well he went
round the house and then old Missis Hobbs she came to the door and said
what is it William, and he said it is some more of that Purington boys
deviltry, and she said i wood speek to his father and old Hobbs he said
he wood and then they went in. jest as we was going to ring the bell
agen a man come walking quick down the street and went up to the door
and rung the bell and jest as the bell rung old Hobbs opened the door
quick and gumped out and grabed the man and said you rascul i have got
you and the man said you old fool are you crasy and then old Hobbs he
said i thougt it was that Purinton boy ringing my door bell and then
the man went in the house and we wated til they had shet the door and we
put for home and made sum sweet firn segars. tomorow old Hobbs is going
to tell Pewts father. i never had so much fun in my life.
Aug. 16. brite and fair. today Pewt come down to the house and said
where was you last nite and i said me and Beany was making sweet firn
segars over to Beanys and i gave him 2 segars. then Pewt he said that
old Hobbs come down to his house today and told his father he rung his
doorbell 2 times and Pewt said he dident and his father said he dident
beleeve him and was going to lick time out of him if he had and he did
it. Pewt was prety mad and i was prety surprized you bet. this afternoon
they was a thunder storm. after it was over we went fishing but dident
get a bite.
Aug. 17. brite and fair.
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