W.E. Costley. at. home.near Middle bosque creek
Tuesday October the 16th 1900 hundred Opened up a nice morning Some
what cloudey wind from North East earley but dull in it motion not
Stiring no great deal The thermometer registers at an earley hour
to day at 58 Degrees tempature. My wife and my Self arose from
our bed of Slumber quite late this morning on account of not
feeling very well but eventually i a rose from my bed clothed my
person having a Severe headache then built on a fire in the fire
place by that time my wife was out. of bed clothes on readey for
buisines So She went to work and Soon prepared our mornings meal
as i had built a fire in the Stove readey for her work during the
time i fed the fowls and hogs as i did not bring my teem down from
the field at that time So Soon as our morning meal was Served then
placed on the table me and my wife Seated our Selves too the table
then portaken of our mornings meal, when we were through with the
mornings meal my wife proceeded too mild (milk) her cows whilst
i went too picking cotton South east from my house beyond the rock
fence picking it over the Second time i picked untill about Eleven
Oclock then qu(i)t of(f) come too the house then walked up too my
upper field brough my teem down too the house put the geer on them
hitched them too my wagon. then my wife and my Self mounted in too
the wagon i then drove too the bosque too water the teem and to
hall a barrel of water after the teem had drank and i had filled
the barrel with water i then drove for my place after arriving at
the Spott i then unhitched my teem pull(ed) the geer off of then
(them) then fed the teem. after i was through i taken my walking
Stick and walked down in the direction of the woods that i hall
wood from to look for a claw hammer that i lost on yesterday after
greesing of my wagon as i had to have it too loosen one of the nuts
on the fore Spindle of my wagon but could not find it. Then my
(wife) prepared our noons meal we then Seated our Selves too the
table then portaken of our meal. after we were through i then.
taken a rest for a bit then taken a Spell at reading the news after
i was through i taken my Sack walked too the cotton patch and
began to pick cotton again. and picked untill about one hour
by the Sun i then fed my teem and went to picking cotton a gain,
and picked untill near Sundown from which i left off work a gain
and hope (helped) my wife to Stake her calves out on the grass i
then fed my male then watered my teem. after i returned from the
creek in a Short while. J.M. Costley drove up in a too horse hack
with his children we then taken his teem from the hack and fed them.
i then taken, my teem too the upper field and turned them in too
graze. we then walked back too the house and in a Short while my
wife. had the evenings meal Served and on the table and announced
readey to be eat So we seated our Selv(e)s to the table then portaken
of the evening meal. after we were through, we moved in too our bed
room too a good fire, then my wife and J.M.Costley had long conversation
about the death of his wife whilst i was hard at work recording of the
labor that was performed by my wife and my Self. this has been a very
warm day although the wind has been from the North east and late in
the after noon of to day there was a considerable cloud a rose in the
North west but as the day passed a way the cloud disappeared. Now as
the days work is finished we will go too our bed of repose by first
asking the Lord to gard and protect us through the present night as
he has through the day just past and gone, and when done with these
frail bodys of ours to hand us down to our grave in peace with the
(Thee)b and all man Kind and in heaven Save us is my prayer too night
J.M.Costley and children come to See the old folks at
home on Tuesday evening October the 16th AD 1900 hundred, W.E.Costley
W.E. Costley at home.near.Middle Bosque creek
Wednesday October the 17th AD 1900-Opened up quite a nice morning
wind from the N.W. earley in the morning Some wind cloudey The
thermometer at an earley hour this morning registered 60 Degrees
tempature. we are out of bed quite late this morning on the account
of being up So late on the last night past. but eventually we all
arose from our bed of rest clothed our person then went to work as
usual. J.M. Costley.built a fire in the fire place whilst i built
a fire in the Stove then my wife proceeded too prepare the mornings
meal i did nothing before we eat our mornings meal but feed my hogs
and and build the fire in the Stove but it was but a Short while
untill the mornings meal was Served and placed on the table and
