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but as usual, had no chance of sending for our share in the mail bags.
     Friday, 8.--Showery all day. No mail as yet.
     Saturday, 9.--Clear and warm.
     Sunday, 10.--Showery and warm. In the evening, had company. M^r Gilmore, Miss Twyman, M^r Stone and M^r Porter.
     Monday, 11.--In the morning, had quite a shower with quite a high wind. In the evening cleared off. Got our mail. Dr. Waldo called and staid all night.
     Tuesday, 12.--Clear all day, for a wonder.
     Wednesday, 13.--Showery. Got one quilt out.
     Hiatus.
     Monday, 18.--Planted our corn.
     Tuesday, 19.--Planted the fall potatoes.
     Wednesday, 20.--Warm. Dr. H. called and staid an hour.
     Thursday, 21.--Hiatus.
     Friday, 22.--Major Cummins arrived with the Wyandott annuity and staid all night with us!
     Saturday, 23.--Cloudy, prospect of rain. Major Cummins paid the annuity.
     Sunday, 24.--Rained in the forenoon.
     Heard of the death of Joseph Chaffee, who died on the 23rd of May last.
     Monday, 25.--Staid at home all day. Rain.
     Tuesday, 26.--Went to town; rain. Heard of the death of J. K. Polk.
     Wednesday, 27.--Staid at home. Warm. Rain as usual.
     Thursday, 28.--M^rs W. went to K. The P. M. said there was no mail. He lied, the rascal.
     Friday, 29.--Foggy morning. Cloudy; more rain to-day.
     Wrote to the "Wyandott Tribune," announcing J. Chaffee's death. Thunder and lightning. More rain.

     Saturday, 30.--Saddled up my horse and went to town, intending to go to Major Cummins', but gave it up and returned home. Warm day. M^r Gilmore came and staid all night. JULY, 1849.

     Sunday, 1.--Staid at home and read and wrote. Foggy morning.
     Monday, 2.--Went to town. Came home. Then went to John Lewis's.
     Tuesday, 3.--Cloudy; prospect of rain. Rained from 7 to 10 o'clock.
     Wednesday, 4.--Rained all night. At daylight, raining furiously. What a day for a celebration! Rain, rain. Cholera broke out afresh this week in Kansas. Eight deaths within this week and it is reported to be raging with violence in St. Louis. Rain, rain.
     Thursday, 5.--Cloudy and foggy. Feel quite unwell. Rain, rain.
     Friday, 6.--Clear and beautiful morning. Bathed and took my morning walk.
     Saturday, 7.--Tho. Moseley, lately appointed Wyandott sub-agent, arrived last evening. I went down to see him and spent the day with him. Rain again. Rain, rain. Came home.
     Sunday, 8.--At daylight, rain, rain. At 6 o'clock, an horrible tempest with wind and rain. This being Quarterly Meeting, I went to Church and heard a sermon by L. B. S.
     Monday, 9.--At 11 o'clock, the rain held up. Oh for clear weather once morel Zachariah Long-House died last Friday night of Cholera.
     Tuesday, 10.--Went in company with Major Moseley to pay a visit to Major Cummins. Staid all night.
     Wednesday, 11.--Came home. Warm, warm. Attended Council. M^r Moseley reported himself to the Council.

     Thursday, 12.--Made the transfer of the effects of the sub-agency.
     Friday, 13.--Went to town. A thunder storm. Came home and attended a caucus at the Church, at night.
     Saturday, 14.--Cloudy all day. Have caught a violent cold. Am sick! Dr. Still holding his fanatical Quarterly Meeting.
     Sunday, 15.--The sun rose hot and sultry. I am sick. Taking medicine. Dr. Hewitt moved to-day from the Wyandott Territory to give place to his successor. Sic transit gloria mundi.
     Monday, 16.--Cloudy and cool. Staid at home. Major Moseley, the new Sub-Agent spent the day with us and staid all night.
     Tuesday, 17.--Went to the National Convention to nominate candidates for the Council, and [it] resulted thus:

