asked us who put it
there. we all said we dident, but he licked Pewt becaus he had seen Pewt
chooing gum.

Jan. 6. it snowed last nite and today. Speaking in school today. i spoke
the berrial of sir John More. old Francis said he never heard ennything
wirse in his life. i hope he wont tell father. this afternoon we pluged
stewdcats.

Jan. 7. Ed Towle has got a gote. the fellers stumped me to hold him
by the horns and he buted me over in the slosh. mother said i had no
bisiness to be playing on sunday.

Jan. 8. brite and fair. there is going to be a nigger show in the town
hall tonite. father says i cant go becaus i sassed aunt Sarah. it is
uncle Toms cabbin.

Jan. 9. brite and fair. Beany went to the nigger show. he led one of the
bludhouns in the prosession and got a ticket. Beany had on a red coat
jest like the dogs. he said it was buly.

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 got
chicken pocks. i gess i have been in the hen