation satisfactorily. Drove thro' Creek Pasture way. Got to Van's at 11:00. Chatted. On to Giffords, found both gone Northside, expected bac[...]ed tatoes, eggs. Giffords arrived. she finished up dinner. I helped. Came across Terry Ferry from Buttleman's to buy horses. Dinner at 1:00. Sat, talked in sitting room after I washed, Mrs G wiped up. I drove Mrs G to Lunds & asked him if he would buy Dolly. No more[...]He gave $95 for team & harness. Back. Took Mr C to Van's, all gone, house locked. Took Mr C back to Giffords. I off home. Mrs G put in 2 oranges &[...]Ewen. I lost them out, & went back over prairie to find them, which I did. In at 7:10. E watered h[...]ay, got E's supper. Rode, got cow thro'. Washed up, etc 9:10. WD. Bed 10:15. |
![]() | SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1900 To Hamlin's to leave buggy, but took it back. E & I drove & photoed owls. Renn arrived. Alec to Terry afoot. Kemptons for cattle. Beautiful.[...]rived, Billy Longfellow, Casper, Acer. They got up Roddy Dhu & Alec's old steer, & I got calf off picket, & the 3 drove off very well. Breakfast 8:15. Washed up, etc. Harnessed team to buggy & drove to H's. Mrs H quite poorly still. Gave them celeriac plants. Back. Passed & talked to Henry. He said Coil was trying to sell the place to Lees with cattle. Got E's dinner, chick broth, arrowroot 3:30. Drove him & camera to end of Creek Pasture & photoed owls. Had to round up youngsters in different trees. 3rd couldnt find.[...]iap. Dull. Back 6:00. Renn just arrived. Alec up with him. I got supper, cleaned his room. Suppe[...], watercress, blanc mange, plum jelly. Drove cow up on Steel, milked. Washed up, wiped. Renn to bed. I thro' 9:40. WD. Bed 10:30. MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1900 Renn left. A to Brights. Churned. Slept. Irrigated, weeded. C[...]not at all well, gone back last few days. Washed up. Wiped. Renn started. I rode Steel, showed him the way thru' our pasture. Good bye. He drove Alec to Brights. I finished work. Churned. Ewen very worked up over Alec's conduct. This is very bad for E. He wanted to send him home with Mr Braley. Got E his dinner-[...]ages dead & there are more. Irrigated cabbages. Up 6:15. Hot water on. Transplanted muskmelon. To[...]k. E eggs, cocoa, brown bread. Milked. Roanie up alone. Watered & put Steel in barn. Had to milk in old barn. Mosquitoes so bad. Turned her[...]l later when cool. Put Jan in new barn. She has a nice bed in box there. Washed up. Bath hot, E & I. |
![]() | [...]er. Mopped. Photoed grouse nest & Marsh Hawk on the wing. Beautiful. Very hot wind. Evening cool[...]& watered Steel. Breakdast 9:00. Swept. Washed up. Down to garden & turned water that had been running on there all night, onto cabbages ag[...]ied tub. Weeded cabbage hot bed. 3:30 with Ewen to grouse's nest. Jan also , & photoed the nest. She flew off when I was trying to get the camera in position which made E fly off the handle. Tried one at Marsh Hawk as she rose from her nest in the brush. In 5:45. Supper on. E his. Ours ready[...]hicken, pie hot, cold pudding. Rode Steel, drove up Roanie who was a mile off, end of pasture near owl's tree. Put Steel up. Milked. Alec nearly finished washing up. Put victuals in spring house. Changed water on garden. Shut up pups & Jan in barn to sleep. Ewen's pain been bad all day. I want to linseed poultice it. Written in red: Bright sent[...]ated. Developed 5. Replanted cabbages in places of ones that have died, about 60. Bright. Strong[...]Milked. Picketed Steel. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Down to garden & irrigated onions, beets etc. Watered peppers. Set to work developing owls from 12:00 till 1:15. Lunch[...]d wee. Finished negatives & filled holders. Put to wash. Garden irrigated , 1st filled vacant hills of dead cabbages with water from the irrigating stream, then replanted cabbages, about[...]bread, butter, tea, jam puffs, cream. I got cow up, longish way off. Watered, fed Steel. Shut up dogs. Washed up, Milked, carried 4 pails water onto my small garden patch of radishes, etc. Attended the stream. In 9:40. WD. Bed 10:15. Alec d[...] |
![]() | [...]tters. Messrs Titus, Buckley, & McCollum. Rode to Terry. Ewen photoed me on Rocket Beautiful b[...]ose bag. Put in barn. Breakfast 8:;30. Washed up. Swept. E has injections every morning, had breakfast in bed last two mornings. Irrigated. Wrote to Moore, School Section man, Helena, to Messrs Parke Davis & Co, pepsin, CB Towers to say the ranch was sold, enclosing 5c for return of photos, Post card to Peden asking him to return pattern (divided skirt). Got E's lunch, chick broth, arrowroot. Just dressed, ready to start, when above gents arrived. I took Mr Titus, who had come to see Rocket, recommended by Renn, to see Rocket in barn. Took & saddled him. E came out. I trotted , etc, to show . Then left for Terry. To Smith's store. C. Scott in there, too. Got 3# coffee, 1# Lipton's tea, pkt yeast foam $1.15. To see Mrs Scott, senoir in her bedroom making silk[...]oeriteHome. Met Titus at Coil's lowest gate. He had bought dogs. Put them in his wagon, Rouge & Sandy also, Rocket if Smith will back his note. Comes to get him tomorrow. [Written in red: Ewen took 2 exposures of me on Rocket when I got home about 6:15 in upper[...]us, cornstarch shape. . [Written in red: Packed up on Rocket 3# coffee, 1#Liptons tea, 1 pkt yeast foam, 1 doz navel oranges, 1 doz lemons, lot of mail Eng papers.] FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1900[...]Arose 6:00. OW Titus awoke me by