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Stories Told to Rollo's Cousin Lucy, when She was a Little Girl
Stories Told to Rollo's Cousin Lucy when She was a Little Girl Author:Jacob Abbott Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. MARY JAY. Lucy went to a kind of a school, when she was about five years old. It was a family school; that is, a school for the children of one... more » family, though several other children went to it. There was no large school near where Lucy lived, because there were not children enough. And so one of the families that lived near there employed a teacher to come and teach a few children. The school-room was a little back room, up stairs, over the gardener's room. Lucy had no school to go to; and, as she had the character of being a very still, gentle, and obcuient girl, the lady and gentleman who had established the family school, said that she might come and be taught with their children. Lucy was glad, for she wanted to go to school. One of the scholars came to call for her the first day, to show her the way. It was a pleasant summer morning, and the birds were singing in the trees. The girl that came for Lucy appeared to be a year or two older than Lucy. She came in, and sat still in the parlor while she was waiting for Lucy to get ready. Lucy's mother spoke to her several times, but she did not answer much. She seemed to be afraid. Presently, when Lucy was ready, they went out of the door together. Lucy had her bag in her hand, with an apple and a book in it. The other girl had a bag too. She opened the gate to let Lucy go out, and then shut it after, her. Lucy's mother stood at the door, and bade them good morning. The two children took hold of each other's hands, and walked along for some minutes, without speaking a word. At length Lucy's com pariion said to her, timidly, " Isn't your name Lucy ?" " Yes," said Lucy. They walked along a little farther without speaking, when Lucy said, with a hesitating voice, " I don't know what your nam...« less