S TOR Y. 145 of it, waiting for a call from some silly fly. I was glad to see him,and called him my clock. One day I had a small wooden milking pail given me, and it wasnot long before I wanted to use it. We had many cows, and I hadoften watched my father and brother milk, so 1 knew very well how… … happier. But before long I wanted some little pans to turn the milkinto and set it for cream. Then I would make some butter. Oh,what dreams I had of what Id do! Well, mother bought me thepans, and I used to fill and set them on the shelves in the play-houseeach night. In the morning I skimmed the…
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