the top to the botom. mother says he went bumpity bump and his hat
went one way and his dinner box went the other. i herd him swaring
aufuly about that dam boy, and i gess he wood have come up and
licked time out of me, but he had to hurry to get the train.

Jan. 26. jest as soon as the skating comes it has to snow and spoil it.

Jan. 27. i coodent go out of the yard this afternoon becaus i dident
put ashes on the front steps before father fell down and so Pewt and
Beany and Whacker and Nibby Hartwell and Diddly Colket and Nipper
and Prisilla and Gim Wingit and lots of the fellers came over and we
had a snowball fite. mother says she hops father wont keep me at
home anuther afternoon.

Jan. 28. brite and fair. it never ranes Sundays so a feller cant go
to church.

Jan. 29. Nothing puticular today. it always seams harder to go to
school mundays, more fellers gets licked mundays than enny day in
the weak. i got stood on the platform with my head in the corner for
looking of my book today.

Jan. 30. brite and fair. i have got a auful chilblane on my heel.

Jan. 31. brite and fair. i was glad today was wensday in the
afternoon i went skating. the students played baseball on the ice.

Feb. 1. brite and fair. pretty soon it will be Washintons berthday,
and then all the boys can ring the town bell at noon and at nite.