announced ready to be eat we then Seated our Selves too the table
in companey with J.M.Costley and four of his Children first childs
name being the oldest is as follows Lilly Second in age is Edney
the third one Laura and John Costley being four in number we all
eat our mornings meal after we were through then we all had a
general conversation in regard to J M Costley conditon as he had
lost his best friend on earth and was at a loss to Know what course
to pursew with his young familey that was left too his care and
protection being mother less Similar to thousands of others in the
Same condition. after getting throug talking over our troubles and
trials hear on earth Jack Costley geered his teem being too Small
mules but very peart hitched them too his hack. then we mounted
in the hack and drove too Crawford after arriving at the place we
dismounted from his hack then taken the teem from the hack and
tied them up then remained in the town for about three hours. we
then hitched up the teem drove down too the Depot and loaded on
Some potatoes that George and Jinnie Frownfelter Shipped too me
from Joshua Johnson County. Texas. after getting of then (them)
loaded intoo the hack we then drove for my place of abode after
arriving at my place we dismounted from the hack then Jack fed
them Some Sheaf oats. we then come in door bring the potatoes as
we come after getting them intoo the hall i opened the Sack and
taken them out of the Sack and Spred them out on the floor as a
great many of them were rotten. by that time my wife had the noons
meal Served and on the table and announce readey to be eat we then
Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our noons meal.
when through we then taken a rest for Some little talking over
our affairs of life and at about half past too Oclock this evening
J M Costley hitched his mules too his hack them (then) him and
his children mounted in the hack then drove out to Mrs. Graves
his mother(in-Law)lass where he intended to leave his children.
as he aimed at going back too his place of abode. in Mills County
texas. after he left i walk up too my field above the Railroad and
brought my teem down too the house than taken them too Middle Bosque
too water after they drank i brought them back too the lot then
fed them i then diped the water out of the barrel on my wagon and
put it in one on the ground in order to hall a nother barrel of
water later on. after getting of the water out of the barrel i
then mounted on my horse rode over too the Bosque breaks then
chopped wood untill the Sun was a bout one hour high in the
evening. i then mounted on my horse ax in hand then rode for my
place of abode, after arriving at my place i dismounted from my
horse pulled my Saddle off of him then brought it indoors and
hung it up in my hall i then geered my teem hitched them too
my wagon then my wife and my Self mounted in the wagon i then
drove for Middle Bos(que) to water my teem and to hall a barrel
of water, after my teem drank and i got the barrel filled i then
drove back too my house. after arriving at the place we dismounted
the wagon i then unhitched my teem from the wagon taken the
geer off of them then taken them too my field above the Railroad
after Securing the gates i then walked back too my lot then. fed
the pigs by that time my wife had the meal Served and on the table
then announced readey to eat. we then Seated our Selves too the
table a lone then portaken of our evenings meal. after we were
through with the meal my wife attended too her Supper table and
put evry thing a way in good order. we then moved in too our bed
room She taken her old Stand with light in hand and read the news
after a bit i began to record the labors that had been performed
during of the day by my wife and my Self has not been very will
all day She Still Suffers with a pain in her Stomach and Side with
a Severe pain although She has been up and doing all day Sewing on a
Shirt and doing other work a round the premises. this has been
quite a warm day all the way through. now as the days work is done
with we will go too our bed of repose by first asking the Lord to
gard and protect us through the present night as he has through
the day just passed and gone. and when done with these frail bodys
of ours to hand us down too our grave in peace with the (Thee) and
all man Kind and in heaven Save us is my prayer too night-Amen
Jack Costley left my house on Wednesday evening at
about half past too Oclock to day being the 17th day of October 1900
W.E. Costley
W.E. Costley at home near Middle bosque creek
Thursday October the 18th AD 1900 hundred Opened up quite a cloudy
and warm wind from what little there were in circulation.