chipping on a log with axe. Dressed. Said he had been waiting since sunrise, over an hour, but did not like to wake us!. He came in, had a letter from Stith who promises to settle the amount due, $90. We owe Stith $51.00. He left[...]s. Breakfast 8:30. E his in bed. At 1:00 am, I had to get up & make a linseed poultice for E, his appendix pained so. The poultice relieved him. Worked up sponge. Down to garden, irrigated. Up 1:40. Lunch- chiocken broth arrowroot for E. Cornstarch shape, prunes, cream for A & I. About 3:00 Alec went off somewhere. I printed 11 prints, owls, & me on Rocket. One quite good of R & I. Gathered gooseberries from tame bushes, little small yet. Lettuce, radishes, onions (sets), brought up. Ewen got up aout 12:00 & went for nest hunt in meadow at 4:30[...]ast rolls, made gooseberries & custard snow. Got up Roanie. Rode Steel to meadow gate. Roanie up the draw to left. Washed up. Milked. Irrigated Looked at prints. E[...] |
![]() | [...]rly. Washed & Scrubbed. Dull, windy day. Blew a hurricane at times. Very cool. Written in red:[...]ll. Cool wind.] Breakfast on. Put 2 new joints of piping on kitchen stove. Watered, picketed Steel[...]. Milked. Irrigated. Breakfast 8:20. Attended to Ewen. He had breakfast in bed. Washed up. Swept. Got up machine from spring. Began washing 11:30. Read draft of letter to Wickham concerning Alec. At 1:20 E's lunch- chic[...]ept after lunch till 6:30. He feels so tired all the while now. Supper at 7:30. chick sausage rolls,[...]uce, radishes, gooseberries, custard. Rode Steel to get cow. She was up the draw again from meadow gate. Washed up. Milked. Put Roanie in old barn, as she wanted to go. Put Jan in new barn. Irrigated. WD. SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1900 Alec to Terry afoot. Churned 3#. Cleaned roots out of cellar. E & I photoed bird nests. Glorious da[...]Milked, picketed Steel. Breakfast 9:10. Washed up. Swept. Irrigated. Churned 3# butter, very goo[...]root. Carried down old onions, carrots, celeriac to garden manure pile. Lay on bed 10 minutes while E got ready to go out. Camera, Jan, E, & I to meadow & photoed a blackbird (red-winged) nest in a tussock of grass in creek. E got wet thro' 1/2 way to his knees by slipping into the water off a tussock. In & changed his things. We tramped to grouse's nest, took an exposure of her on her nest, & one of a wee chick just hatched in the nest. Back to meadow & lay in shade of rose brush. In 6:30. Supper 7:15 outside both of us. Cocoa, toast, eggs. Washed up. Rode Steel & drove up Roanie. Watered, hayed Steel in barn. Milked. Irrigated. WD. Wrote letter to Wickham about Alec. Tired. |
![]() | [...]oil called at 9:00am. I wrote. Irrigated. Rode to Terry. Chores. Most beautiful. Coolish. Wr[...]ast, but Coil arrived & Ewen wouldnt have his. I had mine & read papers. Lord Roberts has got to Pretoria all right & the burghers have fled from there. Washed up. Swept. Coil left about 10:30. I wrote letter to Mrs Snell. She has heard from Mr Coggshall that I want them to have Flaxey, & wrote to say they would be pleased to have him. Coil offered $25 for him. I wrote to Mrs Snell telling her she can have Flaxey, & will send up with Coggshall's horses from Fallon that go up to Miles. I got off at 3:00. Rode Steel. Met 2 McMurray girls near Coils coming to ask me if I would photo the 3 of them, arranged for Thursday, come to Ranch. G Tusler & Skip rode from lower gate to Terry with me. To PO, chat with Snow on Exhibition. Steel's shoes pulled off. Spoke to Stith about Titus' affair. Stith wants note. Lent me a $5 bill. Sent order for $2.78 to MW & Co for Liebig & arrowroot. Home 5:30. Fire[...]full & double charges. Supper 7:10. Rode Steel to get Roanie, had to make a complete circle to get her. Alec washed up. Sponge for brown bread. TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1900 Ewen suffering pains region of appendix, poulticed. Irrigated. Developed. Sle[...]atching out. Milked. Breakfast at 9:00. Washed up. Irrigated(the water leave running on garden all the time, just change it & divide it up into streams), Hoed out weeds in potato rows. Quite a few bugs this year, very few weeds. Worked up sponge into graham & into plum bread. Seeded raisins. Ewen felt a great deal of pain all day. Got arrowroot & buttered toast for[...]ay down & slept on bed. Ewen lay down also. Got up with a start at 4:00. Put bread & plum dough into buns[...]Supper E 6:30- 2 eggs, toast, tea. He went for a walk at 4:30 till 6:00. Our supper 7:10. Sausag[...]n spinach, plum buns. Scalded, plucked & cleaned a black chicken. Rode Steel & got Roanie at the NW draw. Put Steel in barn, Milked. Alec had washed up. Irrigated. Ewen little better after supper, but he would write & made the pain come on again. Alec disappeared all[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1900 Coils & Mrs Hamlin to pick gooseberries, currants. I drove to Terry. Took Sant K's, Smiths, Kemp child.. B[...]fast on. Fed chicks. Put new chicks in coop with a hen. Milked. Steel put out. Breakfast 8:15. Ewen better, altho' he had a dreadful mouth this morning. Mrs Hamlin arrived expecting Coils to be here. I washed up, etc. Was just going to get Steel when they arrived. Showed them the tame fruit which they picked, leaving little for us. Had their lunch with them. Caught team in pasture, &[...]gallons jelly 1:30. At Sant's I took 3 exposures of his chidren. Terry, tied at PO. Got mail. To Stith's. He receipted bill, handed $24.55 over to me & took Titus' note which I endorsed for E at