g and mother sent them away from the table, and then old Robinson he
said i am afrade your children are not well brought up, and mother
looked rite at him a minit and then she said, i shood feel very badly if
my children shood xcept hospitality from another person and crittisise
that person to his face, at all events i cannot submit to have my
husband or my children crittisized, and Mister Robinson he dident say
ennymore you bet. after brekfast they went away, and Mister Fernald he
shook hands with us all and he asked mother to let Cele and Keene come
down to shake hands and she did. after they had went mother she gave us
a peace of mince pie apeace and we all hoorayed for mother. none of us
went to church today.

Oct. 18. brite and fair. tonite father borowed Gim Loverings horse and
wagun to go riding. Gim said it aught to be greesed, so father asked me
to greese the wheals, and then he said i will do it myself, and then i
will be sure it will be done rite. so he got the munky rench and the
lantern and some lard and went out to greese the wheals, and when he had
greesed them he come in and washed his hands and then he went out and
told mother not to set up for him and he unhitched the horse and
hollered gitap and when the horse started one side of the wagun went
down whack and out came father. well he held on to the ranes and stoped
the horse and mother said what is the matter, and father said that
infernal boy dident screw up the nut and the wheal come of and nearly
broke my neck, and as soon as i tie this horse i will give him a good
whaling and aunt Sarah said George you greesed the wheals yourself and
father said by thunder so i did. then i got the lantern and we looked
for the wheal and it was leaning up against the apple tree and father
said jest look at that, the wheal ran up to the tree and stoped, and
then we hunted round for the nut and we coodent find it and i got down
on my nees and father held the lantern, and Cele and Keene came out and
hunted and we coodent find it. bimeby father said he could put on the
wheal and hold it on till he got back to Gims and he lifted up the ex
and i went to put on the wheal and there was the nut all screwed on the
ex. father had put on the nut but had forgot to put on the wheal and had
left the ex resting on the jack. i gess he hadent better say mutch about
me.

Oct. 19. I have got a new box of paper collers.

Oct. 20. brite and fair. this afternoon me and Fatty Melcher wi