The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-10
w. T. U.
Miss WilIard's
Childhood.

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What sort Of loolsiag baby was Fran
ces Elizabeth anyhow" asked an inter
ested FREUD OF Madam Willard
Very pretty. with sunny hair, blue
eyes. delicate features aud fair complex
ion. She was called me doh baby Of the
village"
Was she brought up by hsad -
"Yes. she was bottle baby. or one
brought up BY hand. but I ought TO ADD
for her present repuIatioR;s sake. she had
no affinity for the bottle--putting itaway
when ten months old. with no regret.
She always slept with hands on my face. I
She wss very af7ectiOaate little creatREp. (
She could aTlk some time before she
waikod. speaking quite wisely Al fourteen
months. hut not waking aRta twenty
four months old. As little gisishe was
very confiding aud tsad Of hef childish
friends.
Her tather used - say s-Ilcn walking
to and fro with her - higbt. I decIRre.
this young one ought TO amount TO some
thing. she gives trouble -aOugh.'
she dearly loved hsr brother Oliver
and her sister Mary. They were much
tu one another always. she Was mental
ly precocious. but ply sieailg delicate be-
yond any other Of nv children. She was
inventive and original in her smusements
She early manifested foISness for books
She believed in herself and her teachers.
when she was two wears eld w re-
moved from Chnrchyille 10 Oterlin. u.
held FrADk 81 tae way Il was tire
some journey for We vent by carriage
She often put her arms around mr R~Sk.
laid her head upon my shoul&er ani sid
! Mamma, sissy's dress aches lt rcfSses
NE 10 believe that she intaitiyely r-esg-
nized the fact that it is not s0e-S real s.si
that is ever tired. but only this drrss Of
mortality that aches somstimes-
She used 10 see the students rehears,
ing their speeches and would ges up al
amusing imitation Of them. ~hen but
three years old Many time have
seen her standing on the well curb or on
top OF the gate post Initiating Lhw gest-
ures Of some bright Young sophomore
who stood there. laying ii or for her a.
musement.
The first religious tasching thsi can
call 10 mind. says Miss Willard herself.
''is the learning Of that sweet prayer Ol
every little child: Now lay We dovn ID
sleep
MY first appearance on tbs stage was
IN Ober.in. o.. at the age Of ltrre " four
when my father used to stand me,upou
chair and have me sing sor guests
in nv queer little voice especially At
ter n dinuer. As I remember, the Sone
WAS always this;
r 80 They called ma blue
2 eyed Mary
When friends and fortune
smiled
When mother stood me mp gu a
chair to speak. i, was Sarlike 'piee..
Father would have something feminin'
, or else nothing AT all. but mother
would let me select What I liked.
Il came very near bei0g nsued f0I
, Queen Victory Indeed. ny Rother wss
quite bent on il. The youthful sovereign
had recently come 10 her thEoRe. aud The
papers were full Of accounts OF her Chris
tian character. but my father sid II
& would look as II We regarded royaltY wiih
favor. 50 mother did not have her wish
After four years Of hard study "a
o Oberlin College. nv fathers health shoS.
ed symptoms Of a decline. and be decided
e 20 20 West. There was 10 rsjlroA1, snd
50 We put our household gods iuto whit,
y covered wagons, Of which taihex dsOv'
QUE; my brother Oliver. fNsla'e ysass I'd
:. another; and my mother the tbird.
Continued nest veek.