Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

he went then to a gymnasium meeting and Jim bought the cards.

Bill has been saying that he was going to ask W.H. Mullins

to buy some tickets and talk in such a boasting manner that I determined to sell to him if I could. But this morning Bill got ahead of me and sold two. I went upstairs and when I came down I flashed a dollar at him and told I had sold it to a strange fellow up in the office. Then I asked King who I should say it was. He told me to say Garver, of the Deming Co., and described him for me. On the way home, Bill demanded the man’s name and a description of him and when I supplied both, he believed me, which made me ashamed that I had told such a big lie.

Well I’m getting sleepy and besides, I promised to make some figures for Jim (Burchfield).

                        Tuesday April 4, 1911.

Well this has been a busy day, I must say.  I’m so tired I don’t know which way to turn or what to do.  I believe I’ll start at the first and write. Last night I thought that it was going to be nice again, the sky was so clear, but this morning I woke in a dull rainy day. The skies were hidden by seemingly motionless low­-hanging clouds, and the rain came down continually, a warm