back. To Smiths - Miss Effie & Madame in gorgeous array. Took them at Harmonium, Madame with a borrowed Mandolin, which she cannot play! To Kemp's (Kampf's), took little girl (Tommy) with her playthings 2 sec, 8 diap. Sold jelly to Smith at store. Home by 6:00. Team watered, turned out. Supper on. Got salad, [Written in red: onions up. Boiled chicken, salad, buns, tea for supper. Had to ride to Owl's Nest to get cow. Alec washed up. I milked. Thro' 9:00.] Bed 10:45. THU[...].] Breakfast on. Fed chicks. Put about 20 with a hen. One of yesterday's dead, 4 dead under mother. Mashed them up & chicks ate remains. Milked. Breakfast 8:30. Attended to Ewen. Washed up. Mopped our room. Cleaned the milk house, first time this year. Got Ewen's din[...]t. They drank 3 tumblers apiece. Then went down to old squawcorn brush, Ewen too. He flopped down to make horses prick up their ears. It was very cloudy & wind strong, but brush gave sufficient shelter. Up. They looked at Milkhouse. More lemonade & left[...]unaffected girls. Supper on. E his'n at 7:00. A & I - mayonnaise chick, 7:15. I got Roanie up with Steel. Developed 2 Sant's children,[...] |
![]() | [...]Developed 7 plates. Dull. Windy. Sunny part of the day. Cool. Written in red: 6:50am - 63* [Wri[...]Breakfast 8:30.,E's. Alec & I at 9:00. Washed up. Swept verandah & house. Set to work stitching plate holder case, & then a shooting boot of E's. Screwed in the heel with 2 screws. This acted well. Lunch for[...]Ate mine. Fed wee chicks. Watered Steel. Set to work developing at 3:20. Got the lot done. Did 8. Really stup[idly did one that[...]tea. I - boiled eggs, bread, butter. Rode Steel to get up Roanie, over the Steeplechase Course front of ranch to meadow gate. Roanie other side Owl's nest & 2 grass calves with her. Put them back thro' the fence. In. Took up 7 negatives. Alec had washed up. Milked. Irrigated. In 9:00. WD. Ewen read his article to me. Good, too, it is. Bed 11:25. SAT[...]n. Milked. Chicks fed. Breakfast 8:35. Washed up. Scrubbed kitchen. Mopped our room. Went with E to what he thought a catbird's nest - proved a cuckoo's. Took exposure 1 sec, 32 diap, shade.[...]Dressed for company. They arrived 3:30. Dressed up the children, respective mothers & their hair done. Down to spring & in the brush took 7 exposures. They left 5:35. Supper[...]butter in our room. Mrs Coil said she would send up Hubert with hind 1/4 lamb tomorrow! A & I supper- croquettes, salad, tea,. Rode Steel , got up Roanie. Put her in barn, fed hay, rewarded by a quart more milk. Alec washed up. Developed 5 plates. Ollie (alone) moved[...] |
![]() | [...]Printed, toned all day. Hamlin called. Alec to Terry. Toned 35, Burnished 34. Developed 5.[...]am - 70*. [Written in red: Arose 6:15. Just a breeze only. Suppose it will rise to a hurricane. Bright. Oh, if it would only rain. Everything out of the valley is so dry!] Breakfast on. Fed chickis.[...]t 8:40. I irrigated & put ashes on cabbages, but the jumping flea has eaten them all nearly. Did this before breakfast. Washed up. Swept. Injections every morning, E. To printing 11:00am. Printed 20, toned 34. Rice in[...]unch. Ate & printed. Hamlin arrived 3:00. Told a lot of things about Alec. Mrs H Tusler saw Alec coming the other day at 2:00pm, & as she wished to finish her work, she shut up the house, & went upstairs, & after he had come & gone she went on with her work. When at 6:00 she went to get her horse at the barn to drive up the cows, Henry having gone to Terry, there was Alec still there sitting in the barn doorway! Hecwas also surprised as he though[...]t at 6:00. I developed 5, two no good, from 4:00 to 6:00. Filled holders. Got E's supper. Chatted together. Trouble to find Roanie in brush with 2 Coil calves. Milked. Washed up. Looked at photos. Bed 11:10. MONDAY, J[...]Mounted prints. Toned 5 & mounted. Drove buggy to Terry. Beautiful. Very warm. Not any wind ha[...]Bright & Still.] Breaskfast on. Ptinted 32, put to tone in milkhouse. Milked. Fed chicks. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Mounted for Coil 1 proof, Mrs Buckley 3[...]bag, harnessed. Dressed. Off 2:30. Dolly cast a shoe on ridge. To Coils, got orders. Mrs Buckley didnt like the one of herself. Met McDonald in the lane. Mrs Sant liked the proofs. She is suffering with her liver, I wrote for pepsin for her to Davis & Co. & enclosed 85c for her at PO in stamps. Photos to different people. Got Express at Depot, arrowroo[...]ed tatoes, mutton, chocolate shape. I went & got up cow. Milked. Bread, butter on the run, my supper. [Written in red: Told Alec he mu[...]nner.] Alec disappeared all day. Hubert brought up 7# mutton in morning. Bed 11:30. |
![]() | [...]& I picniced in Creek Pasture. Photoed. Failed to find Roanie. Beautiful. Breeze. Veryb warm.[...]ks. Milked. Irrigated. Breakfast 8:40. Washed up. Swept. Got Steel packed with necessaries, & fr[...]ls, photo instruments. I rode at 1:00. E walked to brush end of lane in the plum grove. Took photo Cuckoo nest. Lit fire in[...]bread & butter, I, & fruit. Lay & chatted. Got up about 3:30, & took photo young nestling Marsh Haw[...]mutton, tatoes, beet tops, cakelettes lemon. Out to get Roanie on Steel. Could find her nowhere, Upper Pasture & Creek Pasture searched. In 9:00. Alec had washed up. Ewen had his private batch of article photos out. WD. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1900 Hunted up Roanie. A to Terry. Churned. Little gardening. E out. Saw lot of young grouse. Jan killed one. Bright & cloudy. Very hot & a hot wind. Written in red: 6:55am - 82*. 2:40p[...]eakfast on. Fed chicks. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up, etc. E had breakfast in bed. . When thro' I rode Steel into Coil's pasture, but Roanie not with Coil's. Saw a poor horse with a broken leg. Found Roanie in our's, Creek near e[...]her in & milked in barn. Left her in stable rest of day. Got back 12:20. E dinner - Liebig, arrowroot. Churned. Cream too warm, put it to cool in spring. Down to garden, sticked latest pea crop. Took tins up from peppers & tomatoes. Latter fine crop. Up. Got eggs, fed chicks. Supper, E at 6:20. Milked & took Roanie to water, but she drank not. Steel watered, pickete[...]r. Alec back 8:10. Cold supper for him. Washed up my things. Developed 4, Cuckoo's nest, yo[...] |
