Cape Breton's Magazine

Sunday, Aug. 28: Fine. Neil McD. of L'Ar? doise over. Fr. B. again in English on duty of parents to children. Passed the evening with him after a stroll on breakwater. Monday, Aug. "~ 29: Fine. Paid off Remi to date ""rom turn-of-the-century postcards: Above, • being $39.00. I have given him this summer. Have seven or eight dollars work for him yet. Tuesday, Aug. 30: Dull. Got nearly through painting and the house looks boss. H. F. to work. Got a bottle of wine as a present from Mrs. Desire. Ned Walsh down and must go to Basin Friday to settle up his estate. Wednesday, Aug. 31: Fine. To Arichat last night. McGillivray tight (away). Wrote to Mury, McGillivray and Picard. Got stuff down for a pump and for a scow which I must build for shells. Thursday, Sept. 1: Dull. Not well these days as I have diarrhoea, etc. Put up Annabella's notices on Rose's fence, forbidding anyone to remove the house, etc. Sent off T.C. Allen's money. Will be devilish hard up for money this fall and winter • must get into collecting at once. Friday, Sept. 2: Rain • Fine. To Arichat last night and got Mury's suit on the docket. Will be off tonight for Basin. Saturday, Sept. 3: Fine. Slept at Ned Walsh's. Got up in less than two hours. Got all affairs settled, signed and sealed, between J. and the rest. Went to Mike White's but got no eel net. Got home about dark. Charged nothing, but Ned is to give me a load of juniper pickets whenever I like. Dr. McDonald of Mabou here. Called to see him. Sunday, Sept. 4: Fine. Dr. McDonald preached a grand sermon upon devo? tion in general, devotion to the S.S.H. of Jesus and Mary, with a warm rec? ommendation to join the Society of the Apostleship of Prayer and offer up the actions of the day during morning prayers. Monday, Sept. 5: Fine. Fr. B. and Dr. McD. to see us last night and accom? panied them to Arichat where we met Fr. Q. of Lafond and Mury mowing marsh. Got all wire in boat ready for taking to marsh this evening. Remi will commence fence this week. Tuesday, Sept. 6: Fine. Ned took the last of Picard's nets. Made a drag for the marsh hay. Will go up and drive preven? tive haul up poles and stakes. Remi will stretch wire tomorrow and drive on with fence. Will rake up hay on marsh this evening and stack it. Wednesday, Sept. 7: Fine. Got poles up to marsh and fixed corners • will finish them to? morrow. Patsy Doyle here and is to call to see us • glad of the honor. Thursday, Sept 8: Fine. Blew hard last night and still blows. Got three buoys West Arichat; below, Arichat (courtesy Beaton Institute, UCCB) along shore. Remi hauling coal, 6 chlds. at $5.50. Must get to marsh this evening, drive corner stakes and haul up wire to marsh. Laurence Landry's daughter from Pictou is here. Friday, Sept. 9: Dull. Got all coal hauled. Rain last night kept me from marsh. Will likely finish there tonight and tomorrow will be at the fence. Wire is scarce in Halifax and I am much afraid I'll be short. Robertson will be down surveying at ten. Hope to finish most of garden fence tomorrow. Ned has dug a well at last. Pig does well grazing. Great storms on the Banks on the 27th and 28th ult. Saturday, Sept. 10: Fine. My birthday, 40 years of age. Must turn a new leaf in my life and think with more seriousness on my duty towards my soul. About $100 in debt at close of this term but collaterels should be at the least ten times this. Got line fence removed and replaced with wattles along side garden. Will fence all other sides with wire. Sunday, Sept. 11: Fine. Priest and doctor were at Hugh McEachern's last night. Barley ripe and will get it cut tomorrow. Monday, Sept. 12: Fine. Sent herring to Peter Campbell. Did a little more fencing. Must mow marsh at once. Piles of work yet to be done. Tuesday, Sept. 13: Fine. Remi mowing marsh and bariey. Patsy not yet back from Ari? chat. Must get hay gathered off marsh or it will be lost. School meeting next Monday week • it may be calm and it may not. Desire anxious for a quarrel and busy lying. Must see Chandler about Fr. Ethier's affairs. Wednesday, Sept. 14: Fine. Wrote to McFatridge about a pump chain. Finished with fence in style and got hay and grain cocked • not much of either. Will have to manage carefully this winter or I'll be short with my large stock. Must try to scrape a little more in upper field as there must be some in the bog and along the brook. Thursday, Sept. 15: Dull and drizzly. To the brook last night and caught one eel • must be there tonight. Hector got his deed at last. Got most of blocks for marsh fence ready. Have to take up some poles and posts yet and cut round edge of marsh. Friday, Sept 16: Dull and rainy. Remi stretching wire in forenoon • fear rain will interfere with his afternoon's work. Will likely buy Mrs. Paon's pump if she sells for about $2.00. Don't feel very well with kidneys or back but thank God have no piles. Hope tomorrow will be fine so that I can give the fence a good start. Straw catchy fits. Saturday, Sept. 17: Dull. Gave fence a good rap. Cut a new track at foot of hill to enlarge field. Was to brook at three and got 22 beauties. Sunday, Sept. 18: Fine. Blowing past two days. Ned Doyle and PIPER'S TRAILER COURT Featuring: Fully Licensed Dining Room Laundromat Mini-Mart Ocean-Side Campsites Swimming Pool 929-2233 929-2067 Indian Brook on the Cabot Trail (Halfway between Baddecltand Ingonish) From either direction on the Cabot Trail, plan for comfort and welcome Piper's Old Manse GUEST HOUSE with Bed and Breakfast OPEN YEAR ROUND '