Thestalk’sgottobegreen,andhereistheverygreensilkmotherwalkedbridein,andLoveyandIhadroundaboutsofitafterwards。
Shehadthechicken-poxwhenwewasaboutfouryearsold,andoneofthefirstthingsIcanrememberisclimbingupandlookingovermother’sfootboardatLovey,allspeckled。
Motherhadlethersliponhernewgreenroundaboutoverhernightgown,justtopacifyher,andthereshesetplayingwiththekittenReubenGrangerhadbroughther。
Hewasonlytenyearsoldthen,buthe’dbeguncourtingLovice。
\"TheGrangers’farmjoinedours。Theyhadelevenchildren,andmotherandfatherhadthirteen,andwewasalwaysplayingtogether。