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Saturday 6 th Jan/55.
The rain commenced some time in the night and has rained all day. I think I never see it
rain harder in my life. If the rain don’t abate I am afraid that we shall loose all our seed
beans, and every rag of cloth is getting moldy in the house. Bro. Baker has to rap himself
up in a blanket to keep warm.
Sunday 7 th Jan/55.
This morning there is a prospect of a fare day tomorrow. It is a showery today. I tended
meeting this afternoon and broke bread. There was about sixty saints and a large
congregation of outsiders. Bro. Kanahunahupu preached for their special benefit. They
gave good attention. There is a prospect of a good work being done here ere long.
Monday 8 th Jan/55.
This morning the sun rose clear and has remained all day. I have been busy in airing my
clothes. They were all melded. I have succeeded in getting them partly dry. The natives
have all been to session. There has been nothing done on the farm today.
Tuesday 9 th Jan/55.
I have planted a few beans on our new farm towards the sea of our one raising. The
natives have been engaged in clearing more ground to plant tomorrow.
Wednesday 10 th Jan/55.
We are planting beans again today. Our work is nearly two miles from our house and the
travel tires me more than what little work I do. This evening when I sat at super there was
a sister came in and gave me ten cents. She was very sorry that it wasn’t more. But it
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poor woman had I told her that it was just as acceptable as though it was ever so much. I
think this is the first money that I have received of any of the natives since I have been on
these Islands. They are very poor and have but little faculty to get money.
Thursday 11 th Jan/55.
Planting beans again today. If they do well, they are in time for the shipping.
Friday 12 th Jan/55.
The same as yesterday.
Saturday 13 th Jan/55.
This morning the boat arrived with one hundred feet of lumber and a bolt of cotton cloth
to make a sheet to catch the water to fill our cistern and the boards to cover it over. I
have been all day planting today.
Sunday 14 th Jan/55.
I have not attended meeting today. There is a chance to send tomorrow to Lahaina, and I
have spent this day in writing letters to different parts of the Islands. I received yesterday
from Bro. Hammond stating that Reddick Allred had arrived from Hawaii and his health
was bad. He is going home on that account I was sorry to hear of his ill health for he is a
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