Lest We Forget
Monday, May 19, 1913
Weather a little warmer and a little rain in the morning.
No work. Can't get west big slide at On [-?-] 31
This afternoon we got water for the cook.
After supper had a game of base ball till it started to rain.
[NOTE: The other day, I was going to comment that "baseball" was called "base ball" in the 19th century. Clem had used "baseball" and my comment was going to be that the combined words were already being used in 1913. Then, along comes my grandfather and honestly, I'm not sure if he used "base ball" because that's how it was spelled in 1913 or because, as we have seen, his spelling left a lot to be desired!
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Sunny and warm, a "big slide" and a little base ball![/caption]Tuesday, May 20, 1913
Weather fine and warm
sun out nearly all day did nothing but sleep all morning
In the afternoon R Johnson and I played base ball for a while in the afternoon
After supper Gilbert and I went for a walk up on the hill
we took two guns with us but saw nothing
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Sleeping, base ball, walking and hunting...[/caption]Wednesday, May 21, 1913
Weather fine and warm all day. Outfit left Yellowhead Pass at night
after dinner got to Lucerne at 1 30 fot to work at 2 oc
walk till 6 on bridge 1 mile from siding
after supper Alaban Fill [-?-] went to bridge to fish but got nothing
only fish about an hour
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A little working...a little walking...a little fishing[/caption]
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