J. Washington,	majority,	5.
J. T. Charloe,	"	2,	Abolitionist.
D. Young,	"	3,	"
J. Van Meter,	"	1,	"

     Adjourned. Came home.
     Wednesday, 18.--Jacob Charloe commenced ploughing my corn. Went to town. Rain, rain.
     Thursday, 19.--Cloudy. Jacob resumed his work. Rain, rain. Oh! when is our rainy season to end.
     Friday, 20.--Cloudy as usual. Went to town. Wrote to L. Smalley. Dr. Ridge called and spent the afternoon. Rain rather light to-day.
     Saturday, 21.--Cloudy. I fear we shall have the old song Rain, rain." Clear all day for a wonder.
     Clear and prospect of a warm day. For the first time for nearly three months we had one clear day.
     Sunday, 22.--Rain, rain. Remained cloudy all day.

     Monday, 23.--At daylight raining. At sunrise cloudy. Wrote to the W. Mining Co. Rain, rain.
     Tuesday, 24.--Rain, rain. Wrote the Collard Letter. At 2 o'clock, weather cleared up. The sun set clear.
     Wednesday, 25.--Cloudy, and probably more rain. No rain to-day for a wonder. Warm.
     Thursday, 26.--Went to Kansas. Rain, rain. Came home in the evening.
     Friday, 27.--Rain, rain. Finished J. W.'s Communication to the Secretary of the Interior. At noon the weather cleared up.
     Saturday, 28.--Clear for a wonder. Attended a special election of ferryman, vice D. Young, resigned; and George Steel was elected.
     Sunday, 29.--Warm, dry, and clear till the middle of the day, then rain, rain. So we go.
     Monday, 30.--Foggy and chilly. At 9 o'clock it cleared up, and [there is] a fair prospect of a clear day. M^rs W. and Sophia went to K.
     The difference. A passionate and hasty person is generally honest. It is your cool, dissembling hypocrite of whom you should beware. There is no deceit about a bulldog. It's the sneaking cur that bites you when your back is turned. Beware I say of him who has cant in his Phiz. He's the rascal.
     Jacob Charloe resumed working in the corn field. Clear all day.
     Tuesday, 31.--Foggy morning at sunrise. Wrote to D. D. Mitchell, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, upon the subject of J. T. Walker's money. Cleaned out and pruned my fruit trees in my garden. Went to town. Met with Dr. Hewitt. Clear and pleasant all day.

AUGUST, 1849.

     Wednesday, 1.--Cloudy at sunrise and quite cold. It was clear all day. Went to town to attend a meeting of a political character, but not many attending, it was adjourned.
     Thursday, 2.--Clear and cool. Heavy dew. 10 o'clock, roasting hot. Mail day but [I] can't go for my share of it. Rode up in the country and bought a cow of Geo. D. Williams at $13.00.
     Friday, 3.--This day the President of the U. S. has recommended to be observed as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, in view of the destructive ravages of the Cholera¹ in our land. Came home and dined. In the evening, Rev. E. T. Peerey called and spent the evening. Glad to see him.
     Saturday, 4.--Mailed a letter for Branch, Michigan. Warm. Thermometer 94^o. Delaware camp meeting going on.
     Sunday, 5.--Rain, rain. No meeting to-day. Cleared up, and warm.
     Monday, 6.--At daylight, rain, rain. Finished a letter to M^r McKnight. Cloudy all day, but sultry. My hands did not come. Just as I expected. My curses upon them
     Tuesday, 7.--Cloudy and cool. Pleasant day. Went to town. Dined with M^rs H. Rain at night.
     Wednesday, 8.--Fine day. Attended a political meeting at the schoolhouse. Polled the voters of the Nation. We shall re-elect the old Board of Chiefs. Wrote a Com. for the "Wyandott Tribune."
     Thursday, 9.--Clear and fine morning. Went to Kansas. Got my mail. Hired Noah Zane to work a few days.
     Friday, 10.--J. Coon, Jr., killed by Bob Cherokee.

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     ¹ It swept over the country about the mouth of the Kansas River every year.

