Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-01
CLARA MoRRIsoN's DIARY,
Pond, Portage County, o.,
A New Years Gift.
1, myself, Clara Morrison, wish was in
Cleveland at school.
The first week reads as follows ::

The first week reads as follows
Wednesday, Jan. l, 1S62.-Here it is,
another new year, and l sit down to
write little. 1t was quite pleasant this
morning, but at noon it got very cold
and the wind blew dreadfully. We
came out here from Cleveland last Mon
day. l am real lonesome. l got some
presents today. / knit across Mas scarf
twelve times.
Thursday, 2. 1t was wash day and 1
helped mother some. This evening l
did little drawing.
Friday, 3. Mother ironed. Mary
Henry came over. Sheis the first female
that has been here yet. l am going to
writing school this evening. Had an
introduction to lot OF girls.
Saturday, 4. Mary stayed here all
night. l made some fried cakes and
commenced a letter for Hittie. Mr..
Freeman went a-hunting and got three
rabbit; had to throw one away. Rapp
and four other men were here awhile.
Sunday, 5. Got up late, read some,
wrote some; finished Hittie's letter,
commenced letter to Mrs. Miller Had
rabbit pie for dinner-it was good.
Monday, &. Well, here it is Monday
night. The snow is knee deep. l went
to Mrs. Henry's and got some yeast for
ma, also two books for myself l knit
one garter and part of another.
Tuesday, 7. Went to school. Got
there long time before the doors were
open. l was perfectly disgusted with it.
Wednesday, s. 1 went to school to-
day again and it was not much better
than the day before. The teacher came
home with me tonight. finished the
first volume of Dread.
Monday, IA. Went to school. There
were four scholars there. 1 guess to-
morrow is the iase day Of school. am
glad of it-so is Ma.
Tuesday, IA. Cold. Went to school.
Two scholars today. Eliza came to see
if ma would let me go; then we went
down on the pond. excited general
admiration.
Thursday, 16. Cold and clear. Went
down to the pond and tried to skate, but
made poor work of it. borrowed book
from Alice, The Martyrs Wife.
Saturday. IS. Got up early this morn
ing, and while was dressing petted
Jennie. Grandpa looked at me awfully.
1 asked him if he knew how many times
l had said Jennie" He said he only
knew was insulting. He said looked
defiance at him.
Sunday 10. 1t Shawed today. We
got up late and 1 had nothing to do.
Read Frank Leslie's paper again, and
some of "John Brown" l don't like ii
much.
Friday, "a. Took my skates to school,
Went skating at noon and had a good
time. Went to writing school tonight
Borrowed "Jane Eyre" 1t is the best
book.
Saturday, 26. Heard there was let
ter at the postoffice for me. Went after
it and then stayed at home and reaC
"Jane Eyre"
Sunday, 26. Got up late and read
"Jane Eyre most of the day.
Monday, u. Went to school today
and got as far as decimals. 1 am s(
glad ma made me a jockey.
Tuesday, 2S. l could not go to school
because I had no shoes.
Wednesday, 20. 1t showed and raine(
today. l put piece of leather in my
calfskin shoe so I could wear it, anC
went to school. Ma had quarrel with
grandpa.
Thursday, 80. Got excused little
after noon, and went out to skate, but
it was so rough and the wind blew SC
that could not skate much. Ma stayed
in the kitchen all day and never spoke
out loud the whole evening.
Friday, 81. went to school a few
minutes. Ma got me excused and
went skating. Went to Mary H.. and
got a whole year of Ledgers.
Monday, Feb 10. Went to school anG
got the last examples in decimal frac
tions and some other lessons. Went
skating tonight. Rapp lost one OF my
skate-straps coming home.
Tuesday, IL. Went to school and
studied ratio. 1 don't like it much
Wrote to Mrs. johnson.
Thursday, 13. Went to school, and al
noon went down to the pond and all ol
us girls got our underclothes wet. In
the evening Alice and l made and agree
ment to tell each other what we were
doing year hence.
Friday, IA. When we got up this
morning found could not 60 to school
Ma had burned her left hand by putting
it on the stove. Mr.. Freeman killed a
rabbit and we had it cooked.
Sunday, 16. Stayed at home and read
Ledgers.
Saturday, q. Alice stayed all night