Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

 P.M. to Buffalo to get license tag for car.—then home & to W. Seneca to get day tag.; Last night, bought Frank Lankes’ book on the “Inspirationists” (Ebenezer Colony) who settled Gardenville, Blossom & Ebenezer. Very interesting.; ; ; ; ; Jan, 29—Sat.; A dream—; ; Out in a woods with Pal—a day in Autumn. I was gathering acorns, suddenly we made a horrible discovery—in a slight depression in the ground was lying the mutilated body of a small boy. While I stood there I heard a slight noise, I turned just in time to see a man about to hit me with a club. In the fight that ensued, Pal played the chief role. Somehow I managed to trip the fellow, and Pal flew upon him at once ripping his face open and slashing his wrist. The fellow managed to get up, and screaming ran away into the woods. Almost at once, two more men appeared, accomplices of the murderer, I thought. They too we managed to subdue, one running away, and one lying unconscious or dead. I could not tell which.  ; It now seemed important to me to get away from the scene and not have it know that I had any part in the struggle. We ran across a field, to a road where I had parked my car. It was near the outskirts of a village. I knealt [sic] down by the road to try & find my