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Show FoujJ Afiio.ig lily Relics. (Genevieve McClain.) Softly 1 lay each one aside. An old slate suiibunnet, the one 1 : wore to church, a piece of faded ribbon sent to ins on my birth-1 birth-1 day. a string of watermelon seeds my only pair of beads when I was a child, a few of old torn and faded letters and a little j booklet written on stiff paper i and written in a childish hand. I Back dooded the memories of ! many years when as a child I , I wrote by the dim light of a tiny candle these many experien-; experien-; cos happening each day. Slowly 1 turn oaeh stained and ragged page. Oct. 24, 18iS. Mon lay 7:23 p.m: Today I v.v.it c school and we girls have all decided to keep a "Dieray." It is to be our best secret. Oct. 26, 1SGS. Tuesday 6:00 p.m. 1 saw a red man sneaking through the forest when I went I to the spring. He did not harm 1 mo bat ran swiftly away. Father j fears the Indians are getting ready for an attack. I have a new homespun dress I have worked two months on. Oct. 2(5,1808. Wednesday 5:30p.m. My aunt and uncle are here for the night with their three girls as the Indians are expected. A small band have been sneaking around near the village. Father shot a big, brown bear while he j was chopping wood hi the forest. Mother lias caiied me to go spread the bed so 1 will say goodbye good-bye to you for to-night dear little book. Oct. 27, 1S6S. Thur. .day 7:00 p m. Indians sneaked up on us last night but we soon chased them away. They stole a sack of gram but nothing else. Our old dog, Ned, died while guarding the sheep to-day and we hurried him under the old elm tree and put flowers on his grave. The wolves can't find him and eat him now. Oct. 28, 1S68. Friday 7:30 p.m. I have to write in my own little room to keep it a secret and to-night it is very cold up here alone. All the men in the community com-munity have been .busy today building our first meeting house. A new preacher and his family are expected soon. Oct 29, 1868. Saturday 6:00 p.m. The boys all went hunting this morning so 1 had to help father in the fields. I tied and piled up the grain. We are all going to a husking party tonight and expect ex-pect to.have a nice time. The new preacher has come. Goodnight Good-night little book. Oct. 30, 1868. Sunday 5:00 p.m. We went to church this morning morn-ing but I could not keep still so I have been kept in my room all day. The boys came home from their hunting trip but they did i not seem to have found anything. I Mother made them hang their ; clothes on the line and go to bed j I laid the little book aside and sat dreaming of a little girl in homespun and thick stockings and rough shoes. Her little brow wrinkled up as she bends over her little book. l |