San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-19
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April 18th, 1873. We did not got the pa
pes out quite 90 early. A man brought q
turtle that was turned to rock. Mr.. Hef-
heinz commenced building rooms In his
house.
20. Papa, Victor and me went down to
the new bath house, but some boys we're in
there, 70 We went to the old ons.-It rained
some. We cleaned up the yard.
II. Victor took . ride and saw some
ripe mulberries. Me and pepa rode out ON
the prairie 10 look for Lettis, and We found
her. She is mighty fat. We saw some dew
berries
%. We had as much Ash - wc wanted
for breakfast that Alex. caught yesterday.
"A girl got bit bya rattlesnake when she
was getting dewberries. made some In
dia ink.-Papa bought some dswbsrries.
got some Ggu0,itas'
49, 1t rained and Nghtened awful last
night. Corn is as high as man in places.
Il got weighed again and weighed forty
four pounds. Papa got whole lot of
things to eat.
"a. Them seeds that Alex. gave me
have come up and are pretty high.-Mr.
Reynolds and John Durham made a tele-
phone from the telegraph Office to the drug
store.
Is. made me telephone Of two oys-
ter cans; talked through it very well. I
took Waco out doors while. Hofheinx is
going to move in his house on the 1st of
May.
26 $40. I took ride with Papa. We
went down to Mr.. Billingsley's garden and
got some beets and lettuce.-We got the pa
per out pretty early. took Waco out
doors.
27- We had some dewberries for break
fast. made five cents. 1 gave Hsw-haw
some barley that was over six feet high.
We went bathing.
49, Victor and Alex. went fishing and
caught three bass. Me and pspa took a
ride: Made some pictures 1t rained some
in the morning.
49, 1t rained like everything last night.
I wrote letter for our cook--My Smitho-
graph came.
Ey3O. Imade picture of Victor with my
Smithograph.-W had some beans and
some Irish potatoes that Mr.. Polk sent u.s.
Mr.. Hofheinz ran nail through his foot.
May L. Me and Papa went to the picnic.
There was show at Harper's Hall to night,
and me and Papa and Victor went to it. We
went in bathing. Got some more beans.
2. I tried to catch our chicken that got
out, but couldn't. I made some pictures
with my Smithograph. h.-Old Mr.. Reynolds
died.-Papa bought me some candy.
8. We got the paper up before noon.
Papa is going to Mountain City tomorrow.
L wrote letter to Nellie Stein & Giesen got
two squirrels, and their dog killed one.
4. Papa started with Mr.. Green right
after breakfast. Papa bought me a new
kind of medicine yesterday. I made 60 cts.
for papa and Alex. 81. and something.-I
saw big snake.
5. The base ball club had q ball last
night, Papa got back this evening. Alex.
gave me some candy and got some soda wa
ter. Victor went riding and saw Lettie.
6. Mrs Donaldson died this evening.
Victor fixed him boK.-I fixed up my gal
vanic battery again.-Papa and me went
riding and got some great big GgUaritGs.
Z. 1 made me some India ink that this is
wrote with. Papa and me went to the
man got snake bit. Papa gave
me % cts.
8. got me a palette and some other
things. Papa bought three lots of Mr..
Cofield II made picture of Waco.
had the headache and went to bed awhile
Papa paid some Tor the lots with the Ency-
clopedia.
8. / sold my old iron and got thirty cents
for it. made some lemonade. Papa and
me went riding We had fire. Some corn
is in silk.
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