San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-13
DECEMBER, 1878.
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DECEMBER, 1873
1. Henry Gilbert was here. Had roast
for dinner. Papa fixed up the books and
put down the carpet Victor washed the
windows. Papa said the phonograph man
would show tomorrow night and could go.
O. Papa gave me an orange and apple.
That man showed his phonograph tonight
and we went Papa talked in it; it done
tolerably we'll. Went down town, bought
some dates, gave Victor some. Had ssrdiues
for supper. They fixed a place for the
press.
8. Victor stayed at home to help move
the Office [from the old San Marcos Hotel
building to where it now is.-Ed.] Got the
press moved, Didn't have any water till
in the evening, so I could not wash the
dishes after dinner. Wisian drowned
herself.
4. Made soup for dinner PapaIgot box
of sardines for supper and some crackers,
and coffee, and dried apples, aud sugar,
and hoarhound candy, and peanuts. The
cement and sand and lime came.
5. Papa gave me an apple, and Victor
did. Went to bed little. Had roast for
dinner and pancakes for supper. Got done
moving. Got the cstern almost twelve feet
deep &C. Q
6: Mr.. Wisian shot himself this morning.
Papa gave me two apples Cleaned the
table Fixed my drawing board.
T. Was warm enough without q fire.
Washed ourselves. Victor got him Nat
ural Philosophy.
| 8. Victor went to Sunday-school. Papa
got most of the books fixed. Moved the
bureau in the other room. Creased my
boots. Mr. Vogelsang was here. Scalded
my hand.
6. Made me a book to write in. Papa
gave me an apple My hand got pretty near
well. Papa gave me fifty cents. I have
two dollars. 56 0
10. Had al apple. Az Went down
town. Bought little castor for Laura.
Papa bought some baking powder, and po-
tatoes, and crackers, and sardines, and toma-
toes. Went down town after dinner again,
and came back right of, pretty near. Papa
GOT some salt TO put in some straw. L
| bought Victor a French harp.
IL. Made soma corn bread. Tried to
make some biscuit for supper. Gave Waco
soma apple Was pretty warm. jennie
Fry was here, Got the cistern almost dug,
II. SO. Q Commenced wa.ling the cis-
tern. Sprinkled little. Made some bis
cults for supper. Miss Scott gave Papa
some peach preserves.
13. Walled a good deal, but had to stop,
it rained 50; rained some last night Made
some biscuits and peach pie. Papa and
Victor went down to the Office after supper.
They couldn't work for the rain much. 40.
IA. Froze ice; was about 81. Q They
got the cistern about half walled; made a
scaffold Papa gave me an apple.
Is. Froze ice again; about quarter of
an inch thick. Papa put up the pictures.
Papa gave me another apple. The cat caught
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some mice.
lG. | went down town after dinner and
bought some things. Papa gave me two
apples A boy wanted to buy my DRUM
said he would tomorrow. Had frost. Papa
got a letter about Nellie and Laura.
17.Icooked some partridges that Papa
bought yesterday for dinner. They got
good deal Of the ecistera walled Made some
pas.e. Fixed my drum. Papa got some
mince-meat.
Is Froze ice again. Papa got Mr.. Nogel-
sang to fx the bOok-cass AID s.ain It Went
to bed some. PAPA gave me an apple They
zo- the c:s.ern Walled up 10 the top Of tie
zrouad. but ran ouG of mortar.
u. Raiaea a good deal last night Was
pretty cold. Papa got letter from Nellie
and I got one from Lana They dldn'