The Real Diary of a Real BoyShute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus)
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The Real Diary of a Real Boy
Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus)
Boys -- Fiction; Diary fiction
June 6. brite and fair. i know what Beany is mad about. he thinks i told
about his getting a licking. i dident tell. he can stay mad if he wants
to.
June 7. father has bought a horse of Dan Randlet. i rode up to Brentwood
with Sam Diar to get it. it is the prettiest horse i ever saw. i rode
it down from Brentwood and it goes jest as easy as sitting on a spring
board. when i got home Beany got over his mad and came over and i gave
him a ride. me and Beany never were mad so long before.
June 9. Rany. this afternoon me and Beany and father went to ride with
the new horse. her name is Nellie.
June 10. brite and fair. we keep Nellie down to Jo Hanes stable. Frank
Hanes is learning me how to clean her off. she nipped my arm today and
made a black and blew spot. went in swimming today.
i have to get up every morning and harnes Nelly and drive father to the
depot. i like it because i always race with the men coming down front
street. there is George Dergin and Fred Sellivan and Gim Wingit and i
can beat them all. i dont tell father that i race. i rode Nellie this
afternoon with Frank Hanes and Ed Tole. i dident go in swimming today.
June 11. brite and fair. Nellie kicked me today. i gess i scrached
her today to hard with the curycomb. it dident hurt me much. i went in
swimming twise.
June 12. brite and fair. Me and Chick Chickering went bullfroging today,
we got 3 dozen hind legs and sold them to Mr. Hirvey for 30 cents and
took our pay in icecream.
June 13. Rode Nellie this noon. i have to go to the half past five train
every nite for father. i like to drive but i dont like to go every nite.
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