ll 2 times
before Nip come back. we hid in old Ike Shutes porch and peeked out of a
little window. Bill he come out and run round the side of the house and
then he run up street and looked behind trees and fences and swoar
terible. me and Beany near dide. he was so mad that he staid up til
nearly 10 oh clock waching. we cood see him peeking out of the window
and we dident dass to go home til after 10 oh clock and i got licked for
being late. if Nipper had only come home when he had aught to Bill wood
have cougt him and licked him and we wood have got home all rite. we
will pay Nip for this.

Aug. 13. brite and fair. nothing but church today.

Aug. 14. brite and fair. i coodent go out of the yard today. Beany he
come over and we are going to ring old man Hobbses door bell tomorow
nite. old man Hobbs is Prisils uncle.

Aug. 15. brite and fair, and hot as time. tonite we rung old man Hobbses
door bell 2 times. it was auful funny. the ferst time he come out kind
of slow with a lamp. me and Beany were rite on the other side of the
street laying down in the long grass. well he looked all round and
walked out to the end of the piaza and then he went in mutering. bimeby
we rung it agen and out he come prety lively but he dident catch us. if
he was as lively as Bill Greenleef he wood have cougt us. 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 a