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Chapter V. Anne’s History

           Ithinkitwouldbesosweettosay‘mother,’don’tyou?Andfatherdiedfourdaysafterwardsfromfevertoo.Thatleftmeanorphanandfolkswereattheirwits’end,soMrs.Thomassaid,whattodowithme.Yousee,nobodywantedmeeventhen.Itseemstobemyfate.Fatherandmotherhadbothcomefromplacesfarawayanditwaswellknowntheyhadn’tanyrelativesliving.FinallyMrs.Thomassaidshe’dtakeme,thoughshewaspoorandhadadrunkenhusband.Shebroughtmeupbyhand.Doyouknowifthereisanythinginbeingbroughtupbyhandthatoughttomakepeoplewhoarebroughtupthatwaybetterthanotherpeople?BecausewheneverIwasnaughtyMrs.ThomaswouldaskmehowIcouldbesuchabadgirlwhenshehadbroughtmeupbyhand—reproachful-like.

           “Mr.andMrs.ThomasmovedawayfromBolingbroketoMarysville,andIlivedwiththemuntilIwaseightyearsold.IhelpedlookaftertheThomaschildren—therewerefourofthemyoungerthanme—andIcantellyoutheytookalotoflookingafter.ThenMr.ThomaswaskilledfallingunderatrainandhismotherofferedtotakeMrs.Thomasandthechildren,butshedidn’twantme.Mrs.Thomaswasatherwits’end,soshesaid,whattodowithme.ThenMrs.Hammondfromuptherivercamedownandsaidshe’dtakeme,seeingIwashandywithchildren,andIwentuptherivertolivewithherinalittleclearingamongthestumps.Itwasaverylonesomeplace.I’msureIcouldneverhavelivedthereifIhadn’thadanimagination.Mr.Hammondworkedalittlesawmillupthere,andMrs.Hammondhadeightchildren.Shehadtwinsthreetimes.

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