Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

No need to tell just how or why came Into this world Suffice it to say. am nearly one hundred years old. And though much thinner than in my younger. days, I am still quite fair to look nron
 E It Is quite the-thing for noted people to write their life history, so why shouldn't I write mine? My life has certainly been full of adventures.
 My earliest recollection takes me back in thought to a wedding, in which took an important part The place was many many miles from Norwich, across the big blue ocean. in the beau tiful city of Athlone. Ireland. A fair maiden of a noble family was to wed a young captain i'm the English army. There were many objections from her family because the young captains folks were farmers: but love ruled, and So the two became one. Proud, in deed. I was to be put on the brides finger as a token of that union.
 Then, for. me life really began. I world. Daily I lived my life with these two young people and shared. in my silent way, their joys and sorrows. How well remember when dear baby girl came to bless this home. and rejoiced with the proud parents Many and many a time 1 joined in loving hugs given to this wee girl, and often I helped wipe away her tears. My dear lady passed away when her little daughter was just Il years old, and as the dearest token of a mothers love, I became the prop erty of the child.
 Soon after my little girl came to Brooklyn, N. Y.. to live. and of course came too. I was not one bit sea- sick, either. For many years I lived very quiet life. laid carefully away in a small box for safe keeping. Some T 4azef frfA h1If
 I knew was never forgotten. At times loving fingers would take
 me out of the box. give me a squeeze then put me back again; and so lived for a long, long time.
 Then came a day I shall always re- | member. It was such a cold, snowy January day. My little girl was little | no longer. She was now a wife and | mother. and she woke me from my | long sleep to give me to l-S little girl
 on her birthday. How bright and hap py I made her, and how pleased
 felt Now, I should liveNagain. but ! little knew how great a change was | coming to me. little knew the many | adventures that lay before me. the many smiles and the many tears | should cause.
 So many things happened hardly know which happened first. One day | when my little girl was cracking nuts
 under some walnut trees. amongst 2 pile of loose stones, I quietly slipped | off her finger. I am sure I did no
 mean to. was dreadfully sorry wher
 lit happened. I just gave myself III
 for lost I knew I never should bt | found again. And how my little gtr ! did cryl First she cried and theI she hunted, and then she hunted ana | next she cried, then cried and hunted
 all at once. In fact the whole family | hunted. Not until the next day wal l I found. A brother found me. anC | the tears stopped and smiles began | just like sunshine after rain.
 But. oh dearie me, 1t was not Ions
 before I was lost again. This tirn' | the children were playing in the attic | when all at once I just dropped of and rolled into the darkest corner
 I made no noise and it was some tim before I was missed. Then how quick. | the playing stopped and what search ing began. They did not find me fo 1 several days
 I resolved then, not to be lost an!