Village life in America, 1852-1872, including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl (1913) (14576041750)

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Title: Village life in America, 1852-1872, including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Richards, Caroline Cowles, 1842-1913 Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson, 1838-1912
Subjects: Richards, Caroline Cowles, 1842-1913
Publisher: New York, H. Holt and Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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id, Yes, indeed, to analarming degree. Grandmother knows that wethink she is a perfect angel even if she does seemrather strict sometimes. Whether we are 7 or17 we are children to her just the same, and theBible says, Children obey your parents in theLord for this is right. We are glad that we neverwill seem old to her. I had the same company homefrom church in the evening. His home is inNaples. Monday.—This morning the cook went to earlymass and Anna told Grandmother she would bakethe pancakes for breakfast if she would let her puton gloves. She would not let her, so Hannah bakedthe cakes. I was invited to Mary Pauls to supperto-night and drank the first cup of tea I ever drankin my life. I had a very nice time and Johnnie Paulcame home with me. Imogen Power and I went down together Fridayafternoon to buy me a Meteorology. We are study-ing that and Watts on the Mind, instead ofPhilosophy. Tuesday.—I went with Fanny Gaylord to seeMrs. Callister at the hotel to-night. She is so in-
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The Old Canandaisua Academy i86o) VILLAGE LIFE IN AMERICA 125 terested in all that we tell her, just like one of thegirls. I was laughing to-day when I came in from thestreet and Grandmother asked me what amused meso. I told her that I met Mr. and Mrs. Putnamon the street and she looked so immense and he sominute I couldnt help laughing at the contrast.Grandmother said that size was not everything, andthen she quoted Cowpers verse: * Were I so tall to reach the skies or grasp the oceanin a span,I must be measured by my soul, the mind is thestature of the man. I dont believe that helps Mr. Putnam out. Friday.—We went to Monthly Concert of prayerfor Foreign Missions this evening. I told Grand-mother that I thought it was not very interesting.Judge Taylor read the Missionary Herald about theMadagascans and the Senegambians and the Terradel Fuegans and then Deacon Tyler prayed and theysang From Greenlands Icy IMountains and tookup a collection and went home. She said she wasafraid I did