![]() | [...]00 Worked butter 4#. Irrigated. E great deal of pain. Printed,etc Bright. Dry, hot, wind.[...]chicks. Watered Steel. Breakfast 8:40. Washed up. Swept, etc. Washed the butter in spring house. Had to churn it with cold water to make it gather. Thro' 1:15. E his lunch 1:30- Mutton broth, rice, toast. Gardened. Got to printing about 3:00. Did 20. I picketed Steel close to spring. Stopt 5:00. Supper on. Rode Steel & got Roanie up by 6:00. She ran thru' 2 brush patches. I kept[...]. Milked. She wouldnt let it down. In. Washed up. Gave Roanie 1 gal shorts, milked again. She let it down, not all, I think. To irrigating. Sponged bread. E looked at his prin[...]1900 Printed 21, Toned 42 prints. Harley "ate a lunch". Chores. Baked. Hot. Bright. Wind[...]Fed chicks. Milked. Irrigated. Changed Steel to near spring. Warm bath. Breakfast 9:10. Washed up. Swept. Ewen has pain most of te time. Began working sponges into dough 11:15.[...], salt bath & Extra Fixing in spring House, thus had no sulphurated prints. Alec never went to get gooseberries as I asked him to yesterday. He just lies in his hammock & whistles. Afternoon he went out somewhere. I sweated at the business till 5:00.n Got Harley Gipson his lunch[...]on & pudding, & milk. Fire on & baked 5:10. Got up cow 6:00, took 3/4 hr. Picketed Steel. Supper at 7:40. Alec in late. Burnished. Had mutton hash, beet tops, rice, tea. Milked. 1qt shorts does the trick. Roanie let her milk down well. Wahed up. Burnished a few. Good batch. E bath. I also. Bed i[...] |
![]() | SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1900 Daly spent the day. Mr H Parry afternoon arrived. With me to Terry. Bright. Hot. Wind from south. [Writt[...]ith potato attachment on cultivator. Hubert rode the old white stallion that drew the cultivator. Daly arrived about 9:30. Washed up. Mopped out our room, dustied. Scrubbed the kitchen. Spare room mopped, made bed, etc. Etta Clara called to ask me in a week's time to take the whole Braley -Tusler family. E said I would. Chatted. She left to go to Coils. Lunch 2:00, mutton mayonaise trifle pudding. Washed up. Saddled Steel. Dressed. Just starting, H Parr[...]ly & Parry. I hunted unsuccessfully for Roanie. A washed up nearly all. Changed. WD. Slept in spare room.[...]SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1900 Hunted Roanie. Bath. A to Terry. Mounted 26 photos. Found Roanie. Cut E'[...]p there. Better for him if he would. Rode Steel to find Roanie, but couldnt. Must be hidden in brush. In 8:00. Breakfast 9:00. Washed up. Mounted 2 Fallon photos for Ross Sams, Lincoln, Minn. Alec posted. He walked to Terry. E very irritable, his appendix bothersome. I had a cold bath in the spare room. Read "Country Life" a little. Cut E's hair & beard. Got his Liebig &[...]He took camera, photod Cuckoo on bush. I drove up Roanie, found her on the edge of a big brush patch in company with a 3 yr old cow & her calf. Picketed Steel towards division fence, Milked. 6 chicks got miraculously into a hole between chicken house logs, & hole too small for them to get back again. Cut away with saw & chisel & six came out. E had tea - bread, butter, egg beat up in milk at intervals. I had service berries & cream, bread, butter. S[...] |
![]() | [...]& wind storm 11:20pm. Arose 6:10. Rode Steel to Tuslers to get a loan of cowbell, got small one. Fixed strap on bell. Mi[...]Thro' 3:15. Rebecca McMurray arrived just as I had finished bath & changed in spare room, Dowson divided skirt. Ewen took 5 exposures of us down near old squaw corn patch, separate & together Difficult, in fact impossible, to make horses prick up ears, Rebecca Mc M, & I. Hunted up Roanie up Buffalo Draw. Home. Supper 8:00. Lettuce, 1st[...]Said they would be anxious about her. Gave her the skirt divided Kathleen made me. She rode home in it. Washed up. Picketed Steel. Milked, let down milk well, ga[...]ode Terry afternoon. Letter from Kathleen, photo of Doreen, very good, taken with Price Kodak. Bea[...]Arose 6:30. Chores. Breakfast 9:00. Washed up. E good monement with injection. Mopped our room. We sat out in the cool breeze. E went to writing, & wrote till 3:00, with short interval f[...]addled Steel. Started 3:20. Stopt Mrs Sant's, 2 of each ordered. Her chld, Wesley, swallowed an open safety pin , coughed it up last night, It hadnt gone far down. To Mrs Smith's. She paid for her photos $1.50. To Depot, got boots resoled. PO mail. Home. Left things uppercorral, rode to get up Roanie. Blow out on wild currants. Heard her bell. She ran thru' brush & I after her on steel. A low plum branch ripped the clothes on my back right to the hide. In 6:30. Supper on. Picketed Steel. Sup[...]els weak & tired, slept badly last night. Washed up. Milked. Written in red: E received lett[...] |
