Page Fifty Two John Braden's Diary

December the 23
i played the fiddle at Horse fords got $2 00

monday the 25 christmas
we all went to John Gattons for dinner had turkey i got my wife a hat for x mas i got hankerchief & sock & coof buttons & neckty old sandy brought the boys a pocket book a peace & a nice book

thursday the 28
i paid the store $4 50

January the first new years day 1900 cencury
i worked all day me and a nuther played the fiddle at the Hall John G got in a fite i just took in money enough to pay the other fiddler the other fiddler was a gittar player