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Pewts is biger and Mister Purington Pewts father painted it buly but it
cant go as fast or as fur as Whack and Boogs. Pewt was mad becaus we
beat him.

Jan. 22. i went to church today. Keene and Cele sung in the quire. Beany
kept sticking his head out from behind the organ and making up faces at
me to make me laff out loud till the minister spoke to him and he felt
prety cheep.

Jan. 23. snowed and raned today both, i had my sled painted today. it is
painted black with a gold stripe and Exeter Boy in gold letters on it.
Mister Purington Pewts father painted it. i went to school today. nobody
got licked.

Jan. 24. clowdy. my sled is most dry enuf to use.

Jan. 25. it misted last nite and frose and today everything was covered
with ice it was fun to see people fall down. most everybody fell down. i
went sliding on spring street.

Jan. 26. cold as time. i went to school. we are going over colburns in
revew and so i can keep up.

Jan. 27. I havent got ennything to wright today xcept that i went to
school. John Adams has got a new brama rooster.

Jan. 28. Brite and fair. i licked Ti Crummet today. me and Whack and
Fatty Melcher was over on Factory Hill sliding and Ti Crummet and Hirum
Mingo and Bobberty Robinson and Dinky Lord came over and i had my sled
all new painted, Pewts father painted it and Ti Crummet run his old sled
agenst it and nocked of sum of the paint, and i told him to keep his old
sled of mine and Ti he said he wood nock sum of the paint of me if i
said 2 words more and then he swoar feerfully. i dident say nothing
becaus i dident want to fite him, and Hirum Mingo said Plupy says he can
lick you Ti and Ti said i can nock hel out of you old spindel legs and i
said i dident say so and Ti he swoar sum more so it sort of scart me,
well then i was going and Hirum he pushed Ti rite into me and he kicked
me in the leg and got hold of my hair and i got the under hold and got
him down jest as esy as ennything and then i set on him and lammed him
til he holered enuf and then i let him up and he went home balling. i
bet he beter not fite me agen.

Jan. 29. Brite and fair. it aint the feller whitch can swear the
feerfullest whitch is the best fiter. i went to church and sunday school
today.

Jan. 30. Brite and fair. Johnny Kelly can lick enny feller on Court or
South Street and he can swear auful two. i gess most of the fellers is
scart of him becaus he can swear so. i aint scart of him.

Jan. 31. Rany.