![]() | [...]ilked. Fed chicks, etc. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Got things ready for picnic. Tried to make stick for landing net to catch young grouse with. Got off 11:30. Went to same plum grove at end of lane. Made a fire. Jan wallowed in our water hole & we had to wait for it to settle. Liebig, bread, butter, oranges. We rested a little while. Then went to Buffalo Draw & hunted for grouse brood. Jan soon put up a lot. I caught one with landing net after much hunting. Jan finds them splendidly in the rose brush. We hunted about & got a chance at another, but too fast he flew. E sat & watched from hills part of the time. Went to squaw corn patch oats. 4 got up there. Got none. Tied one to a milk weed & took photo of it. Berney K & wife came up. Went to house with them. Claret cup. Supper 7:20. Left 8:35. Got up Roanie by hearing bell. Little grouse got out of its pail in dark room. I couldnt find it. Milked. Alec washed up. WD. Bed in spare room. THURSDAY,[...]nie. Most perfect day. Fresh, cool wind. 70* to 78* during the day. Arose 6:00. Milked, etc. Breakfast 8:20. Washed up. Injections E. I went to work at developing- Rebecca & I, grouselette tak[...]& cuckoo on tree branch E took. Out 12:30. Put to wash. E's dinner - Liebig, arrowroot. Lunch. Set to work 2:30 at printing. Buckley, Coil, Kemp, Sant[...], tea. Out. Hunted & listened quite in vain for the tinkle of the cowbell. In 9:30. Alec had washed up. WD. Bed. Coil said today to Oudal that Alec pitched into him for telli[...] |
![]() | [...]1900 Coil;, Hamlin, G Tusler moved spare room to Terry for Snow. Awful day. Very cool but such a strong E wind. arose 6. Fed chicks. Fire started. Rode Steel & got up Roanie. She was on the hills North near division Coil fence. In 10 to 8:00. Breakfast 9:00. Hamlin arrived to take house away. E delayed it till Coil arrived 10:00. Finally decided to let him take it, although payments unsatisfactory. I didnt want storehouse to go as well, too full of things. I got all the furniture, blankets, etc out with H's help. Alec[...]together, brown sauce, bacon, cake & jam. Washed up alone. Gathered onions & beets for Coil, filled a sack with them, put it in house. Horses balky at starting, but got it out of meadow all right. Curious sight, on 2 running ge[...]& put back again. E's pain very bad. Was going to poultice, Got better tho' & wouldnt have one. C[...]e. In 7:00. Supper for E. Alec not back. Made up bed for self in stable, north stall. WD. Bed 10[...]ong wind. Very smoky. Arose 6:10. Stable not a bad place to sleep in when you get accustomed to the many rattles. Fed chicks. Milked, etc. Breakfa[...]s. Read papers. Pretty anxious times in China. The Powers are acting in concert to bring Chinese round to their way of thinking. Admiral Seymour & large force of the Nations under him are killed or prisoners in Pekin, their destination. Washed up. Swept. Got chemicals prepared. Began toning & printing 11:40. Got E his lunch & ours. Kept up photographic work till 5:00 . Got beets, & fire on. Burnished some of the 1st washed batch. Supper 7:00. E his at 6:15.[...]e Upper Pasture also. Nearly dark, heard bell in the brush (big) patch, & got her into corral. Burnished. Milked in old barn. Lightening very much. Shower of rain. E pleased with I & Rebecca photo.[...] |
![]() | SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1900 Took E in buggy to Red-tailed Hawk's nest. Chores. Supper 6:45[...]Roanie milked. Steel picketed & watered. Washed up. Swept. Meant to have mounted photos & churned, but couldnt. Alec went to Terry & said he wouldnt be back to supper. Rode Steel & got team with oat bag. Har[...]e down along East road thro'Coil's pasture. Went to Red-tailed Hawk's nest. Could see 2 nestlings nearly fully feathered, setting too high for us to knock them out. Drove back by ridge road so that Ewen could see Coil's house. To Henry's to ask him to come & get young hawks down one day soon for phot[...]corn, last in bin. Cleaned bin out. Rode & got up Roanie not far from Coil's fence. E his supper -[...]ehouse. MONDAY, JULY 2, 1900 Rode up to Tuslers. Wrote 2 letters. Churned. Mounted. Picked gooseberries. Morning bright. 3:00pm a lovely 3/4 hr shower, very heavy. Awoke 6:20. Saddled Steel & rode to Tuslers. Saw Etta Clara. Henry had gone haying. Fed chicks. Milked. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Scrubbed kitchen. Got 1/2 gallon gooseberries from one bush. Wrote to Coggshall & to Wickham. Asked Coggshall if he would discount Coil's note for $500 secured over stock, etc. Wrote to Wickham explaininmg cable I am to send asking him to forward my money here. Coil's horse purchases ha[...]. Lunch 2:00. E his 12:15. I churned, too warm to work, & had no time later to do it. I mounted a lot & put 4 in E's book. Packed up photos. They are for Mrs S Kempton 12, Mrs Buckl[...]de, got Roanie at Coil's fence. She is bulling. To Henry's, he sharpening sickle. He promised to come tomorrow to get hawks down afternoon. Supper 7:30- boiled chicken, macaroni, gooseberries, custard. Had no time today to gather peas. Alec rocks, sleeps, reads?, in his hammock all day. Milked. Washed up. Thro' 8:15. Chat with Ewen. WD. E's p[...] |
