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Show 14 The Dixie Owl, St. George, Utah snoudge one for me. I got to go to school in the morning. Oh Dear! June 1. Been to school all clay and havent had a bit of fun. Teacher scolded me and made me stand in the corner with my face to the wall just because I let my team of crickets run up and down the aisle, an tied Minnie Salones hair to her desk so it pulled when she got up to read, and poured a bottle of ink over Billy Keiths head. Hes got hair as white as cotton and I thought hed predate black hair for a change. After school Ma told me to give the old goose some corn. I fed her some corn and then gave her some water. She ate some more corn and drank some more water, then ate some more corn. The water must have swelled the corn cause when I went out to finish my chores bout an hour later she was split right down the middle and as dead as a door nail. Mall skin me when she finds it out. Twasnt my fault. That oF goose hadnt ought to have been so greedy. No wonder people call them geese. Ma was pretty mad about the turkey but. shell boil when she sees that old goose. June 2. Went out today to hunt turtle eggs and found a big bunch of em. I put em down in the foot of my bed where theyd keep warm and Ma wouldnt find em. Im goin to raise turtles and sell em and make lots of money off em like Joe does off his rabbits. June 3. Gee, last night I woke up and felt somethin slimy like crawlin on me. I. screamed and threw the covers back. Ma came rushin in and lit the lamp. My bed wus jist full of little snakes Them turtle eggs wuz snake eggs. Ma she began to scream and hop around there, then Pa came tearin in. Things wuz sure hummin around there for a ! ( 'on t i n ul on Ijuro f) , |