[June] 14–We’re that have such as a fantastic rain, We watched a good deer to-day leaping together through the lawn. To-day we read new Indians got generated a beneficial [raid on] Bluff creek and you can slain a guy. That is just thirty five miles from here.
Following We appeared, as i try with Mrs. Northern [West]– a minister originated W[ichita] to go on a buffalo take a look. He preached Sunday, we went along to pay attention to your at the Springers [Summers’]. Monday the guy ran browse with the guys. I saw a deer leaping via this new turf–more than on a garden.
[June] 17th–Mr. Flower [Ross] entitled acrost the newest lake, that there was characters on farm for all of us. Philip will go down, and i also normally publish the thing i have written household, getting shipped.
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[June] 18th–An effective enough time characters, and papers regarding Eastern appeared past. Really warm not dead. Right back a means is a significant lot of cow tongue cactus for the flower [with] high red-colored wax particularly plants. If this is home how it could be admired. To[o] loving to walk today. While i came We appreciated strolling, and you may did considerably.
At the beginning of this new spring, through to the Indians left, It burnt a strip on the lake with the prairie. The brand new dehydrated yard all of the gone, you can discover stacks out of buffalo skeleton, and their wallows–where they had rolling through to the sod are 
went. Towards these wallows, sunflowers and other seed had drifted and you may became, nowadays are nearly as much as We. This morning I clean, strung the newest outfits towards the shrubbery to help you dead. Browned coffees, and place a lot more existe to your my personal bed tick. Now it is 3 p.yards. I am going to the garden having radishes and peas getting eating the next day. John produced a rolling pin personally now, before that i put a beneficial tin is also in order to roll cake crust and you may cookie money.
[June] 20th–I decided to go to within Flowers [Ross’] to-day. This is the first-time I was along the lake since i showed up. Without a doubt I had so you can wade– New river is actually reasonable. I wore my personal the fresh calico skirt and you may a white apron. Imagine We checked sweet. Inquire if i did? . . [nor] manage bring it to save the beaus away, however, on account of snakes, no rocks so you’re able to pelt these with. I appreciated my personal check out definitely. The Rose [Ross] college students have been down from time to time. The brand new earliest will undoubtedly be an early on people.
An excellent Mrs. Ingrahm titled as i is actually there, I can strive to ask the lady soon. She don’t have a look well. It’s very various other on that section of the river. A top bank, then prairie in terms of the interest can see. The street so you can W[ichita] also is within vision.
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When you are during the R[oss’] four hearders came truth be told there horse-back. That rode eg a fairly horse. O, but I want to get it. As an alternative wild looking people, with their revolvers within belts. He has got straight black colored locks, and black complexins.
It’s so enjoying such as July during the Pa. Possibly If only july are early in the day, nevertheless have a tendency to violation soon enough.
[June] 23d–I happened to be too busy to enter yesterday. Baked eg good cash, after that dressed up the most significant chicken I previously spotted, Philip was actually stating for a couple days whenever you to definitely turkey don’t avoid them he’d take him. The newest nipple I slised and you will fried instance stake. Mrs. Way emerged, with time for lunch. . . . She’d enjoys me match the woman a ways that. I went as much as West’ family. Jake was not household. I unwrapped the new window and you may got back. We just spooked to. Used their java, put his tubing during the java pot spout & ct. We were sitting aside front on tone eating wild plums, and you can chatting away whenever Jake emerged. She advised me to go home and you will spend night. Jake told you basically create he’d go lower and have now dinner and breakfast to own Philip.