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but he did not think they would get here on account of the bridge. Mr. Colton said he had to get off from his horse and let her wade or swim and he walked across on a string piece which was left of the bridge. Mr C is a fine little fellow, (of course you will know he is the Constable) and I regretted very much that I did not see him, but I hapened to be upstairs we left for I felt worse than ever to day and felt afraid I was going to have the ague for I felt hot and shivery by spells. In the morning Papa went off very early to the barn having Olliver here with the twin to drown up some wood, just as Olliver started for wood Louis drove in the yard to see Charles before he went to Rockford, where he was going to repeal his case about the calf with Mr Campton. I forgot to tell you that last night Mr. Campton and Brisbon come down here Mr. C come to ask if any of us had seen Erustus Cleveland on the premises on the 19th or the day Louises conet was held on his corse. He said Louis swore Erastus was in the territory for a gun but he had understood that we had seen him here. Papa told him we had. Mr. C intends to have him indited. Mr. Brisbon had been drinking and felt pretty preen he come very near getting mad with Papa because he told him some broices ? were not put in straight but he got over it and promised to come the next day and put them in straight. Right after Charles and Louis had talked some time Charles goes down cellar and brings up our little red molasses keg, Caroline happened to see him and told us so we looked into the cellar and found it was gone. I then went out and asked him if he had taken our keg out of the cellar he said he had taken a keg but but it was on of ours. Why Mr Cleveland you know it is ours and you prove one brought it from N.Y. This you brought everything from N.T. didn't ye, them pickles you took want yours either. I told him they were supposed must begin and tell you the whole story, lat summer Papa used to take all the care of the cucumber vines pluck all the cucumbers and sorted them down during the summer. Papa and Charles much some vinegar some in a barrel which Papa bought in Rockford one paid for half the vinegar materials the other for the other half and half of course to belong to one and half to the other either before or often this time Papa hired Mr. Cole to make him a couple in couple us yokes for his steers. A to or certain time Cleveland took a notion that he would paint his waggon wheels even unclear