Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-31
BOB'S DIARY,

The other day, Mrs. Cummings brought out Of
the clothes press, for poor woman who had
an old coat of Bobs. Before giving it away she
| sought the usual. assurance that there was
nothing In the pockets and in the search she
| felt something between the coat and the lining
| just under the inside pocket After some diff
| Guilty. she succeeded In recovering it through
hole In the aforesaid pocket, by which, doubt
proved to be a little black-covered book fastened
together by tongue and loop, having on tae
back, In gilt letters, 'Diary, $780," Opening 1t,
| titlepage, the words, Robert Cummings, jr.,
| from Uncle Joe," and then she remembered TO
| have seen the book before, about the first of
Jan uary. Below is an exact copy of its con-
| tents:
Jan. l. This is New. Years Day. Uncle Joe
gave me this diary today. am going to write
boy and girl ought to keep diary, so when he
gets man he can see what he did when he was
oey TITS Is New Years Day and there ant
then hsrnessed Billy "a and anu vent sfe
diary. He says 1t is the best thing boy can do
to keep diary, but he says 1t is the hardest
thing boy can do. don't see where the hard
Green drive my goat While Uncle Joe told me me
how to keep my diary, and he let all the boys
drive him, and they broke my sled. amt
and then played with Billy some more. 1
| showed all the boys my diary, and they are
| going to ask their fathers for one, too. / ate
supper and played dominoes with Uncle Joe till
eight O'Clock. am going to begin to write 10
| my diary every night at eight o'clock so | won't
get sleepy. 1t is nine O'Clock and am a-going
Jan. 9. Got up this morning and ate breakfast.
| Come to the conclusion to leave off the ~ in
my diary. Don't see any use OF 1t. Went to
| school in the morning, and didn't have my geo.
graphy 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,
showed n par md ha
| show ed it to George Steiner, and teacher came
near seeing George reading 1t. Ate supper and
played with Billy. Then wrote in my diary. l
am going to bed.
Jan. 3. Concluded not to say I got up this
morning, because l get up every morning.
Jimmy Green and George Steiner have got
diaries. johnnie Barlow had one, but the teacher
took 1t from him and threw 1t into the stove.
He was awful mad and says his father will
make make the teacher pay for it. Ate dinner and
said we must all write compositions for to-mor-
row. Am going TO write about diaries. Must
stop now and write my composition. Forgot to
Jan. 4. Concluded not to say ate my break
fast, dinner and supper, because do that every
day: Went to school this morning. Johnnie
Barlow has got another diary, but he don't let
the teacher see it. Went to school in the after
ternoon. Read my composition on diaries. The
teacher l said he hoped other little boys would
tomorrow is Saturday.
Jan. 5. Played so hard I'm too sleepy to write
what Old To-Day. Perhaps Will tomorrow.
Jan. 6. Went to church this morning. The
minister's text was Matthew 2SOth chapter, first
verse. Am going to put down the text every
Sunday. Went TO Sunday school. In the after
noon read my Sunday-school book, which is
named The Boy who Saved the Life of an
Angle Worm, Am going to try to be like him.
Went to church in the evening Can't remem-
Der the text Neither can father and mother.
Jan. Z. After this when 1 say 1 went to
school mean all day. Went to school. Wrote
in 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
Jan. 8. This is written In school on Jan. 9.
Concluded to go to bed early and write in my
dlary, next day. Went to school Did MT do
anything much.
Jan. g. Guess IL write every other day.
This Is Jan. II. Did MT do anything much.
Jan. 10. Went to school, Did MT do much.
Jan. II.
JAN IL.
Jan. IS. Forget what I did yesterday and
day before. Will finish this tonight.
Jan. IA.
Jan. Is.
ian. 16.
Jan. II. Going to walt till I'm sick and then
catch up.
Jan. Is.
Jan. 10.
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