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XI. Facts and Fancies

           ShesaysamaninGraftonwentinsaneonceandthatwashowitbegan.

           “DidyouknowthatThomasaBecketwascanonizedasaSNAKE?RoseBellsayshewas...alsothatWilliamTyndaleWROTEtheNewTestament.ClaudeWhitesaysa‘glacier’isamanwhoputsinwindowframes!

           “Ithinkthemostdifficultthinginteaching,aswellasthemostinteresting,istogetthechildrentotellyoutheirrealthoughtsaboutthings.OnestormydaylastweekIgatheredthemaroundmeatdinnerhourandtriedtogetthemtotalktomejustasifIwereoneofthemselves.Iaskedthemtotellmethethingstheymostwanted.Someoftheanswerswerecommonplaceenough...dolls,ponies,andskates.Othersweredecidedlyoriginal.HesterBoulterwanted‘towearherSundaydresseverydayandeatinthesittingroom.’HannahBellwanted‘tobegoodwithouthavingtotakeanytroubleaboutit.’MarjoryWhite,agedten,wantedtobeaWIDOW.Questionedwhy,shegravelysaidthatifyouweren’tmarriedpeoplecalledyouanoldmaid,andifyouwereyourhusbandbossedyou;butifyouwereawidowthere’dbenodangerofeither.ThemostremarkablewishwasSallyBell’s.Shewanteda‘honeymoon.’IaskedherifsheknewwhatitwasandshesaidshethoughtitwasanextranicekindofbicyclebecausehercousininMontrealwentonahoneymoonwhenhewasmarriedandhehadalwayshadtheverylatestinbicycles!

           “AnotherdayIaskedthemalltotellmethenaughtiestthingtheyhadeverdone.Icouldn’tgettheolderonestodoso,butthethirdclassansweredquitefreely.

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