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bad as Bud. thats sayen
a good deal & Dony & Matthew
those 3 kids outs don’t
count merles & donys
& Matthews. were
standing Yatskey
Kershaw bud & myself
Our side beat 14 to 15
Peanut was on 3rd &
there was 2 strikes &
2 down & I put 1 right
over the pan & cooper
dident strike at it &
I aimed one at the plate
but it was an in
& it curved way out -
of his reach & he swung
at it. He is left-handed
or Lefty.

Apr. 14, 1917
Will Roth my brother
in law & I & Dony
racked the lawn &
put grass seed on &
rolled it talk about
hard labor. We only
got 5 eggs today. We
generally get 7 or 8 out of
11 hens. this Aft. the kids
came up & played ball
& cause kershaw got
out on 1st & bud said
he was safe & he woulde
give it so he got mad
& started to go home on
his bike & he dident go just
then & I asked him if
he was going & he dident
say anything & Peanut
says We dont give a
d–m whether you
stay or not. Peanut
dont swear much
but he uses a lot of slang
Well bud went & we
hollered after him
& said Good riddance &
bad rubbish. After
a while we played