Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-30

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ridiculous, Ned?' asked Grace. as her
brother threw down newspaper.
'.Oh, the stories these newspapers
tell. I've been reading about those
burning forests up north. and here is one
about people barely escaping with their
lives from a house. ="
Il should think that might be very
hkely," said mother, who sat near.
But in broad daylight?' said Ned
1t might easily be so at night.
Even in daylight" said grandma,
laying down her knitting. Yes, in
Feed. / know for have seen it"
There was a look in grandma's eyes
<shich told that her thoughts had wan
fered into a PARKWAY past Nett and
0orry exchanged elances which plainly
said:
There's a story!
But they waited until grandma took
up the knitting before stealing coax
ingly near her.
.'Where did you see a woods on tire,
grandma"
And when?''
And did you most get burned?"
"Please, grandma"
YES said grandma. with a smile.
~ will tell you all about it. And if
Ned is not too old to listen he will
more easily he able to believe some of
the stories he may see.
when / was little girl" she went
on as the small company gathered
within easy hearing distance, I'VE
lived among great tracts of woodland
which have since been turned into
farms and dotted with villages My
father had taken up some land and was
Il p,rs
there were many miles of the thick
lark tim Der between MS and the open
country. with only occasional patches
of cleared ground
Ibid you like living there, grand
map
Wasn't it fearfully lonely?"
Gas to liking it, didn't know of any
other life, dears And there were
plenty of pleasant things about it. We
went Deriving and nutting. We
gathered wild flowers and autumn
leaves. We ran among the trees. rs
wild and happy as any squirrel among
them. And, best of all, l suppose we
were so busy as never to have time to
ask whether or not we liked our Sc
Guided lives.
I'VE used, / and my little brothers
and sisters, to go to a district school not
very far from my home. There was
always an early fall term to which
only the children went, for the big
boys and girls of the district were al
ways working hard and could not b,
spared until winter set in. Then the,
went at their studies, and / am read,
to say" grandma smiled, that the,
accomplished as much in their shor
time as many one to whom stud,
time comes as matter of course.
well, this season I am telling yor
of I was about the oldest girl in tn
fall term. In those days we had not s.
many studies as you children have, an,
we did things little differently. Som
of your ways" grandma pipched Nett
cheek, seem very queer to me, yo
know. Spelling was made great &C
count of. 1t was considered disgrac
for boy or a girl not to be goo
epeller, and one who was especial,
good was talked of for miles around.
..All the last year i had been tn
hest speller among the younger set
was very proud of it, and not only
but my father and mother. l had go
to thinking it matter of course tina
no one could do as we'll as l.
You may think, then, that wa
taken down a little when girl a yea
younger than / began crowding m
very closely for first place in spelling
Her family had lately moved into tn
district. and Susan Blake soon Shove,
TINT she had been as well taught q
any of us.
"The teachers had different VS..
from yours Of keeping account Of tn