I could read the line she pointed to, and I told her so, but she said to spell the words; so I thought she had to be obeyed, for one poetry piece I know says: "Quickly speed your steps to school And there mind your teacher's rule." I can see Miss Amelia to-day.

Her pale face was lined deeper than ever, her drab hair was dragged back tighter.

She wore a black calico dress with white huckleberries, and a white calico apron figured in large black apples, each having a stem and two leaves.

In dress she was a fruitful person.

She had been a surprise to all of us.