Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-15
cSournal and Gourier.
Monaav Mcrning. March 15. 1880.
BOb's Diary ru. 4hn Avoaricau pural Hone

rFe,m the Amseican Rural Hone.l
 The other day Mrs. Cummings brought out of the clothes press, for poor woman 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 nothing in the pockets, andin the search she felt something between the coat and the lining just under the pocket, by which, doubt less, it had found its way to its hiding place. It proved to be little black covered book, ing on the back, in gilt letters, 'Diary, 1880." Opening it she saw, on the upper right hand corner of the title page, the words Robert Cummings Jr, from Uncle Joe, 'and then she remembered to have seen the book before, about the first of January. Below is an exact copy of its contents:
 January 1. This is New Years Day. Uncle Joe gave me this diary to-day. 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 man he can see what he did when he was boy. This is New Years Day, and there ain't no school to-day, and have played with Billy all day. Billy is my goat got up and ate breakfast, then l harnessed Billy and saw Uncle Joe and he gave me this diary. He says it is the best thing boy can do to keep diary, but he says it is the hardest thing boy can do. don't see where the hard comes in. I like to keep diary. I let Jimmy Green drive my goat while Uncle Joe told me how to keep my dia- ry, and he let all the boys drive him, and they broke my sled. I ain't a-going 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 fathers for one, too ate supper and played dom inoes with Uncle Joe till eight o'clock. I am going to begin to write in my diary every night at eight o'clock so won't get sleepy. It is nine o'clock and am a-going to bed.
 January 2. Got up this morning and ate G~A AzI L.. of the s'I' in my diary. Don't see any use of it. Went to school in the morning and didn't have my geography lesson, but the class is so big only had 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 Georgie Steiner, and teacher came near seeing Georgie reading it. Ate supper and played with Billy. Then wrote in my diary. I am going to bed.
 January 3. Concluded not to say got up this morning. because get up every morn- ing. Jimmy Green and Georgie Steiner have got diaries. Johnie Barlow had one, but the teacher took it from him and threw it into the stove. He was awful mad, and says his father wtll make the teacher pay for 1t. Ate dinner and went to school in the afternoon. The teacher said we must all write compost tions for tomorrow. Am going to write about diaries. Must stop now and write my com- position. Forgot to say ate my supper. Now for composition.
 January 4. Concluded not to say ate my breakfast, dinner, and supper, because I do that every day. Went to school this morning. Johnie 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 diaries at home like do. am glad tomorrow is Saturday.
 January 5. Played SO hard I'm too sleepy to.write what did to-day. Perhaps will to- morrow.
 January 6. Went to church this morning. The minister's text was Matthew, 18th chap ter, 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 s'The Boy who Saved the Life of an Angle Worm." Am going to try to be like him. Went to church in the evening.i Can't remember the text. Neither can father or mother.
 January z. Afterxhis when say I went to school mean all day. Went to school. Wrote ir my diary last night till was too sleepy to learn my lessons, and had to stay after school. Too sleepy now to write any more.
 January S. This is written in school on January 9th. Concluded to go to bed early and write in my diary next day. Went to school. Didn't do anything much.
 Jan. 9. Guess I'll write every other day. This is Jan. II. Didn't do anything much.
 Jan. 10. Went 10 school. Didn't do