if Doc hadent fit so hard in the war he wood have beat them all. and
then Charlie Gerish came out and all the townies hollered again and
Charlie made his legs go so fast that they coodent hardly see them,
and jest before the last time around his velosipede slipped and
Charlie went fluking over three settees. he jumped on his velosipede
again and went around with his britches all torn but he dident get
around quite quick enuf to beat Stone, then the townies yelled and
said it was a cheat and the stewdcats hissed, and some of the
townies said they could lick the stewdcats, and the stewdcats said
they wasent man enuf and it looked as if there was a going to be a
row when Charlie Gerrish got up and said he was beat fair and there
wasent anything to get mad about, and that he would like to shake
hands with the stewdcat which beat him, and he wood like to race him
another time but he coodent then because he hurt his leg, and then
they shook hands and every one felt buly, and the stewdcats said
hooray for Charlie and the townies hollered hooray for Stone, and
Bill Morrill made a speech and give the prise to Stone and the band
played and we all went home. i bet Doc. Prey and Charlie Gerrish can
lick any two stewdcats in the hall.

Mar. 2. i went to a show in the town hall tonight. it was a singing
show called the haymakers. it was splendid. Mr. Gale got it up.
they have been practising all winter. Alice Gewell was a dary maid
and Charlie Lane was a katydid, and lots of others sung. it was splendid.

Mar. 3. Cloudy but no rane. went down to Langley's store for some
juju paste, saw a fite. Old Kize tried to arest Bill Hartnit and
Bill lammed time out of him and after a while old Swain came up and
arrested him.