San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
APRIL, 1879.

ApnIL, 1879.
1. II rained little last night; got two
feet in the cistern. The man put up the
pump. Mr.. Rogers cut hole in the top to
put the pipe in.
2. Cleaned out Grump's house. Victor
made him desk in his room. Laura went
to Mr.. Rogers. They gave her q little
chicken we put it with my hen; Papa found
one too at the Office. Mr.. Eastman fixed
the pipes. I went to Mrs. DIS: Killed
some caterpillers.
8. Went down town. Got paint brush
Painted the gate some. Papa gave me an
apple gave Snooks [still another name for
his squirrel some. Papa bathed his feet.
Papa put some sheet-iron in the fire place.
1. Aunt Ann was here. Nellie's hen
wanted to set Nellie put her on her tur-
key eggs but she wouldn't stay. Papa got
some Pb OCO2. Ipainted the other gate.
Bertha Pendleton was here.
8. Planted some tomato seed. Went
down town with papa. Folded some papers !;
Papa gave me ten cents for it, I finished
the gate. Papa got some peas and some
lemons for me. Papa paid me two bits for
painting.
6. Trimmed my radishes and beets. Put
some seed to soak. Tied my hen to bush
and took her out of the coop. Mrs. Holland
sent us a mulberry pie by Lindley; we played
with Grump some. Nellie boiled.me alemon.
Wake ate some
2. Mr. Forsyth came and built the CHM
ney over, and fixed the hearth, ETC. Plant
ed some beet and parsley seed Took ride
with Nellie 96e. Had oyster soup.
s. Painted the front gate. Got a new
bottle of oil. There was concert to night;
Victor went to it. Went barefooted some.
Ella Rogers was here. Made Il picture in
my book. Stuck some stakes for my peas
to go on.
9. My hen got awful sick and got on her
back I gave red pepper. she ate and got
better. Some of my radishes are getting
pretty big. Went down town. Took my
braces back. Got some CSH10 N o.
Papa got me new watch key. The wo-
man sewed some.
10. Aunt Harriet scrubbed. Watered
my radshes. Victor went fishing, SO I set
some tyae set over 1000. Papa got some
Graham -four and some lemons. My cata-
logue came. Got some hoarhound to make
candy.
II. Nellie made some Graham bread
and mush. The COW didn't come up. The
woman at the Carnahan place was here with
her children. Made some hoarhound candy.
-. Watered my peas and things; the
cutworms killed whole lot of them: Made
paper doll Me and Nellie painted the
eggs for Easter.
13. My other hen came up with five
chickens. Papa got box for her and tied
her. It rained some. My peas are coming.
Papa took ride Made some ink.
IA. Cultivated my radishes some. Papa
sent for the Reference book for me. Went
out home with Sidney on Haw. Saw their
chickens Staked out Haw on the grass.
Went to bed after supper. Slept on feath-
er-bed with Sidney.
10. Got up. Sidney fed Haw.: Got the
eggs. Had some clabber for breakfast.
Went home Sidney went with me. Paid
him. Nellie set the hen. Brought Grump
in. Took Haw down to Papa. Mrs. d.
gave me some cabbage plants.
16. Went down town to see Mrs. Nance.
Laura didn't go to school Papa got some
vegetables. Put some shingles by my cab
bages to keep the sun from them.
II. Victor gave me some ClO2KO. Mrs.
Deloney's chickens come over here we
drove them off Laura staid at home to-
day, too. Was colder. Distilled some
lemon.
Is. Ny muskmelons came up nice.
Laura went 10 school. There was a concert
tonight at Harper's Hall, aud we went to it.
Seburn commenced making the walk.
10. Victor went fishing. 1 went down
to get some tomales and CrH4o2. Papa
got him a new hat. Nellie and LAura came
down and got hats. Papa got some oysters
and tomatoes &c Seburn got the top part
of the walk most done.
20. victor's lily came up. Victor got
him some new shirts. Made some baking