The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-03
The Diary of a Young RuHan

Nov. 2S-Well, I got TO stay in the house
now count OF having chickenpox- Gee, it's
awful. 1 got up early this morning and sister
wasn't here cause she had gone to stay with
Isabel SO she can go to school But she didn't
get TO stay long cause she got chickenpox
too and she come home this morning and gee,
she's peppered all over worsen 1 am. 1t don't
bother me none. l don't have any itches but
Dorothy does. Mother says she's going to go
wild or something if we have to stay in the
house much longer But a little boy has TO
have some fun some way If he can't go out
doors. Dad Was s'pTised when he come to-
night and saw Dorothy.
Nov. 81 got up early again Mother
wishes I wouldn't but | don't Sister she had
a lot of itches today and 1 feel sorry for her.
Dad he don't have to stay home with US cause
l guess he must "a had chickenpox once when
he was a little boy. He went 10 the Y again
tonight and mother went down TO meet him
and they went to Bolingers to eat and they
didn't come home for quite awhile. Mother
says she's got to get away from US kids part
OF the time.
Nov. 30-Dad he was feeling pretty bum this
morning. Dorothy she had some awful itches
and couldn't sleep and besides dad had to write
his colyum after he got home from Bolingers
last night and I guess he didn't sleep more'n
l or 2 hours, maybe, and mother didn't sleep
much either. Dorothy she said it was awful,
the itches, I\mean. Dad said it must "a been.
II was awful for the rest of the family, too.
Gee, ! got the SWEETEST letter from Alice today.
Dad says l ought to write it in my diary but,
gee,-I can't write. Alice she's a little older
than 1 am and she can write good. Dad says
he'll write it for me. 1t sure is a swell letter.
I guess III have dad put it down here:
Dear Deane hear you have the
Chickenpox
How are you getting along with
them?
HOW do you like to stay in the
4 soppose you drive your mother to
death What do you do when your in
the house?
81 hnna xrn,, not IotFo- 49, IL.
you can play with your friend, Billy.
Your best girl.
Alice
HEX, Ill bet there amt many little boys
get a letter like that from their best girl. |
wish l could write, III bet I'd write d dandy
letter 10 Alice and then maybe shed write me
another>one. maybe.
Well, 1 hat to go to bed again. Mother
says that's the only time she gets any peace
is when l go to bed. Well, I can't go outdoors,
can l? And don't I. hat to kick my football
SOME place? Well?
Dec, Il got up early. Dad says I got up
early Tor a change. l don't know what he
means. always get up early. He thinks
think he amt SO much. Gosh, it rained most
all day today SO l couldn't of gone outdoors
much, anyway. Dad went to the Y again to-
hIght ana l guess ne had a good time. He
SAID when he come home that somebody had
stole Mister Fishers automobile when ii was
parked in front OF the Y. That man he calIs
u. u. IL. brought him and Fisher and Hnhbart
nome IN his ford runabout and dad said it was
RAINING awful and Fisher had to hang on ont
SIDE. Dad said he kept talking about the bird
what swlped his car. And he said this is a
me night Tor a guy to steal a boat and dad
SAID ne said he thought it was lust the night
10 steal a boat But-Mister Fisher didn't laugh
a bit and 'spect he didn't think it was funnv
1 wouldn't think it was funny if somehodv
stole my automobile.
everybody Is sick at our house 'ceptin' me
ana dad. I'm s'posed to be sick but 7 ami
Mother she's got a awful cold and Dorothy
shes all speckIed and has them awful itche:
Dad says he's afraid he'll get sick 'count of
tHe horrlDle zamples bein' set him and then
Lhe family VIII starVe plum TO death.
l guess We won't, though. cause Ri1Iv,s
sent US some of the finest cakas 80
Inings you ever seen tonight. BilIv's n,otbar
Is just about as good a mother as nv -.
and l hike her pretty near as murb Cou-ea
bIIly likes her better but that's capsa She's
MS mother. Little boys likes their own moth
ers bestest l guess. It's funny about notho-s
IHey say don't do that, and I'll shank n
Young man, If you don't stop making tbaf
noise and don't kick up that rug that wav md
stop poundin' on, that oven, but YOU like 'am
just the same. "a EN-
RAYMOND HATToN. the Goldwvn cba--
acter man whom no one dreamed could -
rougher than a Ford -" 49,
Pantomime. rum
And whom showed them all whom
"hom when 1t came to riding bucking broncboe
THIS is the end of a perfect dav-
We haven't another word to sayi !