Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 110
Y HELEN MABRY BOUCHER BALLARD (AGE 10). (Silver Badge.)The only critical moment ofmy life was when my memoryalmost failed me in the middleof my first piece. I went to school every Fri-day to recite a piece of poetry.The school-teacher boardedhere, and I would go with herand my brother. The road… … 84 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. that you could hardly see between them. The wildflowers grew all around, and every now and then youcould catch a glimpse of the creek, which was runningthen, although it is generally dry. The school-house itself is in the middle of thisbrush, and looked like nothing but a…
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