The log or diary of our automobile voyage through Maine and the White Mountains . r, the Pilotand myself, but we all forgot to consult*Billie. Oh, I believe I forgot to intro-duce this, the most important factor ofthe whole cruise. When we got the au-tomobile, that seemed such a mouthful tosay, that we called him just Billie, butupon becoming better acquainted withhis disposition, we called him BuckingBillie; later the reason may becomemore apparent. In fact, he showed someof his natural crankiness before we gotaway at all. Mother took some paperwith her which she called cuss paper;this was to
The log or diary of our automobile voyage through Maine and the White Mountains . r, the Pilotand myself, but we all forgot to consult*Billie. Oh, I believe I forgot to intro-duce this, the most important factor ofthe whole cruise. When we got the au-tomobile, that seemed such a mouthful tosay, that we called him just Billie, butupon becoming better acquainted withhis disposition, we called him BuckingBillie; later the reason may becomemore apparent. In fact, he showed someof his natural crankiness before we gotaway at all. Mother took some paperwith her which she called cuss paper;this was to be used to chalk down thebad things which Dad was almost sureto say; when things do not go right athome, he has a way of punctuating hislanguage which is more forceful thanelegant. However, he promised not tooffend while we were away, and if he diddo so, each offence would mean a fine,and mother felt sure she would have quitea bit of collecting to do. I think thiswill serve to let you get an idea of yourtraveling companions on this trip, so wewill proceed to get under way. Iflogordiaryofoura00angl. 14
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