much like rain and did come a Shower earley in the morning then
passed on. my wife and my Self a rose quite late this morning on
the account of being rather Sleepy headed but at last we a rose
from our bed of rest then drest(dressed) our Selves and went to
work as usual. I prepared the wood for the Stove then my wife
proceeded to prepare our mornings meal whilst i did the feeding
of the fowls and hogs a bout the time i were through feeding
my wife announced the meal readey for too be eat we then Seated
our Selves too the table and portaken of our mornings meal after
we were through with the meal my wife milked my cows or her cows
in Stead of mine. whilse i went to work to dipping of the water
out of the barrel on the wagon. in order that i could have the
wagon to hall Andy W. Right a load of wood at Crawford So Soon
as i got the barrel empted i the(n) put the Side board on my
wagon neat to do was to geer my teem then hitch them too my
wagon by that time my wife had her cows milked So we mounted
in too my wagon. i then drove too the Bosque brakes after the
wood for Write. after getting of it loaded i then drove too my
place after arriving at the Spot my wife dismounted her Self
form the wagon and remained at home untill i could take the
wood too Crawford to Andy Write. after arriving at his place
i unloaded the wood he then paid me one dollar and a half for
the Same i then drove back in too Crawfor(d) to C.A. Standifers
and Jourdans drug Store dismounted and baught Some writing paper
also Some onions and envelops i then mounted in my wagon and drove
for my place after arriving at my place of a bode i unhitched
my teem from my wagon then fed them with the geer on come indoors
washed my hands and face then eat my noons meal being rather late
in the day that my wife had prepared for her and i after we were
through She then taken care of her dinner table after She was
through she then went to sewing on her machine making me a
Shirt to keep the cold out this winter The Thermometer at this
writing being half after too-Oclock in the after noon of too day
Registered 74 Degrees tempature. it is with difficult matter to
asertain from what direction the wind is from for it is Scarsley
moving from any direction pirfectly motion less but i am in
cline to beleave it is from the South east after about three
Oclock this evening i taken my ax waked(walked) across the branch
on the hill beyonds then chopped wood untill late in the evening.
i then Stoped off work come too the house hitched my teem as they
already had the geer on then my wife and my Self mounted our Selve
in to the wagon i then drove for the place where i had choped the
wood the loaded it on my wagon i then drove for my place when i
arrived at the place i ungeered my teem then taken my teem too
middle Bosque to water after they drank i rode back too my house
unsaddled my horse then mounte(d) Walker and led Judy then taken
them too my upper field then turned them in to graze as usually i
than walked too the house and chopped wood for nigh and morning
then brought it in doors by that time my Wife had the Evening meal.
Served and readey to be eat we then Seated our Selves too the table
then portak(e) of our evenings meal when through and the Suppertable
cared far we then moved intoo our bed room. and my wife Kindled a
fire in the fire place and i commenced to make a record of our
days labor as we both have been quite buisey all day through.
and feel very much fateagued from the effects of our labor to day
So we will now go too our bed of repose by asking the Lord too
gard and protect us through the present night as he has through
the day just passed and gone. and when done with these frail
bodys of ours too hand us down too our grave in peace with the
(Thee) and all man Kind and in heaven Save us is our prayer too
night-Amen
W. E. Costley at home near middle Bosque creek
Friday October the 19th AD 1900 hundred opened up quite a cloudey
morning very Still the air almost motionless but the pressure of
the air appears to be from the North east the thermometer registers
at an earley hour this morning at 54 Degrees tempature we were out
of our bed of repose quite late this morning as we rather over Slept
our Selves but when we did take a move, we moved huredly in order
to make up time when i a rose from my bed of rest i clothed my
person then prepared a fire in the fire place in order to have a
fire for my wife to come too when She a rose from her bed of repose
which was Shortley after the fire was Kindled after getting of her
clothes on She then proceeded to her Stove as i had prepared the
wood then Kindled the fire in the Stove. then went too prepareing
our mornings meal. during this while i was feeding of the fowls
and doing other work a round the premises. In a Shortwhile as She
is a very pert cook She had the mornings meal Served and on the table
readey for too be eat and announced readey. We then Seated our Selves
too the table then portaken of our first meal for the day. after we
were through with our meal my wife then milked her cows whilst i walked
out in too my cornfield and gathered a Sack of corn to feed on after
getting of it gathered i then brought it too the crib and fed my hogs.
