Day 5: July 21, 1894

On this day everyone took a bath. Rose and the Cooley boys had ropes tied at their waists. Laura held on to Rose's rope as she played and swam in the James River. Laura even states Rose sat in the water up to her chin. The boys were tethered by their mother, Mrs. Cooley. 

Their day started terrible. Apparently Mr. Murphy was invited. Anything that can go wrong, Did go wrong. 

•Laura's horse PET took off without them. 

• They ran out of bread. 

The good thing is Laura knew an alternative to making bread. She made "Chicken Pie"; biscuits served up with chicken gravy. 

Remember they left the river before? The James river keeps coming back to them. They spotted the bluffs across it at 10:30 AM. AT 12 Noon they crossed into a new county. YANKTON COUNTY. At 2:00 PM they saw the river again.