George and father said, lissen i can hear him giving a whistle for
his confedrit, i will jump in and give him a whack on the cokonut.
i had forgot all about the toads and you bet i was scart. well
father he crep down easy and blowed out his lite and opened the door
quick and jest lammed round with his club. then i heard him say
what in hell have i stepped on, bring a lite here. then i though of
the toads and you bet i was scarter than before, mother went down
with a lite and then i heard him say, i will be cussed the whole
place is ful of toads. then mother said did you ever. and father
said he never did, and it was some more of that dam boys works and
he yelled upstairs for me to come down and ketch them. so i went
down and caught them and put them out all but 2 that father had
stepped on and they had to be swep up. then all the folks came down
in their nitegounds and i went up stairs lively and got into bed and
pulled the clothes round me tite, but it dident do enny good for
father came up and licked me. he dident lick me very hard becaus i
gess he was glad it wasent a berglar and if it hadent been for me it
might have been berglars insted of toads.

Mar. 30. brite and fair, went out with Potter Gorham. saw some toads
2 robins and a blewbird. gosh it makes a feller feel good to see
birds and toads and live things.

Mar. 31. April fool day tomorrow. i am laying for Beany. old Francis
licked 5 fellers today becaus they sung rong when we was singing
speek kindly it is better far to rule by luv than feer.

April 1. auful cold and rainy. i was going to wright a love letter
to Beany and sine Lizzie Toles name to it but i told father about it
for fun and he said that it was fourgery and that i cood be