I then proceded too the cotton patck (patch) and went to picking cottom
a gain. i picked untill quite late up in the day then quitt off picking
then brought my teem down too the house and watered and fed them. then
we eat our noons meal as my wife had it Served and on the table after
we were through my wif(e) taken care of her dinner table and put evry
thing in order for the next meal. whilst i went to work then finished
writing a letter to George Frownfelter and familey at Joshua Johnson
County Texas. at this writing the thermometer registers 76 Degrees
tempature being about too- Oclock in the after noon of to day, after
my wife was through with her dinner table She then went to work Sewing
on a garment for me making of a Shirt. I began to pick cotton again
this evening at about three Oclock in the afternoon of to day but it
was quite warm to pick i finished the piece that i was picking on at or
near five Oclock this evening after getting through i then fed my teem
next to do was to unload the wood that i had in the wagon in order too
get the wagon to hall water on after getting of the wagon unloaded i
then loaded on my barrel too hall watter in. then geered and hitched
my teem too the wagon then my wife and my Self mounted our Selves in
the wagon i then drove too middle Bosque too water my teem and to hall
a barrel of water after my teem drank and i got the barrel filled with
water i then drove back too my house ungeered my teem then taken them
to my upper field north East of the Railroad then turned them in too
graze to night afterwards i Secured the gates to Keep them from getting
out i then walked back to the house and prepared wood for the Stove
and fire place and brought it in doors but as i returned too the house
from the field i Staked the calves out a long the road as they were
feeding in that direction. after the out door work was finished up i
come indoors then Eat my evenings meal as my wife had it readey for
me i then Seated my Self too the table a lone as She did not want to
eat then portaken of my evenings meal. when through i(my) wife attended
too the Supper table put evry thing used on the table a way for Safe
Keeping for the next meal. She then moved in too her bed room with her
ligh(t) placed on the wash Stand then went to Seewing(sewing) on a
garment for me with her fingers whilst i was at work at my dest
taking down a minute of the labor that has been done by my wife
and my Self and a discription of the weather it has been a very
cloudey warm day all the way through and Still very warm to night.
i am looking for a heavey norther and probably rain-as it is So
warm to night and Still. now as the days work is done we will
go too our bed of repose by first asking the Lord to gard and
protect us through the present night as he has through the day
just passed and gone. And when done with these frail bodys of
ours to hand us down too our grave in peace with the (Thee)
and all man Kind and in heaven Save us is my prayer too night-Amen
W E Costley at home near Middle Bosque Creek
Saturday October the 20th AD 1900 hundred Opened up quite a cloudey
blustry morning wind from the South Strong I did not notice earley
this morning what the thermomenter registered as i was So buisiley
engaged at attending to affares a round the place but this evening
at Seven O clock it registered at 73 Degrees tempature. my wife
and my Self were out of bed quite late this morning as we were
rather Sleepy headed. but however we arose from our bed of of
Slumber clothed our person then went to work again my wife prepared
the morning meal whilst i fed the fowls and gathered corn out of
the field to feed on after when i returned from the cornfield with
the corne my wife called to me to come too my mornings meal. So i
put my Sack of corn in the cribb and responded too the call after
washing of my face and hands i then Seated my Self too the table
then hope (help) my wife too portake of the mornings meal, when we
were through my wife proceeded too the cowpen then milked her cows
whilst i fed the hogs and my male of. (Ox? file0282) after i was
through feeding i then taken my cotton Sack then walked down too
lower Side of my farm South of my house and picked over a piece of
ground that i had in cotton after getting done and over it i brought
the cotton too the house on my back after arriving at the place i put
the cotton in the hall of my house then taken a rest for a bit before
going after my teem So after getting Some what rested i brought the
teem from my field too the house i then put my Saddle on Walker mounted
