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

4 ~ OAoAF ~ 1870
Nov. 2S-Well, / got to stay in the house
now count of having chickenpox- Gee, it's
awful. l 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 chlckenpoX
too and she come home this morning and gee,
she's peppered all over worsen am 1t don't
bother me none. 1 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 SpTsed when he come to-
night and saw Dorothy.
Nov. 81 got up early again Mother
wishes I wouldn't but 1 don't Sister she had
a lot of itches today and 1 feel sorry Tor her.
Dad he don't have to stay home with US cause
1 guess he must "a had chickenpox once when
he was a little boy He went TO 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 coIyum after he got home from Bolinger's
last night and 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, / mean. Dad said it must "a been.
1t was awful for the rest of the family, too
Gee, 1 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 1 hear you have the
Chickenpox
HOW are you getting along with
them?
HOW do you like to stay in the
house?s
= sOppose y3@A drive your mother to
death What do tEQu do when your in
the hpuCl2 ~
q hope you get better soon so that
you can play with your friend, Billy.
~Fpur best girl,
Alice"
HEX, III bet there amt many little boys
get a letter like that from their best girl. 1
wish l could write, I'll bet I'd write d dandy
letter TO Alice and then maybe shed write me
another~one. maybe.
Well, L hat to go to bed again. Mother
says that's the only time she gets any peace
is when go to bed We'll, l can't 90 outdooTs,
can 1? And don't I, hat to kick my football
SOME place? Well?
Dec. Ii got up early. Dad says got up
early for a change. l don't know what he
means. l always get up early. He thinks
he's funny. l guess. But lots of other folks
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-
night and l guess he had a good time. He
said when he come home that somebody had
stole Mister Fishers omO when If wa
parked III front OF the Y That man he calls
o.. d. *. brought him and Fisher and Huhbart
home in his ford runabout and dad said it was
raining awful and Fisher had to hang on out
side. Dad said he kept talking about the bird
what swiped his car. And he said this is a
fine night for a guy to steal a boat and dad
SAID he 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 if was fnnnv
L wouldn't think it was funny if somehodv
stole my automobile.
Everybody is sick at our house 'ceptin' me
any dad. I'm sposed to be sick but | amt.
Mother snes got a awful cold and Dorothy
shes all speckIed and has them awful itches.
pad says he's afraid he'll get sick count of
the horrible zamples bein' set him. and then
the family viii starve plum TO death.
guess We won't, though. cause RiIIv's
mother sent US some Of the finest cakes and
things you ever seep tonight. BiIly's mothar
Is Just about as good a mother as NV notber
and l like her pretty near as much. Conrse
'BllIy likes her better but that's cause she's
his mother. Little boys likes their own moth
ers bestest, l guess, It's funny about mothars
Ihey say don't do that, and I'll spank Won
young man, if you don't stop making thai
noise, and don't kick up that rug that wav and
stop poundin' on, that oven, but you like 'em
Just the same.
RAYMOND HATTON, the Goldwyn char
acter man whom no one dreamed could ride
anything rougher than a Ford "NEror
Pantomime-
And whom showed them all whom Was
Whom when 1t came to riding bucking broncbos.
HIS is the end OF a perfect day
We haven't another word to sayi
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