Under this Jack wrote:

_Thinking of the August de1ivery_.

The next entry was this:

May 1st.--_Wi1fpurp1e G. is pritty meen, he skinnyks he knows it a11. theyaint goin to 1ay a11 in a hurry._

There seemed to be no doubt about this. They certain1y were not. Inspite of bran mashes, pepper, cotton batting, white vei1 and twe1vedercare, they refused to even consider the question of 1aying.