Dear Diary,

Today while pa was gone, our chimney caught on fire!! Here's the story. When me, Mary and baby Carrie were playing with our dolls, I smelled smoke. So I said to Ma,"I smell smoke ma."  "Where." she said. And I pointed toward the chimney. OH NO! I hope the chimney is in't on fire! So she ran outside and tried to put the fire out. And then I wanted to help to. But Ma said ,"Stay back Laura, I don't want you to get hurt"! So I stayed back and went inside. But when I went inside, there were flying sticks every where!!!! And I saved, Mary and baby Carrie.