my Self on him then for Middle Bosque and led old Judy to water after
had had drank all they wanted to dring (drink) of the nice clear cristal
water that the Bosque furnished for man and beast and the fowls of the
air i then rode back too my premises unsaddled my horse then fed them
as my aim at that time was to take Some wheat to mill and Some turkeys
to Sell but after considering of the mater over i concluded not to do
So. I then desided in my own mind to hitch my horse too the buggy after
eating of my noons meal which was Served and on the table a waiting my
coming and ride over too Crawford and See about the prospects of getting
of my wheat ground and further more the prospects what it would be to
dispose of the turkeys. after arriving at Crawford and making Some
inqury conserning my buisness i found the prospects for getting the
wheat ground on next monday coming also the Sale for the turkey was
also good after remaining in the town for a bit Old Uncle Billey Downs
and my Self mounted in too my buggy then drove too the west end of
Crawford at James Downs residence to See Old Aunt Betsey Downs that
once was our naber Some Several years ago and after arriving at the
place we dismounted from the buggy tied my horse too a post then walked
in doors finding my one present when we entered in Side of the dwelling
but Old Uncle Billey Downs hustled a round and Soon rousted the woman
folks too the front the first to make her appearance was Aunt Betsey
downs my oldest neighbor whoom i found when i moved to McLennan County
and She did not Know me the next one to come was James Dow(n)s wife of
course She did not Know any thing a bout me, but however Old Uncle Billey
Down gave my as inter ducktion to Mrs James Downs So that mades us all at
home again but A.G. Black was So clost at our heels after the old folks
to go home and Spend a few days with him. So that made the time Short in
forming new acquantance with Old Aunt Betsey Dow(n)s. It taken W.G. Black
his Daughter and Mrs James downs to load her in the wagon but however
after getting the load in the wagon they went there way rejoising. Whilst
Uncle Billey Downs and my Self mounted in my buggy and followed Soot by
driving after there track to Crawford too where i left the old man to
join his croud expecting to See them Soon a gain. after getting through
with my buisiness in the town of Crowford i then mounted in my buggy
then drove for my place of abod. after arriving at my place i dismounted
from my buggy ungeered my horse then put my Saddle on him taken my
cotton Sack then mounted on my horse then led Judy mare down too the
valley this side of E.D.Costleys fild then tied
them up and went to picking cotton as i had a piece of cotton to pick
out down in the valley i picked untill near night fall from which i
left off work and taken my teem too the Bosque to water as i returned
home i brought my Sack of cotton too the house with me that i had just
picked. after arriving at my house i dismounted from my horse taken my
Saddle off of him then mounted on him barback and rode to my upper
field and turned him and Judy mare in Side to grase (graze) to night
after Securing of the gate i walked back too my house Stakng the
calves on the rode Side as i come. after arriving at the house i first
put my Saddl(e) and cotton a way that i had picked this evening i then
fed my ox that i had tied up by that time my wife had the evenings meal
Served and on the table readey for to be eat. we then Seated our Selves
too the table then portaken of the Same, after we were through with our
meal, and the Suppertable cared far. we then moved in too our bed room
each with his and her own ligh(t) placing them as used one on the
washstand the other on my desk that i always occupy then went to work my
wife to reading the news and after She was through with that part of the
work She then Sewed Some buttons on one of my Shirts. Whilst i was engaged
in recording the Labor that was done on the premises to day by my wife and
my Self. this has been a very windy day from the South and much like unto
falling weather. Now as our days work is done we will retire too our bed
ofrepose by first asking the Lord to gard and protect us through the present
night as he has through the day just passed and gone. and when done with
these frail bodys of ours to hand us down too our grave in peace with the
(Thee) and all man Kind and in heaven Save us is our prayer too night- Amen
W.E. Costley at home near Middle bosque Creek
Sunday the Sabbath day a day of rest and the Lords day we are commanded
