File #43657: "Theobald Toby Barrett 1921 Diary 8.pdf"

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Tuesday May 3rd I haven't done a great deal of an thing to day except chores and odd jobs. Dad has felt pretty tough all day and had to rest up for "Pin afore" tonight. Mary has felt miserable all day. Frank went down town and got our tickets to "Pin afore" changed from tonight till tommorow as we figured Mary would feel sick going tonight. Dad finished cleaning the brush out of the orchard this afternoon and I helped him a ittle. Tonight {illegible} Mary & me went the concert and we went for a walk down to the pond and saw Jack's deer, and licked Mary's hand. Frank took Irene {Illegible}. Went down to Aunty's from school and was {Illegible} gone to the show from there but he was sick all the afternoon in school and was too sick to go tonight. They brought him home with him and he has quite a fever. Pin afore went off fine. Ralph was in good shape and Dick dead eye's horrible looks were very impressive. The was {distinct?} with the Captain which was that he could make him laugh he accomplished this feat by hesitating in his dialoge with Capt. Corcoran to take an imaginary {cord?} out of his mouth walk to the gangwalk and toss it overboard.
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