Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

almost out of breath we finally cornered them in the doorway of Redmen’s Hall, all gasping for breath. Here they calmly said that they were going to the basket-ball game. We also said we were going to; But when we arrived there we let them go in first and then rushed off to the picture-show.
           After we came out of this bake-oven, we came walking down Main St and were met by a bunch of fellows, who said that a dance was in progress at the Globe, where the basket-ball game had been. This, while it held no interest for me, as I don’t dance, wildly excited King and Bill. We all went over together and after a lot of peering and craning of necks, they went in, and I hurried home.
                                   Saturday Dec 3 1910
                    Nothing doing. Cold. Worked all day at Mac’s.
                                  Saturday I mean Sunday Dec 4 1910
 When I wrote that at the side there, I might as well have left it so, for Sunday was much like Saturday – little to do.
   This morning while I was taking notes on the “Work-