![]() | [...]d butter. Henry came. Cut Hawk Tree down. Down to Terry. Miles City woolhouse (new) burnt down. Morning lovely. Afternoon stormy. Blew a gale , rained a little. Cool afternoon. Arose 6:15. Breakfast on. Fed chicks, etrc. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up, etc. Worked butter, gathered peas. Got Ewen hi[...]in his buggy came behind. I opened gates. Went to the tree that I photoed Henry in last year outside fence on this Ash Creek. Henry did not like climbing in the gale, so he chopped away & brought it down. Johnnie Van came up riding & gave a few final strokes. Over it groaned & thundered , solid all thru'. Got the Hawks, put in H's buggy, then home. I to Terry. PO, sent mail. Snow chose 6 photos out of a batch to mount for a sheepman. Got coffee, cocoa, rice, oranges 2 doz[...]gooseberries, custard. E usual eggs, cocoa. Got up cow. My supper after. Washed up. Milked. WD. Bed in barn at 10:45. WED[...]y cool. Breeze blew. arose 6:50. Overslept. The Hawks slept in the barn with me & were very quiet. Jan never tried to molest them. Fed chicks. Breakfast started. Mi[...]Breakfast 8:30. Made gooseberry pie & puffs. I had a cold bath. Ewen slept well. Washed up. Swept. Mopped our rom out. Got Ewen's dinner 12:45 ready, chicken broth, toast, arrowroot. Secured the Hawks in a basket. They cannot fly. I took camera, & E took hawks. Went to the dead boxelder on the creek meadow just to north of ranch. Took 4 in all, one very pretty one of them on a log in middle distance & the creek full of water winding by. In. Put slats up on old barn windows & put them in there. Fed chicks. Down to get lettuce. Took sickle & cut garden border weeds down. Up 6:00. Supper on for E. Supper 6:45- chicken may[...]cold gooseberry pie. Out & got Roanie. Took gun to get cottontail for hawks, but cartridges wouldnt[...]In. Got other cartridges & [Written in red: went to oats. Walked about. Saw one- too quick for me to get a shot. In. Milked. Sponged bread,etc.][...] |
![]() | THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1900 Mrs Coil came. Dug up rhubarb,Sams did. Developed 4 plates..Winnie & S[...]Arose 5:20. Rode Steel into Creek Pasture & shot a doe cottontail (4 inside her), & a meadowlark which gave to hawks. Fed chicks. Fire on. Milked. Roanie le[...]horts at milking time. Breakfast 8:20. Ewen got to sleep after suffering some pain last night & slept well, bar a hen waking him once morning. Washed up. Swept. Worked sponge up, 1/2 whole whear flour, 1/2 white- last of the white. I wish to get a roll of film for the journey. Ewen kept arguing against it. Mrs Coil in wagon with bronco, Sams driving, came, & Sams dug up all the rhubarb that was being smothered by wiregrass. T[...]Beans ready, but she has plenty. Alec went out to supper. Started after breakfast, I suppose to Terry. E his dinner - sago, chick broth, arrowroot. Bread into loaves. Washed up. Fed chicks. Got to developing 4:00. Did hawks & creek, 2 of hawks & creek beautiful negatives. Fed chicks, g[...]aked. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1900 Packed up 5 guns. Sorted rags. Gathered beans. Wrote let[...]icks. Fire on. Milked. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Swept. Cleaned gun cases out & packed in New Jersey Appalachian Water box stored in the wagon. Put tents in there also. 2 Wall tents, 1 A, 1 single paulin. Sorted worn out apparel box, &[...]es. E's dinner - Liebig, toast, arrowroot. Down to garden, gathered 1st lot of butter beans, 1 gallon, all there were. Mounted[...], toast, tea, 2 eggs, cocoa for Ewen. Tea, curry of chicken , rice, butter beans,. Alec never will eat puddings now for supper. Ewen went for a stroll before supper. George Tusler came & looked at hawks. Got up Roanie, milked & washed up. Wrote letter to Mrs Bright giving Ginger Beer recipe, & said I was thinking perhaps she would give Chips a home. Bed 10:30 in barn. Very windy & cool. |
![]() | [...]icks. Fire on. Milked. Breakfast 8:00. Washed up. Gathered 1gallon peas, 2 bunches onions. & took down beans. These vegetables gave to Mrs Horne & Mrs Collins. E in pain last night about the bowels & didnt sleep well. Started 12:20. To Coils, got 2 rabbits for hawks. Asked if they wanted tents. Coil in Miles. To Terry, left box guns at Atterberry's to crate . Whipple doing blacksmith work there. To PO, got mail. Left tents for Snow to sell. To Scotts, sold 5 tablecloths $2.50. , 3 prs sheets[...]60c, 28 napkins 5c each- $1.40, $6.75. Took guns to Miss Donovan. Sent off. Sold 4 gal crock, 2 gal plum butter in it, to Mrs Burgh $1.50. Got all eggs sold at home to Mrs Burgh, Mrs Stith, Mrs McDonald. Chicks 9 to Brights, & Stith 6. Horne, sold curtains $1.50. Gave 13 collars to wash. Home 6:00. Letter from Jessie, so glad we[...]y, rice, beets, white sauce, gooseberry pie. Out to get Roanie. Milked,. Supper after. Washed up. Thro' 9:10. WD. Bed 11:00. SUNDAY, J[...]kfast 8:30 'bout. Sat some time reading. Washed up. E very much moved in the bowel department. I cleaned & sorted things in a drawer. Watered steel. E, Liebig, arrowroot at[...]Mrs Gipson, jun, & sen, & Mrs Scott sen arrived. Had great fun selling them kitchen things, & then bla[...]y drank cherry wine & liked it very much & wanted to buy some, so I sold between them 1 dozen & 2, at[...]le, very, very cheap. After they went, I trudged to Tuslers. Took them in house - George, Gracie, th[...], eggs, toast, tea. Salad, currie, pie, eggs for A. Out, got cow. Ate my supper on move. Milked. Washed up. WD. Windy rather, trying to storm. Can't. Caught 9 chicks for Bright[...] |
