American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-03-13
Bob Cummings's Diary.

Bob Cummings's Diary.
| The other day Mrs. Cummings brought
out of the clothes-press, for poor wom-
an who had seven small children and
stood at the back door, an old coat of
Bob's. Before giving it away she sought
the usual assurance that there was Meth
ing in the pockets, and in the searchshei
felt something between the coat and the I,
lining, Just under the inside pocke;. AZ.
ter some difficulty she succeeded IN re-
covering it through d hole in the aforel
said pocket, by Whieh-deubtless it had
found its way to its hiding-place. It
proved to be little black covered book, =.
fastened together by a tongue and loop,
having On 1.-THE back, lin gilt letters,
- Dairy, $780," Opening it, she. saw, Z.
on the upper right-hand corner of the
title-page' the words. 'fti Robert Cunt Il
mings, Jr., from Uncle Joe,n, and then
she remembered to haye seen the, book
before, about the first Of January. Be-
low, is an exact copy of its contents: 3" y
Jan. l. This is New Years Day.
Uncle Joe gave me this diary to-day. L
am going to write in it every night just
before going to bed. Every boy and
girl ought to keep diary, so when he
gets a man he can see what he did when
he was boy. This is New Years Day,
and there amt no school to-day, and L.
have played with Billy all day.
ate breakfast, then L harnessed
Billy and went around and saw
Uncle Joe and he gave me this diary.
He says it is the best thing boy can do
to keep a diary, but he says it is the
hardest thing boy can do. like to
keep diary. let Jimmie Green drive
my goat while Uncle Joe told me how
to keep my diary, and he let all the boys
drive him, and they broke my sled.
amt agoing to lend Billy any more.
ate dinner and then played with Billy
some more. showed all the boys my
diary, and they are going to ask their
played deminoes with Uncle Joe till
o'clock. am going to begin to write
in my diary every night at O'Clock so
won't get sleepy. 1t is O'Clock and
am going to bed.
Jan. 2. Got up this morning and ate
breakfast Come to the conclusion TO
leave off the 81 in my diary. Don't
see any use of it. Went to school in
the morning and didn't have my geog-
raphy lesson, but the class is SO big
had only one question to answer, and
Jimmy Green told me that. Showed
my diary to Jimmy Green, and he
showed it to Johnnie Barlow, and he
showed it to George Steiner, and teacher
came near seeing George reading it.
Ate supper and played with Billy. Then
wrote in my diary am going to bed,
Jan. 3. Concluded not to say gOtup T
this morning, because 1 get up, every
morning. Jimmy Green and Georgia
Steiner have got diaries. Johnnie Bar
low had one, but the teacher took it
from him and threw it into the stove. He
was awful mad, and says his father will
make the teacher pay for it. Ate dinner p
and went to school in the afternoon.
teacher said we must all write compost
tons for tomorrow. Am going to write
about diaries. Must stop now and write
my composition. Forgot to say l ate.
my supper. Now for composition.
Jan. 4. Concluded not to say ate
my breakfast, dinner and supper, be-
school this morning. Johnnie Barlow
has got another diary, but he don't let
the teacher see it. Went to school in
the afternoon. Read my composition
on diaries. The teacher said he hoped
other little boys would keep their dia-
ries at home, like l do. l am glad to-
morrow is Saturday. "e
Jan. 5. Played so hard I'm too sleepy
to write what !. did to-day. Perhaps I
will Tomorrow 80
Jan. g. Went to church this morning.
The minister's text was Mathew 2S0th
chapter, first verse. Am going to put,
down the text every Sunday. Went to
Sunday-school. In the afternoon read
my Sunday school book, which is named /"
8. The Boy who Saved the Life of an b.
Angle Worm. ~ Am going to try to be
like him. Went to church in the even
ing. Can't remember the text. Neither
can father and mother. p.lif e
JAM T. After this, whenI say / went
to school, mean all day. Went to
school. Wrote in my diary last night, d.
till was too sleepy to learn my lessons,
and had to stay after school. Too
sleepy now to write any more.
Jan. 8. This is written in school on
Jan. 8. Concluded to go to bed early
md write in my diary next day. Went
% school. Didn't do any thing much.
Jan. 8. Guess I'll write every other
lay. This is Jan. IL. Didn't do any
hing much.
Jan. 10. Went to school. Didn't do
much.
Jan. IL.
Jan. II.
Jan. 10. Forgot what did yesterday
md day before. VIII finish this to-
hight.
Jan. Il.
Jan. Is.
Jan. II. Going to wait till I'm sick
md then catch up.
Jan. IS.
Jan. 10.
Jan. 20.