Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

poker, which we continued to play after Kinkie came, Finally at ten o’clock, I moved an adjournment, but Bill + Kinkie detained it by playing a few tricks in cards. I certainly played the part of a real ronyon then, for I got a little sore because I couldn’t understand the tricks. Kinkie however cleared the atmosphere by one of his foolish remarks:
“Burchie, you’re in oblivion” he cried triumphantly.
I wasn’t but half-wished I was. Then Kinkie couldn’t understand why we all laughed.
Wednesday. Nov. 30 1910
We’re having a rather hard snow-storm to-day. It started in this morning, which caused Kinkie to remark to Bill:
“Ain’t this a luxurious morning!”
This noon Bill came out of school extolling on a Physics test that they had had.
“I never had anything so hard in all my life.” he said
“Teddy” Wirsching swore.
“Yes every dog-gone question was a catch question” he said wrathfully.
“I’ll just get about fifty in it, and I’ll be lucky if I get that” rejoined Bill.