Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04
Grandma's S Story.

OIaIuiia S'Oiy'
hen / was q Ettlc girl, began Grand
a Hollis.
What % exclaimed Cal, stopping in the
lle OF smcrsault. and looking at his
.auim0thor. with his face upside down he
,tccu his two feet.
WAS going % tell You 9 story about when
WAS lttc girl said She.
CARL was on his feet by this zine.
didn't know Won ever was a little girl O.
t.,yclaimed in tone of establishment.
What did Won think 2' she asked. lauch-
r-
WHY. thought You were always. Grand
ma Hollis. De said.
We'll. wasn't. She replied. i was a
rt.ic rirl once. no bigger than your Cousin
.isr;,
AMI did Won wear YOUR suc'mclcs and
zaur rgp then2 asked Carl: and was YOUR
,,1c G-su.Ima
*, irfrei' said Grandma. q locked
....- lie ,rr other little rirl. and NV name
,r,s lIr+-r Eicc. lived with NV father and
mother. lust a- YOU DO with yours. / had
t,,,.I.jsr lr..b5rs. but no sister.
.N-- hons, WIS very different from this
.-.
..a.r. V.s no stoves then. but at one end
..r,.. I.-, kitchen there was creat fire
,l... It was So LARGE that great LOGS could
I..,.-.4s t5. anlir,ns. and tbe BRIGHT blaze
E,I-al ,re whole room in the evening. NV
I['..trr- and often roasted ou~ aunlrs and
..,.,,.a,s there
.or.- rho f-, bpp., n l,r-, i-,n tlin,
called a ,rane. Nv mother used to hang the
-e,-I I.e.,Ie ON IL. and swim, II over the blaze.
4, bcat the water. She boiled meat there.
I'm
Il liked to see her lift the kettles and hang
them on the hooks and then swing them over
tho fire. often asked her to let me 30 it.
hut She said. No YOU must wait till Won arc
.lJer and bi,,er
.o1o 9av INV, mother wont IN ri.i, a s;.l,
,.r;,,,i.,r II vorss a I,n,, yvav m tho sicl.
Ur1an's house. rbougb She was our nearest
,.i,rl,,r 81 INV mother left me AT home
alone. and told me not to 20 near the fire.
d.. l. -..., I f.....t.. d.. e.. 49,. 4. 2
t.., ricc t;,,c IN -laT Titb Tho crape /
.,ni5 not end tho foo-totfIe or the ,reot din
,,sr ,.at r,- INV. mother mt tbem a,rav
.,,,,i,rIoro
ybile was brntiro f,r them bannen-
~ - o. b,slot ana win t,,r tl,at ,,,
d ,,scd - bor s,,;,,-;.,,, tbop,,I,,
49, Ii a., -'st as ,,-il a. =, 90, Lostl,
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80. f-s
p,,t ,rbot a, VOL, tbi,l7
- 4 ~ i,.3.,;,, tbo-,iil,o tb, 70, l-s.-
IL, nv nc dinner ,,t The l,aslc- and the tow
l..,,,, r., b,,-r, MI q how tbev ala bnrn
ArJ ,r,s C.,,btor.,5 half ,-,+ ,,f nv wits
o,,I wonder ,ybof mother would 4, ,Vbcr
sbc r,re borrc and f,upd If opt
- was miserable onou,b tbe rest of tn,
,r,cr,,on / q9., toll Won
Rv opd bv INV ,,otbcr como in and sb,
tisscf me and tben be,,op q, s,pcll the bprnt
,.v
What have vou been doing TIettv % SAID
She
Tbep ericj as bord as couId. and FOL,
Lerall al,out If She WAS very sorry. bu,
sb. vanished mo and | knew that | deserved
IL never disobcyed her bv plaving with
tine crane arain.'
Carl tbougbt that was q rretty GOOD story.
lie asked his ,-randmotbcr ever 30 many
-.,,sst;ors abopf If and e,rgot IN t1rn anotb.
~ s,,,,.-s,rlt mot 5,y
W., b;s' ',.oro enc homo IN 70, Carl
ibid in., ~ lo, and told b;,, tlr story
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t,..,,.,o,-s q,S,v THE Ir,sT-A Califor
,., - f,r,,f.los the c,lIo,rin,, barroyyin,
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S,,no ti,,c o,,o n man named GREGORY sum
-..-e,l3 ,,os ,,,7,rle,,3 bv hein, rDsbcd from
tte ',l,tr,r,n ,,f a ear ON the MON Paeif,
p,;ir,,1 ~ O. TI.r, c,IIin, 8ovn n tbou.
.a,'I C,e+ ~ =, ,bc rorl.s bclo,y Spmmcr
felJ was a man of extraordinary literary anC
..isntiC. attoinments. and was ALWAYS known
i.cI,rc bis destb as ..tbc man with n secret. 9
TIoo,ir To- rcrsSr ,,,, nm tbe nlatc,rm With hin
lc0nidas Parker, q Sacramento lawyer Ol
talent and excellent reputation He WGi