miss splitting my kindlings for a week. i did miss them twice but
mother dident tell him and if he dont ask her before tonight i am
all right.

Feb. 28. Last night went to the velosipede race. it was jest ripping.
i got down before the door opened. Bob Carter came pretty soon but
he woodent let us in until the ticket man came. Mr. Watson was the
ticket man and he let me and Beany and Shinny Thing in free.
they had a lot of seats in the center of the hall, and the rest
round the edges, and a open track around the hall. On the platform
set Bill Morrill and Dave Quimby and John Getchell and Eben Folsom.
Most of the fellers in the race were stewdcats and most of the
stewdcats and the girls had the seats in the center of the hall.
The stewdcats who were to race were Stone and Stuart and Lee and
Clifford and August Belmont and Swift and Nichols and George Kent
and Cutler and Johnny Heald and Gear and Burly and Bob Morison.
the townies were Charlie Gerish and Doctor Prey. each feller rode
round the hall twice to get going like time, and then Dave Quimby
hollered go and he had to ride around the hall until he had rid a
quarter of a mile.

When the stewdcats rode all the other stewdcats yelled and the girls
waved their handkerchiefs and the band played and the excitement was
dreadful.

After a while Doctor Prey came out and all the townies got up and
cheered and the band played the star spangled banner, because Doctor
fit in the war, and Doctor took of his hat and bowed and then rode
round like time. he rode faster than most every one of them except
Stone and Stuart and Lee and Clifford and Belmont and Swift. i guess