![]() | [...]n slept well till morning, then flies bothered, & a hen came round to sing. Washed up. Swept. Mopped our room. Got E's lunch & was sweeping the verandah when Mrs Bright & her sister & little Kenneth arrived. Ewen entertained them while I changed in the dark room. Showed photos, made chokecherery cup,[...]lain lemonade which also made. We chatted. Went to see hawks. Her little chicks changed, 3 that were roosters for hens. Got Chips by calling & put him in a sack. She is to take care of him till I return to Montana. We sat awhile on the verandah & then to garden. Got them sack of beets & onions. Gathered a few currants that were left - tame. They left at 4:30. Washed up glasses, etc. WD. E went for his walk, 3:00 to 5:00. Supper on 5:15. E his 6:40. Ours 7:30- p[...]stard pudding. Ate. Out on Steel, shot rabbit & a meaow lark for hawks. Got Roanie down in Buffalo Draw. Milked. Alec washed up. Cleaned up room. Read Record. Bed 10:20 TUESDAY,[...]tes. Tuslers, Mrs B, Winnie, Mr & Mrs Gifford & the 2 Mrs Gipsons came. Beautiful. Delightful co[...]n's biliousness disappeared after I left & he got to sleep. Washed up. Swept. Got to developing at 11:00. Thro' 12:50. Got E's dinner. Liebig & toast. Put plates to wash, took Steel to water when Mrs Braley & her daughters arrived to see their proofs-- not ready. Chatted. Mrs Giff[...]Gipson & Mrs Theodore Gipson arrived. Chatted. To garden, got onions, beets, peas, beans for Gipson[...]con, tea, rice pudding. Left with blankets. Got up ? & shot bunny for hawks. Big wash-up. Thro' 9:15. Alec Terry al day. Returned 1[...] |
![]() | WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1900 Printed 8 prints. Meant to pack. Coils came, bought things. selling day.[...]0. Chores. Breakfast 8:30. Read paper. Washed up. Set to work to print Tuslers. Mrs Hamlin, sen, & Mr & Mrs Coil & 2 children arrived, & I had to commence selling again. They bought a lot of stuff. Brought lunch with them & went picking currants down the creek at about 3:00. I gathered peas. Watered & put Steel in barn. Printed. Got supper on. They stayed to supper. Coil left at 4:00 for home. Sent spring wagon at 7:00. Had eggs, bacon, beets, peas, macaroni, cheese, rice pudding, & p[lum jelly. Mrs H said it was the best jelly she had ever tasted in her life! Packed the buggy cram full of things. Milked. Picketed Steel. Washed up. Made out clear accounts. WD. Bed 11:00.[...]Mrs Smith, Mrs Putman, Monty, Hamlins cleared out the storehouse.Selling day! Windy. Bright. Warm,[...]breakfasts. Scalded, plucked, dressed 2 chicks. Up to hawks, gave them the insides. Just returning when Smiths tying up at hitching post. Mrs Smith came in with me. I to change duds. 9:40. Had cup coffee while changing. She bought chairs $1.[...]e, 2 blankets, E's books. They left 12:00. Paid up. Gave Mrs Putman a dress, blue flannel jacket, & old shirts. Hamlins arrived. Women to get wild currants & cherries. I got Hamlin to move the trunk in kitchen. Gave him lot of stuff. He bought a lot. Pudding cold lunch. Washed up. Bought things by degrees. Lots of things in new barn. They left after lemonade at 6:00. Supper 7:15. Got up Roanie. Shot 2 bunnies for hawks. Milked[...] |
![]() | FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1900 Took away storehouse. Ewen & I to Kemptons & Terry in buggy. Beautiful. Cool[...]d hay. Picketed Steel near spring. Gathered all the butter beans. Fire on. Milked. Breakfast 8:40. Coil came to see E before beginning to dismantle storehouse. I washed up, etc. Got 24 1/2 doz eggs in brine up from cellar. I took an exposure of house when they had started it. Coil was troublesome to E, pretended we had really sold all the household goods to him- that they were included in the improvements! and also stoves his. E said he was too ill to be bothered & would put it in Stresel & Porter's[...]he was sorry he spoke, parting friends. Drove E to K's. He just in. I made E Liebig & toast. I had ham, milk, bread, butter. Sold all shirts at Mrs Drummonds to Mrs K. To Terry. Counted out eggs at Mrs McDonalds & Mrs S[...]kins saw house arrive in Terry. Stopped at Coils to get papers. Home 5:30. Got E's supper. Got cow[...]10:15. Supper in Terry. Put chicks in boxes. Go to Terry tomorrow. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1900 Down to Terry in wagon. Sold lot of things off, $21.35 Dull & rather windy. A[...]gooseberries & currants. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up, etc. Drove up team. At last caught them with oats bag, put them in barn & harnessed. Put lot of things together, wheeled to wagon. Alec came & offered to help. Worked hard. Had to pack up eggs, 95 of them. Got E's dinner. Got started at 2:20. Alec roped wagon down. 1st to Bracketts. She bought 3 doz eggs, 15c per dozen, 2 glass jars jelly & butter, 1 rooster. To McDonalds, Mrs Stiths, Mrs Burg, Monty's, left the extension table, wine to Scotts. Sold coffee pot 50c too . A crowd outside Hotel waiting for supper. Couldnt sell empty beer bottles to Scott. Took back few stores to store, & they bought oil tank. Got mail. Home b[...]t supper- salad, cold chicken. E his'n too. Got up Cow. Milked. Washed up. Chatted to E. Bed 11:00. Sponged bread. |
