Puzzy did and they give
little Willie sum. they never have the bely ake. i never see such
fellers.

July 16. i have got a velosipede, it ways 90 pounds. i have got so i can
ride it down hill, last nite i was riding it up by Gim Odlins and it ran
rite into a tree and i came of rite over it and scrached my hands and
nocked the skin of my gnees. today was sunday and i coodent ride it but
i set on it.

July 17. Hot as time today. Docter Gerrish and Docter Perry and J.
Albert Clark have all got buly velossipedes, they have spring backs but
mine is solid iron back and when i go over a bump or a stone it most
ratles my teeth out. Beany he can ride two, but Pewt cant.

July 18. feerful hot.

July 19, 186- we fellers is going to have a swiming mach. they is going
to be prises for the feller whitch can dive the best and for the feller
whitch can swim the fastest and for the feller whitch can swim the
furtherest under water and for the feller whitch can flote the best
without wigling his arms and legs. i bet i will beat sum of the fellers.
most of the fellers can beat me rassling or nocking of hats or running
or gumping but i bet i will show them sumthing when we come to race in
swiming. i practised today diving until my head aked feerful.

July 20. the race is to be next Wensday. They is Pewt and Beany and
Fatty Gilman and Fatty Melcher. Boog and Whack and Puzzy was going to
race but they wanted to have it at sandy bottum and we fellers wanted to
have the diving mach at the oak and the swiming under water at the
gravil becaus it is wider there, and so they was mad and woodent come
in. Ennyway sandy bottum isent wide enuf and you cant tell whether a
feller is swiming one foot on bottum. today i went in 7 times. ferst i
practised swiming fast bullfrog fashion. next i practised side stroak
next i practised swiming under water. i swum 5 times acros at the
gravil. then i practised floteing, but i cant flote without keeping my
hands moving. ferst my feet sink and when i get straight up and down my
head goes under. then i div until my head aked like time agen. i feel
prety tired tonite.

July 21. rany as time. i only went in swiming 2 times today and i dident
dive enny. i only practised swiming fast and floteing. i coodent flote.
in every boys book of sports and amuzements it says throw yourself on
your back and throw your head back and hold your breth and you will not
drownd until asistance reeches you. so i tride it today but i