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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-419ter trying to help her up, they left her. Mat and the little boys went back afterdinner and skinned her. Lee plowed all day today. Leb Deck came after Magthis evening. Aquiller was very sick, that left us without a cook as Julia has notcome home from Mr. Ferguson’s. I feel some better today, Victory is improvingvery fast.Sunday - February 22, 1885Still cloudy with east wind. Mat went after Julia this morning, she come homenearly sick. Nothing of interest today. Victory & the baby are still doing well.We kep the cow Kate in the pen last night & today for she seams to be weak inher back that she can’t get up. It comenced to rain a fine mist just before night.Monday - February 23, 1885Coald north drisley rain all day. Nothing don today but set by the fire & feed ?all up today.Tuesday - February 24, 1885Still Coald & cloudy. It rained this morning about 3 o’clock & thundered &lightene. If the oald prove verb is true, frost in Aprial for thunder in February.We will get all of our crop bit with frost the 24 fo Aprial. It has cleard off. Ihave not done enything my self today. The boys has hin at work in the newground.Wednesday - February 25, 1885It is hazy cloudy this morning with the clouds from (the) south & wind from thenorth, right coald by 12 o’clock. It looks like clearing off. Mat & Lee hauldwood in fore noon. In the eaveing, me & Mart started to San Marcos with abale of cotton. We camped in the ceader brake. It cleard off about dark & windlay ?. We faird first rate with a good logheap to sleep by.Thursday - February 26, 1885We got away from camp about sun up, got in town, sold our cotton at 9 centscash to Johnson and Johnson. Paid my taxes which was $11.67 and Victory’swas $1.44. I paid the remainder on Allen’s taxes of $3.72 and I paid my accountat the drug store of $3.90. Traded at Johnson’s to the amount of $13.05and at Donelson’s for wire and staples $7.30. All told that I have paid out todayis $49.00 and my bale of cotton came to $48.25. I am now out of debt exceptwhat I bought at the drug store. The boys have been at work in the new ground.It has been a real spring day. There are very few that have got done breakingtheir land and I have heard of none that has planted yet.Friday - February 27, 1885Cool and pleasant with hazy clouds. We went and got Kate the cow up thismorning and got her to the house and got her swung up by four ropes. Shedropped her calf a little crooked legged, helpless thing. Lee plowed all day to-