That she had seen before, and had studied with awe; but the others had been kept in a box that was never opened by the children.

The mother kept them sacredly, always with the certificate on the top.
The largest paper she could not understand.

It was something about a mine.

There were a great many "herebys" and "whereases" and "agreements" in it.

She put it back into the wrapper as of little account, probably something belonging to her father, which her mother had treasured for old time's sake.
Then came a paper which related to the claim where their little log home had stood, and upon the extreme edge of which the graves were.