BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-432 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESSaturday - June 27, 1885Prospects still favorble, it rained a little at Mr. Eggers this eaveing. Lighting inthe west. I worked on the road to day. Mat & Lee fisished covering the northend of the barn all but the corn. The little boys finished thier cotton hoeing.The moon fulled this morning 6 oclock.Sunday - June 28, 1885The rain prospects is not quit so good as has bin tho to night we have east wind.Me & Julia went to Sunday Scool at Glendal Scool house. Bridges preached.Molley & Mils Deck was hear. Mart Ladley was hear this eaveing.Monday - June 29, 1885Showers still pasing but we cant hear of mutch rain eny whare. We tied &hauled fodder this morning & then fixed the too front wheels of the Buggy.This eaveing, finished shingling the half of the Barn.Tuesday - June 30, 1885The was a sower pased on both sids of me to day. I put on the buggey tier thismorning. Since then, we have all don nothing. Mart went this eaveing to staywith his aunt Nan. We put a pig in the pen to fatten.Wednesday - July 1, 1885Still looks like rain to night. I went up to help to put up an arbor to preech underup near Brother Rechrirk ? Mat & Lee dug some holes to put up ourmolsses mill. The other boys hoed cotton.Thursday - July 2, 1885It never rained last night as I thought it would tho it has bin cloudy all day &has rained a little & still looks like rain to night again & I hope & pray that wewill have a good rain to night. Me & Mat has bin at work puting up the molassesmill. The boys hoed cotton. We all tied up some fodder this morning.Friday - July 3, 1885Sure enough it did rain today. It set in the night and rained until after 12o’clock and still looks like rain again tonight tho we need plenty for this time,there were to be two barbecues today, one at Wimberley and one at Jacob’sWell. But the rain stopped both of them and a big dance that was to be atWimberley and a big meeting that was to have commenced tonight at theCessum Springs. We set out potatoes this evening. The river was up tonightsome two and half feet. I think that the rain will make late corn good and helpold corn some.Saturday - July 4, 1885