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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-427pounds of garden seeds, beets, beans, cabbeg, one bottle of snuff of Laney.broke up Irish potato patch.ISunday - February 8, 1885Calm & clear. Will Adar stoped as he went to San Marcos & taken dinner withus. Miles Deck & Mag come this eaving. Allen Skinner & Mr. Garnett passedgoing to San Marcos.Monday - February 9, 1885A norther blowed up last night & is prity coald, murcury down to about 25 to30°, wind blowed all day. Miles went to San Marcos & back today, part of thechildren went to scool, no work don, I have bin sick all day.Tuesday - February 10, 1885Still coald & clear, murcury 23 in the morning. Miles went home this morning,Aquiller went home with him. Allen Skinner & Garnett all passed back fromSan Marcos. The is the only a part of the children that went to scool, som beingsick. I am still not abele to work, so the is no work don today.Wednesday - February 11, 1885Cloudy & coald, comenced raining & freezing about 12 oclock. Mat went afterHellenia. The was non of the children went to scool today, nearly all sick & somuch feeding to do. I am still in bed, no work don today. The red muleybrought up a young call.Thursday - February 12, 1885Still coald & cloudy, nothing of intrust. The was non of the children went toscool today, Mat & Ben & Goodwill hauld a load of wood & load of fodder. Nowork don today, I have felt better today. Lee & Robert are both sick.Friday - February 13, 1885A little fine snow in morning but cleard off at night. No scool today from ourhouse. I & Lee are still sick, but I think some better. The is some of the boys atwork in the new ground since dinner. Hellenia & Mag are still hear this eaving.Saturday - February 14, 1885Clear & coald, plenty of ice this morning. The hauled wood today & worked inthe new ground. I am still porley, we planted our Irish potatoes & put strawover them. The boys went to the debate. Mag, Julia & Bob Brooks went too.Sunday - February 15, 1885Clear and cold with high winds from the north. Bob Brooks stayed here lastnight and Frank came before breakfast this morning. We rubbed kerosine oil on