San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-03
FEBRUARY, 1880.

l.. lhiucu I'LL hibht' We uiu not ht'e
dinner till about 8 O'Clock, and did not have
any supper. We staid at home all day.
2. Wrote to see about wood to Calves
ton. Sold some valentines. Was pretty
muddy. Wen. to see Mrs. Kennedy about
[buyingl my saw, but she couldn't get it.
3. Showed my bracket to Mr.. Ward and
Gramm. Papa got the Office lot plowed this
morning and planted the lot in the corner.
Took bottles of ink down.
|. 4. Printed some labels for my ink. Got
the papers off before night Papa went
down to write after supper. Bought some
candy. made new desk.
5. Has been cold since we killed our
pigs. Nellie planted some onions Alex.
printed some ball tickets
6. Papa wrote to Mr. Barnes for me.
Got an answer from Galveston. Gep. got
something the matter with her SO she could
hardly breathe. Took my saw to the Office.
Papa had to go after supper.
z. Victor worked on his saw-frame some,
and got him hat and coat. Gep. got worse,
and we couldn't help her, and in the evening
she died. Mr. Galloway brought some but
ter-milk.
8. Lilly Ragsdale and Cally Walters come
to see Laura. Papa washed me. Rained
good deal last night. Victor blacked my
shoes.
9. Finished my emery wheel. Got pos
tai from Mr.. Barnes, the saw man. Sold
some pictures. Made little box.
10. Oiled Nellies machine some. Got O
little warmer, coo has been misty for a
few days. It was SO muddy the stage did
Mt come till evening
II. It drizzled about all day. My pat
tern, etc., came. Sold some things, Mel
lie planted some seeds Papa got. Laura
brought the can down to get some oil; Pa
pa gave her five cents, and she got some
candy.
12. Sold some things. Me and Nellie
planted some more seeds. Papa got q tur-
tie Victor cleaned it. Got cooler in the
| evening. Papa got some new cups ana
glasses and me new bowl.
13. Nellie went to fill the teakettle and
almost picked up centipede on the handle.
took the tongs and made him red hot.
4SoF.
H. Went to town. Sold a good many
valentines. Laura got one. Got new kind
of libraries from st. Louis. Papa got Wa
co some pecans.
Is. Laura went to see Lily Ragsdale, but
she wasn't at home. Papa and me went by
Mrs. DIS, but they were not in the parlor,
so we didn't 60 in. Papa washed me. Pa
pa brought my saw from the office; and l
commenced match safe bymy new pattern.
16. Almost finished saving the match
safe. I've got 81 20. The wheat is COM
ing up at the point and at the office.
II. Put the matchbox together and took
it to town. Sebron made walk and gut
ter at the Office, and fixed the walk up here
some. I cultivated the radishes and onions
some. Mr.. Bell brought three chairs from
Austin.
1S. 1 bound my Scientifcs together. 1
got an answer from the saw man. Scientf.
came. Robins are thick all through the
woods, and people are shooting them all the
time.
10. Papa ordered my machine. Brought
the match-safe back and put the front
piece on. .'Coaly made Cam runs out,
when Papa went to turn Lettum out,
and he ran off SO Papa couldn't
get him. Was q little colder. Papa
went down after supper and brought up
the chairs.
30. Sebron dug some holes to change
the fg trees to. Papa found Cam with Mr..
Kennedy's cattle and drove him back Mr..
Havmes brought load Of straw.
Il. Got some glyceriDe and glue. Fold
ed some papers. Made cardboard box
Made a copying tablet and ink; made 20
copies. About 7O9.
p. Papa fixed the garden some Papa
and me went to Mrs DIS Made 3s copies
With nv tablet. 7O7. Papa brought me
some cards from the Office andIprinted them
%. Took ny tablet TO town Showed q
IN Mr.. Granm. Got , cents worth Of can