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for it in the fall. So Rachie told you and Pa Friday, when he was there. Lena intends boarding out - here, and has arranged for the evening that she teaches, to stay in with the girl that she is going to be living with next fall, as I understand it, she has not made it very plain to us as yet.  
Sunday morning
Lena did not put in her appearance last night, but may to day. We got up this morning by the new time, I don't like it very well, for I want that other hour in the morning. We dug danelions for our dinner, the second mis and Pa dug some parsnips to go with our corned beef so we are sure of our dinner but must eat it all by our lonesome. I was going to make a pineapple pudding but guess I wont luss just for ourselves. I have got a washington pie with custard filling which I made yesterday that must be eaten up first. Tall Said for menice we had the other night to the Masons entertainment, ice cream and little cakes, lady fingers, pink and white, everything served in paper, even to paper spoons, white cream with chopped ex cherries in the center. green cream outside it looked very pretty the gentlemen waited on their own party served in the larger room.