OCTOBER

October. The summer went fast. Some days I thought I couldn't live through til night. The sun beating down on my back about wore me out, took all the sweat I had and just poured it on the ground. The ground tried to to take everything from me, I sweat in it and bled in it just to have food for us all. Thusy helped some but she's courting and thinks about that more than helping me. She does keep care of the babies for me. John runs so hard all he falls asleep as soon as he eats his supper. Sweet little Jane don't hardly ever cry if I hold her, it's like she knows I'll be the one who'll love her best. She's still little enough I can swaddle her and go about my housework. I like feeling her against my chest, breathing so quiet, making little mewling sounds. I love her a powerful lot.