San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-10
MARCH, 1880.

MARCH, $780,
1. Sent for Shipman's Manual. Took a
tablet down. Got a postal from Mr.. Barnes
Inlaid some walnut in holly. Aunt Ann
came here and staid a while-
2. Wrote some postal cards. Tried q
telephone between the kitchen and the Sta
BILE. 1t didn't work very WELL Made box
with legs to keep my tools in.
8. I cultivated the garden some. Was
pretty damp. Went to town; got cigar
box, and Nellie's comb. Mr.. Eastman paid
me for printing his bills. Papa got man
to paint his sign. He commenced painting
out the old letters.
4. Melted my composition over again.
Lettum and Cam got in and ate up most of
the beans. Was hot to-day.
s. Laura got breakfast. I got some can
dy. Papa and Victor went down after sup
per. Papa got some apples and gave me
one. They moved the post Office.
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fish. Lily Ragsdale came to see Laura.
Was hot.
| Z. Went to the Office with Papa. Rain
cd little. Nellie washed me after supper;
Victor made him a drawing board. Jenny
Fry came for st. Nicholas. Papa cultivat-
ed the garden.
8. 1t got cold in the night and rained a
good deal Had a fire. I sawed a little.
Put an egg in NO3 and H2O.
8. Dyed some ribbon for Jane. A bal
loon man came around and Papa bought
Laura one. The man painted the sign.
10. Wrote to Charles W. Spur for
woods. Rained some was cloudy all day,
and has been for about Il week. Victor
made pipe of broom cane root.
II. Drizzled some more the wagoners
couldn't Co. Went to town. Sawed a doll
out for Laura. Mr.. Ward gave me a
fower-shef pattern; made little one.
Papa gave me some candy. Sold blank
deed.
12 Took the rest of my cigar boxes to
pieces and put them to soak. Got pretty
cold Papa went to the Office after supper.
Victor drawed on the tablet he got of Lau-
ra. Papa gave me an apple.
13. Took the paper out and dried my ci-
gar box parts. Was at Mr.. Gramm's while.
Sold some libraries. Was some colder.
Papa covered the corn Ito protect it from
frost.
II. Mrs. Daniel sent us some radishes.
Nellie put sheet over her oleander. Had
a fire in the parlor. A man at the College,
and Maud Teller died this afternoon.
. Is. 1t was so cold Mr.. Bell couldn't 60.
Papa found Brap,a in the nest dead, it was
so cold. Papa got Nellie some knitting
needles. Shipman's patterns came and
some catalogues Mr.. Barnes sent the
freight-bill 1t rained some last night, and
froze. Bertha Pendleton brought the dime
for a cook book.
16. 1 tried to knit Mr.. Bell started to
Austin he Gaid he would bring my machine.
Laura went to Maud Teller's funeral. The
sun shone little. A teller brought some
wood, and let Cam out. Nellie ran him all
around and Mrs. Jones and Mr.. Coggin came
and helped drive him home. Took my pat
terms apart. Sold some libraries
II. Knit pretty well. Laura staid at
home. 49,. One of Biddy's chickens
Matched.
IS. Saw the painter shade the sign. Was
hot. Mr. Bell didn't come before we went
home. Some more chickens hatched.
10. Sent for some libraries. Got Mr..
Reads catalogue. ALI the chickens Matched
last night. Lana bought some popcorn and
candy. Lena Zivley came to see Nellie
Papa went down after supper. Got the pa
per up before supper.
20. Bought some peanuts and planted
some. Bought some H61 and rubber cork.
Victor gave me a board for saw blade; he
sawed some shelf-supporters. Rained some
afternoon.
2l. Had q fire. Rained so Nellie could
not come from Sunday school for a while.
Rode with Papa to take Duhun away. Rain
ed all day. Victor sawed q pen-rack with |
Nellie's saw.
y. Lily Ragsdale ate dinner here. Did |
Mt rain any. Martha Anu brought some NIB
bon for me to dye. Three Of the Brana
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