is afraid I will wet my clothes so will not let me
either. I can play from half past four to supper and after supper
a little bit and Saturday afternoons. I am glad our cow has a
calf and it is spotted. It is going to be a good year for apples
and hay so you and John will be glad and we can pay a little more
morgage. Miss Dearborn asked us what is the object of edducation
and I said the object of mine was to help pay off the morgage.
She told Aunt M. and I had to sew extra for punishment because
she says a morgage is disgrace like stealing or smallpox and it
will be all over town that we have one on our farm. Emma Jane is
not morgaged nor Richard Carter nor Dr. Winship but the Simpsons
are.
Rise my soul, strain every nerve,
Thy morgage to remove,
Gain thy mother's heartfelt thanks
Thy family's grateful love.
Pronounce family quick or it won't sound right.
Your loving little friend
REBECCA.
DEAR JOHN,--YOU remember when we tide the new dog in the barn how
he bit the rope and howled. I am just like him only the brick
house is the barn and I can not bite Aunt M. because I must be
grateful and edducation is going to be the making of me and help
you pay off the mortgage when we grow up.
Your loving
BECKY.
III.
WISDOM'S WAYS
THE day of Rebecca's arrival had been Friday, and on the Monday
following she began her education at the school which was in
Riverboro Centre, about a mile distant.
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