but he told
me not to ask Gim Erly down here agen. so after supper when i had to go
for the yeest i ran up to Gims and giv him the nife and the slingshot
and told him not to tell.
Sept. 12. Brite and fair. Will has got a black eye and a scrached nose.
Nellie has got well and we had a ride today after church and i let Will
drive. in the afternoon Beany and Pewt came over and we had a shooting
mach with the whailbone bow behind the barn. i told Beany and Pewt not
to tell for if they did father woodent let us go together agen. Fatty
and Potter and Billy Swett wont tell ether.
Sept. 13, 186- Brite and fair. today we had a good time. mother let me
invite Beany and Pewt and Nipper Brown to supper for company for Will.
Pewt coodent come becaus he shot one of his fathers hens with his arrow
rifle jest like i shot my hen whitch was eating eggs and Mister Purinton
Pewts father woodent let him come. i gess if father had been at home for
supper i wood have got a licking but he dident get home til the 7 oh
clock train. well we had been raising time up in my room and when we
went down to supper i pulled a chair out when Nipper went to set down
and he set rite down on the floor bang and grabed the table cloth and
pulled of his plate and cup and sauser and Beanys sauser and they came
rite down on his head and broak to smash. Nipper was scart but mother
picked him up and said he needent wurry for she dident care for the
dishes and asked him if he was hurt and said it was my falt and she told
me i had aught to be ashamed and I hadent aught to have company if i
dident know how to treet them.
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