Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

with the Prasidentin. Then Wilbur started off to a party and six of us were left. Smith I went thru several motions, during which He asked “Cards?” and I said “yes”. So we started a game of six-handed five-hundred. And the rest of the evening we spent in playing one game. No one could get a lead, and if they did, they only maintained it a short time. Day was my partner and gee but I would get sore at him! He would play against himself just to be a ronyon I guess. Finally I bid seven tricks on clubs and thru hard work I made it. Day said:
“Burchie and I are just getting started”
“Yes” I cut in “if I hadn’t got in we wouldn’t be anywhere.”
“It wasn’t your fault” Joe followed (to Day). After that Day played better. Smith and Jim finally won and at one o’clock we went home, so weak that we could hardly stand up.
                                 Wednesday. Dec. 28 1910
         This morn I got my composition again. Never in all my life did I have any work I hated more to do than this. Finally I gave it up in despair and read. This afternoon Bill and Jim came over (what they came