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home and wrote to Marie Olkerman? and sewed Chauncey Ives called. July 1st. We packed up our things to start for Uncle C's 2nd We hired Chauncey Ives to take most of our baggage and two boxes of goods for us. about 11 Papa Mama Caroline and myself started in the wagon for Mr R Ives where we were to wait till Chauncey came besides ourselves our wagon carried some pillows bolsters and bedquilts in trunk laundry valise keg of grape vines unknown little chair and other articles, we presented quite a comical appearance, We had a pleasant visit at Mr Ives I was very much pleased with his two sisters who were about the age of 18 & 20. About night Chauncey came home saying that he had got his load swamped so all the men with the oxen went down to get it out, but they could not draw it out with out all unloading it it was so late when they came back that we did not set forward on our journey till next morning 3 We started from Mrs Ives about 7. It was a pleasant day and traveling was delightful. we took a cold dinner in the woods after finishing we just getting into the wagon when we heard a snake rattle close by the wagon where we had been sitting for an hour. We soon found him and killed him. he was quite savage and tried to bite us after he was wounded 4th After a night of very good rest though a short one, for we did not go till 12 to bed and arose at 4 we pursued? our journey. we breakfasted at 9 and took another cold dinner all day yesterday and today Caroline and I kept getting out of the wagon to pick flowers which were very plenty all the way. as soon as one bunch was withered we would get out and get some more. yesterday we made a path about 1 1/2 yards long an 1/2 yard thick of nothing but flowers of various colors