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Tuesday Novr. 14th

and raisins. It was tolerably successful and it was all eaten. Also boiled some meat
so we got through dinner pretty well and I could have managed it all through much better than the dirty
way in which the old loafer does the work. Being so sick I took three doses of carbolic
acid. I was very weary all day and ate nothing. I tried also a change of diet
and change of a habit from activity to inactivity. Black boy also ill gave him some
carbolic acid. Sid when bad asked for no medicine but got some chlorodyne from
Cornish as he had great faith in it so I said nothing. But later on
he reproached me that I had not given Old Tom medicine for sickness when he
had a sick stomach. I told him that I had only carbolic acid. And I had so
often heard Old Tom speaking of the medicine as bloody stuff no good. I did not intend to give him
any. He said Old Tom had never told him that. No I replied but I heard him
say so more than once. I still notice that the old fellow is trying to make mischief, still
keeps up a spirit of complying with Kilfoyle and stirs up Sid. Thunder storm at night.

Monday

Nothing of importance. Recovered of sickness carbolic
having cured me. Durack and McLarty went to next station. We are near Forrest's 73
and 71. Cornish talks of fine flowers with beautiful scent belonging to what is near the cork [?]
tree, here it is a white flower and very beautiful. Promises to get me some.

Tuesday

Durack and McLarty came back last night at dusk
and gave all some work to do today. They intended me to go out and measure some land