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24) with quantities of sunfish + perch. Then we trolled, + caught two pickerel, that is Sister did, + I pulled one nearly into the boat, + then oh malheur it got away. We had a very good boatman who talked bad grammar pretty freely, - Coming back I headed the procession + walked into the hold with this immense string of fish. Everybody stopped to exclaim + enquire where we had bought them. A lady + gentleman had sunburned themselves all day +had not caught a single fish. The first night I came here I was sitting alone in the parlor wishing I knew the nice looking girl at our table; when she came in the room, + sat down by her Mother. "There"said I, "she will stay there all the evening, + there is a chance of my knowing her for I would never dare to speak to her first." I had just settled it when I saw the young lady hop up, + come over to me. So we talked + were good friends directly.
Her name is Bertha Rohlsact?, + her Father + (25 Mother are German. Here are the names of some of the people in the house, I'll mark with a X those I know, and \ those I don't Mr + Mrs Zebriskie X not very nice; too many diamonds Mrs Marshal O. Roberts X. Nice, exclusive + simentie? Mip Roberts. X L.G.?? Loud + stares Mrs. Cressman. X So-so. L. Mip " " X twins, + flirty I. snip " " \ "Crass" looking. Mip Bloodgood. \ Homely, sings, is engaged+affected Mr Denny _ . X Nice.