The Journals of Martha E. McMillan

27 Aug. Tuesday. Morning. Riley took Rice? to C - . James taking wheat to Clifton. Mrs. Little here for dinner (36). September 2 Sept. Monday. Murdocks. Pleasant. Forenoon. Mary and I at C- I called at Dr. Reid’s and had two teeth extracted. Afternoon. Tom C - called for Mary? H - to take a little drive to the Cliffs (37). 17 Sept. Tuesday. Very warm. Matt and I drove ? to Springfield. She got one tooth extracted. I three filled (40). 22 Sept. Sabbath. Pleasant. All at church but Jennett. Eve. I went home with our folks. 5 o’clock P.M. Mary and I attended mission Sabbath School. I sat in the Bible class (41). 29 Sept. Sab. All at preaching. Had only one sermon. James and I went out to father’s from church. 5 o’clock P.M. All but Mother went to hear Mr. Morton preach at the mission school. His sermon is the winding up of the school - it closes to night (42). October 2 Oct. Wed. Morning. Jane at C - Mother visiting at Hugh’s. Father brought us some things - here for dinner. Night - raining. 3 Oct. Thurs. Cloudy and damp. Matt and Jennett at C - cleaning their house. Night - raining. 7 Oct. Monday. All at preaching but Jane. Sermon by J. H. Cooper. Eve. Mrs. G - called. Night - Dan here for ? ? or so making arrangements for Mother’s leaving (43). 8 Oct. Tuesday. (Wood - Martha is about 6 months pregnant at this point. She never mentions the pregnancy in the journal) Sam here for a load of goods. Jennett and Matt at C - Afternoon James at the election. We put up our stove this morning. Some way or other I can’t help feeling but that housekeeping is going to be more real than I ever dreamed of and for the life of (space) I can’t help sighing and (and wishing ___ it wasn’t time). (Wood - part in parentheses was partially scratched out.) but then that isn’t noble or womanly; so I must try and banish such feeling forever from my heart and look ? the bright side of the picture and catch the sunshine as I go along. ? Mitchel here for dinner (44). 18