there, so when i went over to
Hemlock side to give one, i went over to the factory boarding house and
give some to them. they was auful glad to get them too and said they
would go to the dance. some people was not at home and so i gave their
tickets to the next house. it took me till 8 o'clock and i got 1 dollar
for it. i dont beleive those girls that dident get their tickets will
care much about going ennyway. i gess the Head girls wont want to tell
on me another time.

June 16. Dennis Cokely and Tomtit Tomson had a fite behind Hirvey's
resterent today. Hirvey stopped them jest as they were having a good
one. Thats jest the way. i dont see why they always want to stop a fite.
All fellers fite for is to see which can lick, and how can they tell
unless they fite it out.

June 17. Brite and fair. They is going to be a big cattle show here this
fall. They are going to have it in a field up by the depot. They are
going to have horse trots and shows and everything. We are going to have
no school. it dont come for an auful while yet. Charles Taylor is going
to have Nelly to ride.

June 18. Me and Mickey Gould had a race horseback. he had one of Ben
Merril's little black horses, we raced way round Kensington ring. i cood
beat trotting and he cood beat running. when i got home Nelly was so
swetty that father told me not to ride her for a week.

June 19. Went up to Chadwicks after school. Boog and Whack got Willie
fiting with Johnny Rogers. Willie licked him. Willie is Whack's little
brother. he is a auful cunning little feller. he can fite too. all the
Chadwick's can fite.

June 20. Brite and fair. i am going fishing tonite with Potter Gorham.

June 21. brite and fair. went fishing today with Potter Gorham. i cought
5 pirch and 4 pickeril. i cleaned them and we had them for supper.
father said they was the best fish he ever et. i also cought the biggest
roach i ever saw, almost as big as a sucker, and i cant tell what i
did with him. i thought Potter had hooked him for fun, but he said he
dident, and we hunted everywhere for him. i dont know where i put that
roach.

June 22. the students had their dance last nite. they had a auful time.
some of the girls which dident get no tickets was mad, and the students
which wanted them to go was mad and they went to Johnny Heeld and give
him time. then he went round and told them how it was and give them
tickets. well the nite of the dance everything was all rite until lots
of p