Noah and I sowed our Turnips. Hot day. Bargained with Peter Ballanger for a job of clearing, $18.00.
     Saturday, 11.--Cloudy. Clearing up. Warm day again. Warm and sultry day, too warm to work were I even inclined. So "I laid by."
     Sunday, 12.--Clear and warm. The dog star rages. Went to Church. J. T. Peerey held forth. Thermometer. 100^o! At six o'clock P. M. it became very cloudy. At 7, rain, and rained all night. 6 A. M., raining still.
     Monday, 13.--Cleared up at 12. Warm and sultry. Attended the Council.
     Tuesday, 14.--Pleasant day. Election to-day. The struggle is over and resulted in the election of

James Washington, Southern.
J. D. Brown,        "
G. I. Clark, Abolitionist.
M. Mudeater.

     So we have beaten the Abolition Party. So they may rest easy now.
     Wednesday, 15.--Rain, rain. So we go, no end to rain, So we have no "Green Corn Feast" this year on account of the alarm created by the ravages of the Cholera. But perhaps it's best. Cloudy all day. Unsettled weather. Sun set clear.
     Thursday, 16.--Damp and foggy morning. Went to Kansas; bought some provisions for my work hands. Peter Ballanger and Francois Tremble came to work on their job of clearing. Noah Zane commenced cutting the grass.
     Friday, 17.--Cut and wind-rowed the hay. Hot day. Thermometer 100^o. Tremble and Ballanger working at their job. Laid off my flannel to-night.
     Saturday, 18.--N. Zane and I hauled in my hay and put it up in the stable loft. Thermometer 98^o. Tho. H. Noble called and took dinner.

     Sunday, 19.--Rain, rain. Cool. 8 o'clock, clearing up. Cloudy all day, slightly, and occasionally a sprinkle of rain.
     Monday, 20.--Cold, damp and foggy morning. If a clear and pleasant day, I must go to Kansas.
     Hiatus.
     Friday, 31.--J. T. Peerey moved away, and Rev. M^r Russell took his place. SEPTEMBER, 1849.

     Saturday, 1.--Staid about home and read all day.
     Sunday, 2.--Warm. but pleasant. Had M^r Norton and M^r Mullikan to dinner. Went to Church in the evening.
     Monday, 3.--Cloudy day. Staid at home all day.
     Tuesday, 4.--Ditto, ditto.
     Wednesday, 5.--Cloudy and a little rain. M^rs W. and Sophia went to K., notwithstanding.
     Thursday, 6.--To-day the Wyandott camp meeting commences under favorable auspices, the weather being clear and cool.
     Friday, 7.--Went in company with M^rs W. to Kansas and called upon Dr. Hewitt and dined. Bo't various necessary family articles and came home in the evening.
     Saturday, 8.--Cold morning, but no frost. Went to the camp ground and heard a sermon from Rev. Thomas Johnson, decidedly the best Indian preacher I ever heard. Rainy night.
     Sunday, 9.--Raining, pouring down in torrents. At 9 o'clock it cleared up. Warm. Went to camp meeting. Heard a sermon from Mr Johnston, then one from J. T. Peerey and another from M^r Scarritt. M^rs W. sick.
     Monday, 10.--Clear and beautiful morning. Pleasant all day. M^rs W. continues sick. Taking medicines.

     Tuesday, 11.--Clear and beautiful morning. M^rs W. better. Went to K. to get some stoves. M^r G. arrived to pay a visit.
     Wednesday, 12.--Beautiful morning. Fall weather. Miss Matilda Chick arrived.
     Thursday, 13.--Warm day. Went to K. for my mail.
     Friday, 14.--Warm. Thermometer 95^o.
     Saturday, 15.--Cut my knee with an axe.
     Sunday, 16.--Staid at home. Warm day.
     Monday, 17.--Preparing for a party. Busy all day.
     Tuesday, 18.--At half past 3 o'clock P. M., William Gilmore of Independence and Martha R. Walker were married.
     Wednesday, 19.--The wedding party set out for Independence. Went to Kansas. Come home in the evening.
     Thursday, 20.--Cloudy all day. Rode out to town and country. Came home and staid at home.
     Friday, 21.--Cloudy. W. C. Graham paid us a visit. Warm afternoon. Thermometer 95^o. A shower in the night.
     Saturday, 22.--Clear and beautiful morning.

     So ends my poor Journal, this the 22d day of September, A. D., 1849. It is a brief record of my unimportant doings, showing dimly how I have spent my time.

W. WALKER.