. St. Nicholas [serial]. to form a garland round the nameof the maker; then came the year, and a stanza from Dr. Wattss hymns, all nicely worked inred and blue letters in cross-stitch design. Apaper was pinned on this announcing it to be Ye Handiwork of Millicent Blair, age Thirteen Yearsand nine mos., who herself picked and seeded ye cotton,spun ye Thread and wove and Worked this Counterpaneand ye pillow-slips, receiving help from no Person. Everybody was delighted with this piece ofwork. The practical judges awarded the fivehundred dollars to Millicent, much to the joy ofher family. And even
. St. Nicholas [serial]. to form a garland round the nameof the maker; then came the year, and a stanza from Dr. Wattss hymns, all nicely worked inred and blue letters in cross-stitch design. Apaper was pinned on this announcing it to be Ye Handiwork of Millicent Blair, age Thirteen Yearsand nine mos., who herself picked and seeded ye cotton,spun ye Thread and wove and Worked this Counterpaneand ye pillow-slips, receiving help from no Person. Everybody was delighted with this piece ofwork. The practical judges awarded the fivehundred dollars to Millicent, much to the joy ofher family. And even the other granddaughterswere good enough to say that they were happyto see Millicent win the prize, as she hadchosen so great a task and had done her workso beautifully. The counterpane and pillow-slips were usedto adorn the big feather bed in the best roomof Millicents own house when, four years later,she married great-grandfather Hopewell. And there you have the true story of great-grandmothers celebrated Work of A RAINY APRIL AFTERNOON IN THE NURSERY.
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