December 16, 1885 ~ Wednesday

Dec 16, 1885
I had an interview to day with F. D. Richards H. J. Grant &
J. F. Wells on the interest of the Mutual I looked over my Deeds
& many Papers I went to the farm at night 6 mils

December 17, 1885 ~ Thursday

17 I wrote to Presidents Taylor & Cannon upon the
Y.M.M.I Association I spent the day & night at the farm

December 18, 1885 ~ Friday

18 Susan spent the day yesterday & to Day with Wilford
and Emma {Bulah is on the road to destructing} I wrote to Phebe
I had a long conversation with Susan upon family
Affairs I wrote to Bulah and Susan took it to her
Asahel had his horse hitched to his Buggy was
about to take his Brother & Sisters to a party He took
the nose sack off from the Horse to put the Bridle on and
the Horse Jumped took a circuit around a spring
through the yards and out of the gate over a ditch
into the street without striking any thing and started
North on a run Asahel run after the Horse with
overcoat & overshoes on He flung his overcoat
off Ho [he] overtook the Horse at the End of the Block
got ahead of him & run him into creek & stoped
him without Breaking any thing and returned with
the Horse & Buggy to the House in safety Asahel
said the Lord helped him to stope him & He felt to
acknowlede the hand of God in [it]. I rode to the city
and spent the night with a friend 3 M[iles]

December 19, 1885 ~ Saturday

19 I received a letter from Presidents Taylor
& Cannon I wrote Letters to Ensign Woodruff
I had an interview with Susan & Br Jaques
I spent the night alone {at [Brother] Grant's}

December 16, 1885 ~ Wednesday

Dec 16, 1885 I had an interview to day with F. D. Richards H. J. Grant & J. F. Wells on the interest of the Mutual I looked over my Deeds & many Papers I went to the farm at night 6 mils

December 17, 1885 ~ Thursday

17 FIGURES I wrote to Presidents Taylor & Cannon upon the Y.M.M.I Association I spent the day & night at the farm

December 18, 1885 ~ Friday

18 Susan spent the day yesterday & to Day with Wilford [FIGURE] and Emma {Bulah is on the road to destruction} I wrote to Phebe I had a long conversation with Susan upon family Affairs I wrote to Bulah and Susan took it to her [FIGURE] Asahel had his horse hitched to his Buggy was about to take his Brother & Sisters to a party He took the nose sack off from the Horse to put the Bridle on and the Horse Jumped took a circuit around a spring through the yards and out of the gate over a ditch into the street without striking any thing and started North on a run Asahel run after the Horse with overcoat & overshoes on He flung his overcoat off Ho he overtook the Horse at the End of the Block got ahead of him & run him into creek & stoped him without Breaking any thing and returned with the Horse & Buggy to the House in safety Asahel said the Lord helped him to stope him & He felt to acknowlede the hand of God in it. I rode to the city and spent the night with a friend 3 Miles

December 19, 1885 ~ Saturday

19 FIGURES I received a letter from Presidents Taylor & Cannon I wrote Letters to Ensign Woodruff I had an interview with Susan & Br Jaques I spent the night alone {at Brother Grant's}