"Sept. 5th.—I think my little sister Dotty will go out West to see aunt Maria, &c.; but anybody mus'n't ever tell her of it. She is very pale, they poured so much water over her that night, and she thought it was a yellow ghost."Itoldher it was very, very wrong to sit in Angeline's lap and hear her talk so. We mus'n't believe anything for certain except Bible stories."She has had temper, and shook Ada Farley. But that was before she was frightened by the ghost, so she couldn't get her breath; and she won't do it again. Finis."
"Sept. 5th.—I think my little sister Dotty will go out West to see aunt Maria, &c.; but anybody mus'n't ever tell her of it. She is very pale, they poured so much water over her that night, and she thought it was a yellow ghost.
"Itoldher it was very, very wrong to sit in Angeline's lap and hear her talk so. We mus'n't believe anything for certain except Bible stories.
"She has had temper, and shook Ada Farley. But that was before she was frightened by the ghost, so she couldn't get her breath; and she won't do it again. Finis."
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Transcriber's Notes:Inconsistent hyphenation of words in original text has been retained (afire, a-fire).Inconsistent or unusual spelling of contractions in the original text has been retained (sha'n't and shan't, mus'n't and musn't, are'n't).Page 9, missing close quote inserted. (mamma? _Is_ I?")Page 35, misplaced apostrophe fixed. ('twill)Page 42, "woful" changed to "woeful". (that woeful Fourth of July)Page 46, word after comma starts with uppercase. Original text retained. (she added, faintly, "If 'twasn't)Page 56, missing close quote inserted. (cross old party, miss.")Page 73, unusual spelling of "Monuement" retained. (make a Bunger Hill Monuement)Page 144, word after comma starts with uppercase. Original text retained. (The trying question was, What would the child)
Transcriber's Notes:
Inconsistent hyphenation of words in original text has been retained (afire, a-fire).
Inconsistent or unusual spelling of contractions in the original text has been retained (sha'n't and shan't, mus'n't and musn't, are'n't).
Page 9, missing close quote inserted. (mamma? _Is_ I?")
Page 35, misplaced apostrophe fixed. ('twill)
Page 42, "woful" changed to "woeful". (that woeful Fourth of July)
Page 46, word after comma starts with uppercase. Original text retained. (she added, faintly, "If 'twasn't)
Page 56, missing close quote inserted. (cross old party, miss.")
Page 73, unusual spelling of "Monuement" retained. (make a Bunger Hill Monuement)
Page 144, word after comma starts with uppercase. Original text retained. (The trying question was, What would the child)