. Village life in America, 1852-1872 : including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl . c 03 C/) g. u H rtO 1854] VILLAGE LIFE IN AMERICA 31 had gone downstairs we sat up in bed and talkedabout it and promised each other to be good, andcrossed our hearts and hoped to die if we brokeour promise. Then Anna was afraid we would die,but I told her I didnt believe we would be asgood as that, so we kissed each other and went tosleep. Monday.— Old Alice was at our house to-dayand Grandmother gave her some flowers. She hidthem in her apron for she said if she shoul
. Village life in America, 1852-1872 : including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl . c 03 C/) g. u H rtO 1854] VILLAGE LIFE IN AMERICA 31 had gone downstairs we sat up in bed and talkedabout it and promised each other to be good, andcrossed our hearts and hoped to die if we brokeour promise. Then Anna was afraid we would die,but I told her I didnt believe we would be asgood as that, so we kissed each other and went tosleep. Monday.— Old Alice was at our house to-dayand Grandmother gave her some flowers. She hidthem in her apron for she said if she should meetany little children and they should ask for them shewould have to let them go. Mrs. Gooding was atour house to-day and made a carpet. We wentover to Aunt Mary Carrs this evening to see thegas and the new chandeliers. They are brontz. Tuesday.—My three chapters that I read thismorning were about Josiahs zeal and reformation;2nd, Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar; 3rd, Je-rusalem besieged and taken. The reason that wealways read the Bible the first thing in the morn-ing is because it says in the Bible, Seek first thekingdom
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