Jan. 10. rany. Nipper Brown is the best scolar in my class. i am the
wirst. i can lick Nipper easy.

Jan. 11. brite and fair. After school me and Beany and Pewt and
Fatty Melcher and Pozzy Chadwick and lots of fellers went skating on
fresh river. i was skating backwerd and i got one leg in a eal hole,
gosh the water was cold and before i got home my britches leg was
all froze.

Jan. 12. nobody got licked in school today, gess why, becaus there
wassent enny school. old Francis was sick, i went skating.

Jan. 13. brite and -- no it was rany. had a speling mach today in
school. Cele and Genny Morrison staid up til the last and then Cele
missed and set down balling, and Genny beat. i cant stop to wright
enny more becaus i am going to the levee with father.

Jan. 14, 186- Went to a big levee last nite at the town hall. Bill
Morrill and Nuel Head and Dave Quimby and Frank Hervey got it up.
they had Hook and Pasons quadril band of Haverhil. father bought a
ticket becaus he was in the custum house and has to be frends with
people. it was splendid. most everybody went all dressed up in
blue silk and red and crokay slippers. Ham Perkins and Charlie Lane
and Charley Piper and Chick Randall and Dan Ranlet and Grace Morril
and the Head girls and Sweat girls and Carrie Towle and Sarah Clark,
J. Albert Clarks sister and the Melcher boys and they all hopped
round pretty lively, i tell you. i staid until 12 o'clock and
listened to the band. i never had so good time in my life.

Jan. 15. i am all spekled over. mother says she is afrade i have