San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-24
MAY, 1880.

1. Rained about all day. Flying Dutch
man Matched some chickens. Mr.. Daniel
got his shellac; Papa got me some and some
C2H6O. Papa gave me some dates. I
marked off picture frame and sawed lit
tie. One of my peanuts bloomed yester-
day. Nellie made some molasses candy
and put pecans in it.
2. Papa washed me. Jenny Fry brought us
some beer-seed and glass of beer. I saw
ed all but the outside of the frame. Rode
with Papa in the evening to the ford, Office,
and back. Papa gave me lot of dates, and
some of the candy cane Victor worked on
his table some more. Spit some blood.
Flying Dutchman finished Matching. Nellie
wrote to Spencer.
g. Finished the picture-fra The paint
er bought my pen-rack. Rained some.
Nellie tied Flying Dutchman by the coop.
Wrote letter to Linnie, but didn't send it.
4. Went to town, took my picture frame.
Mrs. D. came here while. Sawed out a
Masonic bracket. It commenced raining
very hard after we got there, and rained
about an hour. Mrs. Grooms sent and
bought my Masonic bracket. Mrs. Daniel
gave us some peas
5. Sent Linnie's letter. Bought me a
brush and some C2H6O. Papa got some
canned mackerel. Gave Mr.. Chastain so
cents for my woods express. Put the brack-
ct together. Nellie went to Cotten's while.
6. Made some shellac varnish. Mollle
Gotten and Annie Haynes, Kate, Earl and
Fanny Fry, and Wiley and Lottie Gotten,
were here. Had mackerel for breakfast.
Z. Papa took my Masonic bracket to
town. Nellie went riding and I went be-
hind her. Mr.. Coggin helped brand Cam
this morning. Annie Haynes sent me some
beans, beets, cake, corn bread, pie and on
ions for dinner. Papa went to the Office af-
ter supper. Wasn't very well.
s. Papa brought some grass for Haw and
Cam. Aunt Ann came. She showed me
how to tend my peanuts. I showed her my
machine. Sally came after her. Mr..
Chastain didn't get here to-day. Laura
went to town. Not much better.
8. Went with Papa on Haw. Saw Mr..
Chastain; he put our things at MIR. Donal-
sons. He said they had the railroad graded
to II miles of iown. Went to see Mrs. ID.
with Papa. Saw the baby. The man gave
Papa Nellie's pictures as we went by. Vic
tor gave ME some candy. Got little better.
10. Went to town. Papa brought my
wood home. JEFF. Travis painted the Office.
Bought compass saw. Papa gave me some
dates.
IL. Fixed up my Diary from one week be-
hind. Got pretty well. Sawed some
shelves; got them ready to put together
and vanished them some. Papa brought
np a new medicine. Aunt Ann gave Inc
some dewberTies. Our squAshes are great
big.
IL. Papa got bucket of tar. I made
some tar-water. 1 copied pattern from
St. Nicholas, and made me little match
safe.
IA Went to town. Papa gave me cents
10 get some dates. Papa got some snap
beans at Mr.. vogelsang's. laura stepped
On nail, so she didn't 60 TO school The
sugar cane at the point and at the Office is
growing good
Is. Been about 50 lately. Killed Wan
lering Jew. Her hip-bOne was broken
she had big egg. Papa got some cocoa
sut. Nellie made some chocolate candy
Laura got a pain after supper, and Nellie
zot some mustard Of Mrs- Daniel
l6. Marked corner b-zcket Rode With