![]() | SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1900 Mr & Mrs & Sarah Kempton to dinner & supper. Steve Joubert & Stella Casper a[...]30. Ewen rose 6:05 & we walked with gun & camera to beginning 1st hay meadow Creek Pasture. Having 1st secured 2 out of 3 hawkletts, took 2 exposures. Back 7:30. E shot 4 grouse & a blackbird, & I a meadowlark for hawks. Breakfast on. Milked. Made a custard. Cold bath. Washed up. Swept. Worked sponge into dough. Swept. Mopp[...]15. I prepared butter beans & spring onions, put to boil. Dinner at 1:30. Chick with beans, thick[...]seberries, arrowroot cold. Mrs K wiped, I washed up. Made claret cup. S J & his girl arrived. sat. Chatted. They left but said they would come up end of our stay to see what they could get!! SJ said Doe Coulee Spring dried up. K's had supper- salad, onions, same as dinner cold. Left[...]agon, all chicks, & 4 chairs. I drove all 'osses to Coils Creek pasture, met G Tusler & Leon. Got Roanie up. Milked. WD on bed in new barn. MONDA[...]Scott called, Coil also. E & I gave Alec talking to. Dug up soapweed morning. Packed hard. E's clothes. Pa[...]ressed. Pick axe, & gunny sack took & rode Steel to hills opposite & dug up 6 1/2 # soapweed root. Had to go & get a hatchet & block of wood to chop the top off with. They would make good matting if dr[...]Breakfast on. Breakfast 8:45. Scott just called to see how Ewen was, then Coil came & relieved E's[...]mortgage on horses, 40 mares & geldings. Washed up. Gave Alec a note of his fare to NY, $58.85. He said he had only $54. & we would have to lend rest! Then he came & made out there would be 10 days board to his credit, & when I said No, as we took him by the 1/4, he called me a Swindler, then decamped. E made me run & stop hi[...]& gave it him about his scandalous talk about us to the people, his lending money without security, etc.[...]t very mad. We packed, 1st sorted clothes, such a pile. Later put pile into sacks for Mrs Braley,[...]Bright. Supper 7:30. Got cow. Milked. Missed a meadowlark for hawks. Cleaned gun. WD in[...] |
![]() | [...]awing oitside house. I ran & stopped him, but it had already awoke Ewen. Breakfast 8:30. Washed up. Attended E. He sat at desk & sorted negatives, & I packed them carefully. Lunch 1:00. Put a bushel of negatives into the hole. I packed my things, sorted, & some photo t[...]& Alec's supper. Mrs T came. She saw photos in the washing box. Thought good. Supper 7:15. Out. Had to hunt all over 2 pastures till found Roanie in a East coulee. In 9:00. Too late to go to Hamlins as wished. Burnished prints. Alec washed up. Milked. Got Arbuckle box from cellar. Made ou[...]d 11:30. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1900 To Terry, E & I in buggy. Hamlin took wagon. I drove to Kemptons, left wagon & furniture there. Mrs Gips[...]cool. Few rain drops. arose 4:30. Rode Steel to Hamlins, promise d to come over to take E to Terry. Couldnt catch team in Coil's pasture, drove them to his corral & caught them. In 6:45. Breakfast . H arrived 9:00. He helped pack chickens, 4 Arbuckle boxes of them, 51 chicks& 24 big hens. Packed in Kemptons[...]ove wagon. alec went too. I drove Ewen in buggy to Terry. Had dinner at Scotts. Liebig for E, toast I made in the kitchen. Left. Give away flannels. Sold bed, desk to Mrs Drummond. Freight trunk & 2 boxes crated by Atterberry. I drove wagon to K's. Turned it over with rest of their purchases. Lacked 9 chicks of being the agreedf 60, so I turned in about $5 worth of flannels. Gave 2 cheques, $40 & $4.15 for[...] |
![]() | THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1900 Finished packing. Things to leave & to take. Hamlin helped. Neighbours to say adieu. Beautiful. Last whole day! Hot. Arose 6:00. Overslept. No chicks to feed. Place seems so quiet without them. Fires on. Milked. Ewen had pain pretty bad 1st part night, then slept well. Breakfast 8:30. H's arrived, Mrs sen. I put up her things. Kept on packing. Mary & Sarah arrived, Joe & Sant went to hunt up Roanie, brought up a Coil cow 1st, had great difficulty in getting her up. She kept running into the brush. Mary wanted to know how I had made up the 9 chick deficit. I explained. Her mother didnt comprehend & she came to see. Sarah & Joe cold lunch. Mrs H washed up. Packed. Gave her clock of Rodrigines. Hamlin packed bridles at barn. Left at 5:00. Ewen got me to go & help catch hawk he let go, but it flew too w[...]unks. Tuslers, Coils came. We gave them 4 sacks of old clothes. Got $1 for plates from Mrs Tusler. Left 8:15. Curry, chick, rice. Washed up. E in pain. WD & bed in barn. FRID[...]00 Off at last. Dinner at Hamlin's. Goodbyes to friends. Arose 6:00. Beautiful day. Warm. Cool breeze. No cow. No chicks to feed & milk. Breakfast for both. Packed. Mrs Tusler came & brought up photo of herself & Henry that I wished for. Gave her 2 gal jug of new wine to carry back. She could hardly do it. Drummond came & took away the bedstead, pails, $1.80, desk $9., 6 chairs to Smiths. Locked up house & started 11:45. Buggy full & H's wagon fu[...]ved. Left poor old Steel in their pasture. Down to Terry by 3:00. Bid adieu to Mrs Coil & Mrs S Kempton. To Atterberry's, Saw that he crated right trunks. To Depot, arranged baggage to be checked, & that to be sent by freight. Ours was well within the limit 295#, 150 allowed on each ticket. I said good-bye to everybody to supper 6:10. Mrs L Hamlin fell off wagon coming down. I got her a lemonade to ease a bilious headache she was suffering from. H gave me a pr of very pretty gold links & shed tears at parting. Had to get cake from Mrs Collins. She would insist A had stolen an orange from her a few days ago. Gave Mrs Brackett a smokey pair of glassers for her weak eyes. Miss Donovan I got checks from. Mrs Gipson paid me up. Had to rush to catch Kemptons to say adios. They were going out. To bed 10:20. Cady Scott slept next & he groaned most of the night. I couldnt sleep anyhow till 5:00am. Ewen stood the bustle very well considering . |
Cameron, Evelyn 1868-1928, 1900 Diary of Evelyn Cameron (1900). Montana History Portal, accessed 20/02/2025, https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/80375