_Went to church. Mr. Simpson's pup followed him
in; and it took Simpson, Jenks the sexton, and two
small boys, to put him out._

_Accompanied Susie Smith to the Baptist's this
evening, and went home by way of Centre Street to
avoid the crowd. Crowds are not so bad sometimes._


=JANUARY 3,
MONDAY.=

_Still mild and pleasant, but cooler._

_Went to school, and failed in algebra. This X
business is too much for me._

_Abel's shoe-factory, next to our schoolhouse,
caught fire this afternoon while we were at
recess, and Mr. Nason dismissed the school. We all
hurrahed for Nason, and went to the fire. Steamer
No. 1 put it out in less than ten minutes after
she got there._

_Home all the evening, studying._

If you are like me, you will be glad by and by if you note in your diary
of the summer vacation a few dry statistics, such as distances walked,
names of people you meet, steamers you take passage on, and, in general,