Final Project: April 1911 Transcription Modal

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WEDNESDAY

April 12 ^th Well, here I am starting another book
of my life [,] I hope it will be as interesting as
the first one is. I will now proceed to tell the
events of the day. First thing on the program,
Bessie and I went down on the . I read in a
book, Bessie wrote a letter, we also went to the
store for the mail (not male.) This evening Sollie
cut Bessie’s and my hair, Don’t we look like seven
hundred dollars though? Ha! Ha! Lottie and I walked
up to the store this evening, quite a time, we had.

THURSDAY

April 13^th Bessie, Lester and I walked over to Georgetown
to go to South Bend with the Indians in their
launch but they didn’t go, so we walked to
Tokeland and went on the . Walked
six miles in one hour. Going some. ¹ Oh, that
Kit Mooney is a rustler ² alright. Mooney came
up to Ev’s for supper, then we four walked
down Broadway.

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FRIDAY

April 14^th We came back to North Cove this A.M.
Worked in the . Lottie and I went up to
the store. Had quite a time talking politics.

SATURDAY

April 15^th Worked awful had to-day, didn’t hurt
myself any though.

SUNDAY

April 16^th To-day is Easter Sunday and the wonderful
was played at Tokeland. North Cove
got beat. The score was 11 to 7. Bessie and I didn’t
go, we walked up to Smiths and to Georgetown.
Worked in the cannery this A.M.

MONDAY

April 17^th Worked to-day. Helen and I went up to
Anderson’s and coming home we went over to the
and looked in at the window and
watched them make doughnuts. We threw a piece
of wood in a hole in the window and scared
them half to death. They caught us and washed
our faces with flour.

TUESDAY

April 18^th Worked to-day. Went to town with

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Bessie, then Lottie wanted me to go with her after
I got back. Was out to the bon-fire for about a
half a second.

WEDNESDAY

April 19^th Worked again to-day. Helen, Bessie and I
went to the , stopped at the swing a while.
Sollis, Tubby, Bessie, Mooney and I had quite a
bit of excitement in the kitchen this evening.

THURSDAY

April 20^th Didn’t work to-day. I was down on the
beach all alone. Was over talking to Lottie across
the fence, Bessie and I ³ out by a log, we also
went to town, got lost in woods coming
back. Ha! Ha! That Casey is just crazy over
me. That’s the first I knew about it.

FRIDAY

April 21^th Didn’t work again to-day. Got a card
from Ott telling us to come home as the Kits
have the measles. So here we are again in South
Bend. Wonderful city, that

SATURDAY

April 22^th Clerked at Stoppleman’s all day.

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Do not like to clerk very well. Got home at
11 o’clock. Phil brought me to the gate.

SUNDAY

April 23^th Did not go any place to-day.
Stayed at home and . All of Mr.
Vermillion’s came over and Lewis for
a while. I guess he went off sore, but
who cares, I don’t. Bessie and I went
up on a hill over by Monohan’s. We
got scared and came down pretty fast.
Both fell down.

MONDAY

April 24^th Went down town. Helped
wash, dyed my black.
Bessie and I went for a walk, scared us coming back.

TUESDAY

April 25^th Helped iron and made me a black
in 2 ½ hrs. Going some. ¹

WEDNESDAY

April 26^th Stayed at home all day. Lewis,
Marguerite and Rebecca were over this eve.

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Marguerite and Rebecca, Laurence and I were over to
Monohan’s this eve.

THURSDAY

April 27^th Bessie and I and Laurence climbed a
hill this eve. Phil, Marguerite and Rebecca
were over.

FRIDAY

April 28^th Phil, Laurence, Marguerite, Rebecca
and I climbed a hill this eve.

SATURDAY

April 29^th Bessie and I went to town three
times to-day. Went over to the cannery.

SUNDAY

April 30^th Marguerite, Rebecca and I walked
up to the old hill to see the big steamer
. Then Lewis and Bessie and us
three girls went aboard, the first ocean steamer
I was ever on. All of Jack’s and Uncle Andrew
and Aunt ⁴ were over this afternoon.