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[[preprinted]] 36 [[/preprinted]] ink and copy book.) When evening came we were puzzled as how to get the house fastened against robbers. Ida knocked up a plank in the floor so Hattie could fasten the windows after we got out and then to crawl down the hole. The other little ones had all gone. She had made no little racket pounding with the ax. When I was sweeping the floor and Hattie and Ida were busy fixing to go, Mr. Barkley steps around the corner of the house. He said he heard such a racket down there he thought someone was breaking in. Rutlege, his little boy, had told him we were gone. I was standing by the window so he could not see the board knocked up. I told him to not think anything about any racket he would hear down there for we were always making a big noise. I did not think it was his business to know of our plan of fastening the schoolhouse. So I did not tell him. I told him why we had to come in at the window. He seemed satisfied with what I told him and took his departure and left us to carry out our plan in peace. It did look too funny to see Hattie crawling down that hole. I finished my second correspondence lesson Saturday evening. Did not go to church, wrote to Villa Millet, coras [[mother?]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 37 [[/preprinted]] Ramsey, S.C. Sunday, Jan. 21. I do not like to write this on Sunday, and I hope next Saturday I will not forget to take time. This has been an uneventful week. I get along very nicely with my school. We have begun to practice for our entertainment and are getting along very nicely. The Ramsey children came over on Saturday P.M. to practice the songs. Friday [[insertion]] (19) [[/insertion]] was Robert E. Lee's birthday. ^[[insertion]] It rained all day [[/insertion]] We gave a holiday. I spent the day ^[[insertion]] in [[/insertion]]study. I finished my third lesson in English but have not copied it yet. I have not heard from my first lesson. I spent Saturday in preparing the fourth. I did not go to church today. I always go when I have a chance. I read "Kept for the Masters Use" - Havergal. It is very good. I wrote to Maude Handers for the first time. Miss Jill Dwight came home today. I was glad to see her. Frank Dwight was here yesterday. "Little Honey" (Jamison) has been sick. He is crying now. I fear he will get worse tonight. Frank was [[insertion]] little [[/insertion]] sick today. There has been smallpox in Mill, miles of [[?]] [[?]] But we are in no danger. We have been inoculated.