San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-31
JUNE, 1880.

JUNE, 1880.
/. Cleaned my things. Scientific came.
Hoed my peanuts. Lettum didn't come up.
Nellie made Laura's exhibition dress.
2. Papa got some milk at McMeans be-
cause Lettie didn't come. Papa took Lau-
ra's dress to Markley's to get it futed. 1t
sprinkled some.
3. Marked off o pattern and sawed some.
Nellie went to see Mrs. d. man gave Pa-
pa roasting ear he gave it to me. Lau-
ra took her dinner to school.
4. Went town. Sent Cor some pocket
scissors Ia new kind, for birthday present
for his father. Mrs. Combs bought the
two picture frames. Nellie cooked my corn.
Papa and Laura went with Nellie to the
concert Gave my canvass another coat.
s. Sawed some. Marked off wall-pock-
ct pattern.
6. Rode with Papa to the bridge. They
have got the banks dug out, and almost
enough rock. We couldn't water Haw at
Smiths because the bridge was washed
away. Laura got some butter-milk at Kenne-
dy's.
z. Sawed on the wall-pocket Mr.. Woot-
ton gave Papa some roasting-ears. Nellie
went with Laura to the cantata. Lettum
came, and Victor MIXED her.
8. Papa got some little crackers. Went
to the college with Papa to see the pictures.
Drew lily. Papa has to put medicine on
CAMS brand to keep 'he worms out. Callie
Walters came here while.
8. Went to the college again with Papa.
Saw Young Rev. Rev. Young, of San
AntonioD, preach. Painted my can
vass over again. Laura went to town.
Nellie reduced pair Of pants for me.
IL. Missed 10. Rained q little in the
morning, aud hard after dinner. Painted q
picture of Red Ridinghood. Sawed on the
front of the wall pocket.
12. Rained pretty hard part of the day.
Sawed on the wall-pocket q little.
13. Rode to where they had graded the
road, with Papa. The stage couldn't come
yesterday, and Papa got the mail to-day.
Had Ruffied Grouse for dinner; killed her
yesterday. Papa fixed some strings for vines
on the portico.
IA. Got the walLpocket done, except the
sides. Nellie and Laura got some ribbons
and things Jessie sent. Lettum hardly
let's Cam suck, and don't give milk regular,
SO we get it from Haynes. Gave ny can
vass another coat.
Is. Papa has got the walk about finished
with sand and gravel. Finished the wall
pocket
16. Papa gave Nellie new dress on her
birth day. Nellie and NE went to town got
some sugar and raisins. Mr.. Hutchings gave
me an orange. Papa got Nellie necktie
for Jessie. Had corn and beans and cucum-
bers; we've had them for about week.
II. Sawed on Papa's box. Annie Haynes
came to see Nellie. Nellie fixed the things
and made the cake. went to town, got some
cochineal and made coloring. Went to the
post Office and got the scissors. Papa got
some oranges ard lemons; gave me an or
ange. Goodnow & Wightman's catalogue
came.
1s. Finished Papa's box ia handsome
piece of screll saving, for birthday pres
ent. Went town, got some paper-muslin,
and Papa gave me 20 cents. Got some can
dy and silver spoon for Papa.
Nellie iced the cake and finished it.
They have commenced building the bridge
with the derrick. Mr.. Rogers came to see
about me saving him some brackets.
10. We gave Papa his cake and things.
Had some lemonade. killed Sally and
Nellie cooked her. Papa got a salt shad.
Papa had to go down after supper to gel
some sugar cane for Haw and Cam.
20. Rode by the railroad with Papa.
Aunt Ann came here while. Nellie gave
her some cake aud wine, Had corn for din
ner. Papa put some more in his scrap-book
CaIy Walters borrowed some papers for bet
father to read
q. Transplaa;ei my dianthns. Nellie
washed me. Had roast for dinner.
%. Hai some Of our black-eyed peas fo'
dinner. Dober's chickens hatched- bronz
ed Papa's s;gn he brought uPyesteriAy. PA
% gave me bits. 1Ir. Rogers Gaze 10 Sc
about the brackets again
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