desided--I don't KNOW, but I think I'm going to ask Aunt Olivia to pay
me 5 cents a weak. Rhoda says you call it an alowance, and I supose
she knows. She is the minnister's daughter. She has 10 cents a weak
unless shes bad and then she pays the minnister an alowance. He charges
her 1 cent a sin and he gives it to somebody who is indignant--I think
Rhoda said indignant. Then I should think he would give it back to
Rhoda. I shant only ask Aunt Olivia for 5 cents--I think she will be
more likely. I havent desided but I THINK I shall ask her tomorrow
after her knap. After knaps you are more rested and maybe things dont
look just as they do before knaps.

"'FRIDAY.--I think Ide better wait untill tomorrow. Her knap was
rather short. Ive desided to say you needent alow but 4 if 5 is too
mutch. If she alows Im going to buy me some crimpers. Rhodas curls
natchurally but she says you can crimp it if it doesent. I have begun
to look at myself in the glass and it fritens me--I guess there ought
to be a gh in that--to see how homebly I am. I wonder if it doesent
kind of scare Aunt Olivia. Prehaps if I was pretty like Rhoda she
would call me darling and dear instead of Rebecca Mary. I dont blame
her mutch because I LOOK like Rebecca Mary.

"'SATURDAY.--I think Sunday will be the best time to ask her, just
after she gets home from meeting and has rolled her bonnet strings up,
espesialy if the minnister preaches on the Lord lovething a cheerful
giver. I am hopeing he will. If I dont get the crimpers Ime going to
give up looking in the glass. For I think Ime growing homeblyer right
along. Theres something the matter with my nose. Rhodas doesent run
up hill. I never thought about noses before. Aunt Olivias is a little
quear too but I like it became its Aunt Olivias nose. I wish I knew if
Aunt Olivia liked mine. I wish we were better akquainted.