. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. , Conn. Letters by W. A. Strofg. 64 THE Town and people; February 14, 1900.— When you ask me to tell you a story Of good old Woodbury town,My thoughts turn back to my childhood, And recall some scenes there set down. The first, which stands out in my memory As distinct as the light of that of the hoary old Qnaker, And his brown house over the way. The liouse was enclosed in a forest Of trees reaching far oer my head,And held a little old lady,
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. , Conn. Letters by W. A. Strofg. 64 THE Town and people; February 14, 1900.— When you ask me to tell you a story Of good old Woodbury town,My thoughts turn back to my childhood, And recall some scenes there set down. The first, which stands out in my memory As distinct as the light of that of the hoary old Qnaker, And his brown house over the way. The liouse was enclosed in a forest Of trees reaching far oer my head,And held a little old lady, Poor tiling! what a life she was led. The Quaker had mnseries of fruit trees. Pears, apples and peaches one would he give for the asking. For all he had such a large store. The boys of the village oft went there To sample the fruit on the sly,In the hours of darkness at midnight, But found Quaker watching the sky. What a change has come over the landscape! Not a vestige of either remains,Of the forest, the house, or the Quaker, new Dynasty reigns. W^), Conn. Hattie Churchiij, Strong. , CONNECTICUT 65. 66 THE TOWN AKD PEOPLE Febrlarv i6, 1892.—In a sunny ha}- window in the home of Strong the children of the neighborhood had been accustomedto gather for the morning pastime with their playmate, Frank. Thelittle group came merrily, bringing happy greetings. There wasKddie, with sunny hair and genial smile; Harry, whose dark browneyes were sparkling with fun, and thoughtful Perrin ; Willis, whosetactful way and plans suggested a future foreign diplomat, andCharlie, who was the first to spy the goluen-winged flicker returningto her accustomed tree on the lawn ; Winfred, the boy who wishedto be a sailor; Herman, always kind in assisting others, and Win-fred, possessing the eye and skill of the artist. As the morninghours speed on the children bring a request for a new game, anda believer in the kindergarten, suggests one of these games. T
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