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meeting, at Back Creek. I went with pa in the sleigh, ( [[Mida/Meda Winfrie]] was there. She is staying at [[Jessie]] Thomas's.) - (I wrote in Tina Arnette's and Mettie Kimbrough's albums yesterday) took my skates today. Oh, the ground is so slick. It has been real cold, but is so warm today. We skated at noon. Will Rattliff took my skates - when I told him not to,- and the crank was skating on them - it made me so mad. I told him what I though of [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] it too. Well I went home with Tina, and I skated a long while, after school. - Had a nice time. - Next morning we were skating before school & then Pearl H. ran against me and we both fell. Hurt my knee some. We went to school. Cora J. (my deskmate) wasn't there. I wrote in Linnie Overman's albums to day. Jeady Sherman and another girl visited school, this evening, and Jeady recited our reading class. Our lesson was "The rainy day" - "Break, Break, Break." and "Transportation of seed." We voted for president we liked best. I voted for Lincoln. He gained the day. Then we nominated  presidents, Blaine was elected. I came home. Pa and ma were gone to meeting.

Saturday - and - Sunday - The weather still remains very warm, for middle of winter. Ice and snow has melted so that very

Transcription Notes:
'Linnie Overman' First letter 'L' resembles 'L' used later in the text for 'Lincoln'