San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19

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April 23, 1881.
MARCH, 1881,
l. Papa got Sebron to dig. Sent my let
ter to Lindley. Papa took me home before
evening. I wore handkerchief on my eye
all day. ,'.r
g The mail was about on time. Staid ut
home. Sebron made Nellie some flower
beds and finished the garden; he broke
Nellie's rose bush. Put on my shoes; Papa
cut off their tops. . .,u,
8. Papa got. some catfish. Laura stopped
school. The mail came about noon. Annie
Haynes came to see Nellie. .'
4. Papa got me some lemon-sugar and a
pair of suspenders.1 Papa planted the roots
of Nellie's oleander.
s. We didn't get the mail at all. Miss
Russell brought Miss Foxs supper, and she
gave me some bread and buttermilk. 1 got
some tamales and candy.
g. Papa planted the garden. 1t sprinkled
some. Rode to the new bridge with Papa.
Nellie planted her flower-seeds.
z Was pretty windy. Papa got me some
cheese and crackers.
g. Mails came on time. Papa gave me On
orange.
9. Drizzled some in the morning. Rode
to the planeing machine with Papa. Mr..
Reynolds gave me q scratch-b book Papa
got bread bowl,
10. Papa wanted to 60 to ball at Kyle,
but could not get time. Papa changed the
bread bowl for larger one.
II. Miss Russell sent Jack Ia blue jay1, to
Austin by Miss Fox. We've got 20 little
chickens, with three hens The mails come
on time now.
12. Papa got some tomales.
13. Papa went to see Mr.. Deming. Had
canned mackerel for supper.
IA. Me and Nellie planted some pansy
seed. Was pretty warm. Papa got some
apples and gave me some. Got letter from
cousin Matte
Is. Miss Russell took Haw and Nellie's
saddle and run him. Papa went to the
Methodist supper. A man brought load
of wood.
1G. Rained some this morning Carried
some papers.
II. Papa got me can of berries and
a lemon Nellie went riding with Annie
Haynes. Was pretty warm. Papa got two
big bass of Lee Driskill for Scots.
Is. Papa rode before dinner. Nellie rode
with Annie Haynes again. Found an old
Mexican man and got some candy. Nellie
went to the college with Annie after supper.
10. Got up some old rags and things to
make manure of. The mail didn't come
till after supper.
20. Raked up some leaves. Had canned
corn for dinner. The candy man came
around I got some. Fixed the old slop-
bucket.
q. Sally washed and ironed. Was pret-
ty cool in the morning. The algeretas are
as big as shot.
%. Nellie rode in the country with Annie
Haynes. Got mackeral barrel with some
brine for manure. Papa got me Havana
orange.
%. Rode in Mr. Donalson's [delivery]
wagon with my keg of brine home and
around town some; ran over a pigeon.
Fixed my compost some. Was rather cool.
81 Miss Russell gave me some dates.
The mail didn't come in till after dark. Papa
gave me lot of seeds.
25. Rained some last night and pretty
hard this afternoon, with some had. Miss
Russell and Miss Fox went to San Antonio.
Went to Dr. Combs about my teeth. A lit
tie chicken died. Mr. Vogelsang started to
fix the pig pen, but it rained.
2e. Papagot me some soda water, oranges,
etc Mr.. Yogelsang and his boys finished
the hens pen, and fixed the middle fence
some.
81. Aunt Ann came and siaid for dinner.
Papa put boxes in the hens pen for them
to sleep In Papa went to Austin In the az
ternoob-
2s. A Bstle chicken got a rock scratched
on II and almost died, and Twin Sister ate
the meat Of another ones head, 50 I cut IT
of. Rode to the Office and around town in
Donalson's wagon
@. Papa came on the morning traiu- and
brought Nellie bird-hook
80. Walked to town Papa gr1 some
wicked pigs feet HestOn's and TIE Other