and then Chick Randall he asked Flunk what he was
ringing the bell for and Flunk he said he found me and Beany ringing it.
then they asked us what we was ringing it for and we said we was ringing
it for Mister Watson Beanys father, because he was going to ring it for
Mister Johnson, and he had to go to Portsmuth and so he told Beany to
ring it, and then old Brown he said us was fools and asked us if we
dident know enuf to tell time and he said it was only 20 minits past 12
oh clock when the bell begun to ring, and some of the peeple was mad and
said we had aught to be arested, and then we said that Noot Crummet told
us it was 1 oh clock and then sum of them begun to laff and said it was
a good one. Ennyway me and Beany run home as quick as we cood and the
peeple went of two. well tonite father said if he had got into so many
scrapes when he was a boy as me and Beany did he wood have been in jale.
and Aunt Sarah laffed and said she gessed she cood tell a few things if
she wanted to and father he said he cood two but he gessed he woodent.
Ennyway he said Gim Melcher and Charles Talor led him into a good many
scrapes and Aunt Sarah she said she gessed me and Beany and Pewt want a
sercumstance to father and Gim Melcher and Charles Talor.
June 28. brite and fair. it is most fourth of July again. they is going
to be a band concert on the square. i shant have as mutch money as last
year. ennyway i bet i will have a good time.
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