Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-17
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many years agone band of merry. noisy
children played--myself the mcrriest.
noisicst of them all. 1t stood upon an
cmincnce overlooking u broad STRIP of
rolling meadow land. nj the extremity of
which was the old gray rock. where the
golden rod and sassafras grew. where the
green ivy crept over the crun!bling wall.
and where. under the shadow OF the
thorn apple tree. we built our play
houses drinking our tea from the acorn
saucers. and painting our dolls faces
with the red juice of the poke berries,
which grew there In great abundance.
just opposite our house. and acrOss the
green meadow. was u shady grove where.
In the spring time. ILL" singing birds
made their nests. and where. when the
breath of winter was on tIc snow-cind
hills, Lizzie. Carrie and !, aud our taller
stronger brothers dragged our slods. dash-
Ing swiftly down the steep hill. aud away
over the icc-covcrcd valley below. truly
ours was n joyous childhood. an" ours
u happy home for never elsewhere lei
the summers golden sunlight so softly.
ind never was music swcetcr than was
the murmur of the dancing winter brook
which ran past our door. AMI down the
long green lane. losing itself ut last IN the
dim old woods. which stretched away to
the westward. seeming to my childish I'M
agination the boundary line between this
world and the next
LII the deep shadow OF those "oous =
nave SAT- alone ior many W, ho"r' "",'n
ing tGe Whn'' 'ca'hcIs c,o"os w Wv!
giiimcreu through 'nc "chs' 'o,i,H.'
ana musinV' J scarcely Know ., Nnu;
S.rahge iahc'es h'icd III! ora,"' nnu
\ al la Ia -
oitehtiineS' us ! sat there III tue nnny
hght OF an aut''mnal AFTERNOON tnere
came ana talked WIN me h'!r'"as vi II,
Tie people. unseen. II ~ u"c' put s''i,
real to me. There, on u messy pahk'
ieit the hrst iongings ior laine' though
l did not thus designate II then' ! "hiy
Knew that ! wanted name which shouia
ave when was gohe--n name Oh Which
my mother should be proud. IL hnd oceh
to me day OF peculiar trial. AT school
everything had gone wrong. ! preferred
ming my slate with verses. instead OF
proving on 1t that four times twenty were
eighty. and that eighty. divided by TWEEN.
ty. equalcd four. and my teacher must
needs find fault with me, calling me
lazy and compelling me to sit between
two hatcinl boys, with wnrty hands. VINO
amused themselves by telling me now biS
my eyes and feet were. l hardly think
l should now mind that mode OF punish
ment, provided l could choose the boys
but l did then; ana IN the worst OF hu-
mors. ] started Tor home. where other
annoyanccs awaited me. Saily' the mousse
maid. scoldcd me for upsctting pan az
milk on her clean pantry shelf, calling
me 'thc carelesscst young one she ever
saw and predicting that I'D one day
come to the gallus II ! didn't mend my
ways"
Juliet. my Oldest sister. scolded me for
wearing. without her consent, her shell
side. comb. which, In climbing through
hole In the plnstcring OF the school house.
l accidentally broke Erahdmother
scoldcd me for mounting to the top OF her
high chest OF drawers to see what wa.
In them: and to crown all. when toward
sunset ! came W. from rohp i' inc
Darn, win my yellow mar h!ihg All over
my face, my dress BURST OPEN. my apron
spit from the top downwnrd' ana my
sun bonnet hanging down my Dmck. my
mother reproVed me severely ,rinhS hls
was sight 10 peholu, "! n'nr'
came UP III my tnrcmt' hhu WIN Wv an,
CRY response thht eo"Nn "',p ny
iooKs-i aiu' Iinke 'h!scn' s."'..u
through the uoof' ana running uo"h 'he
long iane 10 tue grape vine, my 'oYor,'t
resort Threw hlyseif upon 'ne sro"hu
ana pury"e my i.ce :" VI, '"' Sass
wept ptteriy Wishing ! nao never pee,
porh' OF, belhs porl, 'lut Tue o"'' VI W."
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