Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-09-27
Five Little Glimpses Of Frances
E. Willard.


Boys and girls like pictures, and /
wish we had five real pictures of
Frances Willard as little girl; then
we could show them to you and tell
you pretty stories about them. We
want all the boys and girls in this big
world to know what kind of little
girl Frances Willard was and why
everybody loves her. Perhaps if I
tell you five little stories about her,
you will try to remember them and
let them be like five little pictures in
your mind to think about.
!. In the first picture Frances is out
of doors at Forest Home, near James
vile, Wisconsin. Forest Home is
where she lived twelve years from
the time she was seven years old.
Here with her brother Oliver and
sister Mary she was as happy as
bird. She loved Rock River that rip
pied merrily near her home; loved
the pastures and woods, the butter
cups, daisies and clover blossoms,
and the sweet-smelling pinks in her
mothers garden, and she would kiss
the fragrant MOSES and violets when
they came back again after a sleep
under the winter snow. She helped
her father plant long, long row of
evergreen trees opposite their coun-
try home. She studied his botany,
and he showed her how to use the mi
croscope while she peeped into the
hearts of her favorite wild-fowers.
AS she wanted to know everything,
she asked her father and mother
questions about all that she could not
understand, and talked of God and
the wonder world He had made.
Sometimes when lying in the midst
of the cornfeld to listen to the rus
tie of the silky tasseled tops, she
would reach her hand up toward the
sky hoping that God would touch it.
Frances Willard loved God and
the beautiful world He has given US
to enjoy.
In the second picture let us watch
Frances at play. The three children
at Forest Home were taught by their
wise mother to make toys and to play
games which would help them live
right and useful lives. Their greatest
fun was when they made believe
they lived at Fort City. They laid out
streets, planted trees and built a
bank and a postoffice. Frances was
the mayor, and they had Board of
Trade, daily paper, tax gatherer,
and two volumes Of law to govern
the city.
Frances Willard learned a great
many useful things while she romped
and played.
In the third little picture let us
look at Frances with her pets gather
ed about her. A droll collection you
will agree: Fido the dog, Trudge the
maltese kitten, Dime the heifer,
Semmie the lamb, Sukey the pig,
stumpy the poor little lame chicken,
Roly-Poly the tame mouse, and
Beauty and Brightly the dear little
rabbits.
Frances Willard dearly loved her
: pets and was always kind to every
living thing.
Our fourth picture Of little Fran
ces is when she marched with her
brother and sister, and Fido the dog,
in Fourth of July procession. Her
little heart was full of love for our
country, and she wanted to carry a
flag. Her mother helped to make one,
and the little girl waved it proudly
aloft, although it was only pillow
case, with red calico stripes, and with
gilt paper stars in the corner.
Frances Willard was patriotic,
peace-loving little girl and began
when child to march for her coun-
try.
There are so many pictures I
should like to show you of Frances
Willard as little girl that l hardly
know which one to choose for the
fifth and last, but think you will
want to know if she cared about tenn
perance before she grew up and be-
came the most famous temperance
worker among the women In the
world. This shall be our last picture.
Tn +he bip family Bible at Forest