to neither work nor play for it is the Lords holey day October the 21th
AD 1900 hundred
Opened up quite a nice cool morning wind from the west early in the fore
noon The thermometor at an earley hour this morning registered 60 Degrees
tempature. As usual my wife and my Self were out of our bed of repose quite
late this morning on the acount of being wet and damp as the drouth was
broken last night by a nice rain from the South and South west. which was
greatley neaded there were considerble lightning in the four part of the
night on the last night just passed in the north west. which Showed that
the heaviest of the rain lay in that direction passing northward, in its
course. After arising from our bed of repose and getting on our garments
i then built a fire in the Stove then my wife went to work to prepare the
mornings meal for we too old people as we are here just a lone whilst i
fed the Stock, after i were through feeding breakfast was unnounced
readey too be eat i then washed my hands and face, we then Seated our
Selves down too the breakfast table then portaken of our Sabbathe morning
which we have been Spared by the Higher power to live to eat, after we were
through with the meals vituals my wife with my assistance milked her cows
after She was through She then put a way her milk in good order then went
too work too cleaning up her Kitchen and putting evry thing in good repare
again. when through with that part of the work She then put her
Sleeping department in good Shape for the day. Whilst i went too work
to recording the proceedings of the beginning actions of the days
labors of my wife and my Self at this writing being Something near
nine Oclock in the morning , it has become quite clear and bright and
the Sun is Shining very bright and the wind, blowing Soft and blowing
at a reped rate from the west very bracing too the Sistem of anyone.
as we have had from the East for the last 18 day a very disagreeable
wind of a Stickley nature from which has caused more or less Sickness
in our locality or country for the last four months past we have occupyed
our time to day in reading the news papers printed in 1899 reviewing
then over and over again with the exception of what time it taken me
to go too my upper field being my horses down too the house then water
and feed them I then taken a rest. for Some time then prepared Stove
wood for my wife to prepare the noons meal but bein very late. in the
evening. after She had prepared the meal and placed it on the table
then we Seated our Selves too the table and was eating our meal and
was a bout half through eating when McCollem and Shafner drove up to
See if i had in my possession and of the Crawford advate papers
published by Parson Greshurh which i did not have no coppy of the
Same. they then mounted in there buggy and drove for Crawford and
a bout that time A. G. Black and Old Uncle Billey Downs and Aunt
Betsey Downs drove down too my house as the old people wanted to Stay
with us for a bit being once our old neighbors Several years ago after
A.G. Black remained with us for a bout too hours he then hitched his
teem too the wagon then mounted in the wagon then drove back to his
place of a bode. as he had onley come to bring the Old folks too my
house. to Stay with us. for a while after conversing. a while with the
old folks i then went to work and fed my hogs then Staked the calves
out on the grass. i then fed and watered my ox that i had tied up.
when through i then taken my teem. too my upper field and turn them
in to graze after Securing of the gates i then walked back too the
house then prepared wood for the Stove and fire. wood and brought it
in doors to be handy in the morning. then as the evenings meal was
Served and on the table we all Seated our Selves too the table then
portaken of our evenings meal when we were through with our meal and
the Suppertable was cared far we then move in too our bed room. by a
good fire then the old folks did the talking whilst i finised recording
of the labor that had been performed on the premises. too day this has
been a very blusterous day all the day through. but to night it is
calmed down fixing for a frost. Now as the days work is done we will go
to our bed or repose. by first asking the Lord to gard and protect us
through the present night as he has through the day just. passed and
gone. and when done with these frail bodys of ours. to hand us down to
our grave in peace with the (Thee) and all man Kind and in heaven Save
us is my prayer to night.-Amen
