VILLAGE LIFE IN
AMERICA
1852-1872
INCLUDING THE PERIOD OF THE
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AS TOLD IN
THE DIARY OF A SCHOOL-GIRL
By
CAROLINE COWLES RICHARDS
WITH AN INTRODUCTION
BY
MARGARET E. SANGSTER
NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION
NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
1913
Copyright, 1908,
by
CAROLINE RICHARDS CLARKE
Copyright, 1913,
by
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
THE QUINN & BODEN CO. PRESS
RAHWAY, N. J.
To
My dear brothers,
JAMES AND JOHN,
who, by precept and example,
have encouraged me,
and to my beloved sister,
ANNA,
whose faith and affection
have been my chief inspiration,
this little volume
is lovingly inscribed.
Naples, N. Y.
| PAGE | |
| Introduction, by Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster | ix |
| The Villages | xiii |
| The Villagers | xiv |
| 1852.—Family Notes—Famous School—Girls—Hoop Skirts | 1 |
| 1853.—Runaways—Bible Study—Essays—Catechism | 10 |
| 1854.—Lake Picnic—Pyramid of Beauty—Governor Clark | 20 |
| 1855.—Preachers—James and John—Votes for Women | 43 |
| 1856.—the Fire—Sleighing and Prayer—Father’s Advice | 52 |
| 1857.—Truants and Pickles—Candle Stories—the Snuffers | 77 |
| 1858.—Tableaux and Charades—Spiritual Seance | 95 |
| 1859.—E. M. Morse—Letter from the North Pole | 106 |
| 1860.—Gymnasti ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |