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chapter 4 of child life in colonial days by alice morse earl this librivox recording is in the public domain women teachers and girl scholars a godly young woman of special parts who was fallen into a sad infirmity the loss of her understanding and reason which had been growing upon her diverse years by occasion of giving herself holy to reading and writing and had written many books her husband was loath to grieve her but he saw his error when it was too late for if she had attended to her household affairs and such things as belonged to women and not gone out of her way and calling to meddle in such things as are proper for men whose minds are stronger she had kept her wits and might have improved them usefully and honorably from history of new england by governor john winthrop 1640 while the education of the sons of the planters in all the colonies was bravely provided and supported the daughters fared but poorly the education of a girl in book learning was deemed vastly less important than her instruction in household duties but small arrangement was made in school for her presence nor was it thought desirable that she should have any very varied knowledge that she should read and write was certainly satisfactory and cipher a little but many girls got on very well without the ciphering and many alas without the reading and writing there had been a time when english girls and english gentle women had eagerly studied latin and greek and wise masters such as erasmus and colette and roger ashram had told with pride of their intelligent english girl scholars but all that had passed away with the good old times in the 17th century english gentlemen looked with mark disfavor on learned women sir ralph verney who adored his own little daughters to the neglect of his sons and was tender devoted and generous to every little girl of his acquaintance wrote about the year 1690 to a friend quote let not your girl learn latin or shorthand the difficulty of the first beekeeper from that vice for so i must esteem it in a woman but the easiness of the other may be a prejudice to her for the pride of taking sermon notes hath made multitudes of women most unfortunate had saint paul lived in our times i am confident he would have fixed a shame upon our women for writing as well as for speaking in church unquote occasionally an intelligent father would carefully teach his daughters president coleman of harvard was such a father he gave what's called a profound education to his daughter jane a letter of his to her when she was 10 years old is worthy of full quotation my dear child i have this morning your letter which pleases me very well and gives me hopes of many a pleasant line from you in time to come if god spare you to me and me to you i very much long to see your mother but doubt whether the weather will permit today i pray god to bless you and make you one of his children i charge you to pray daily and read your bible and fear to sin be very dutiful to your mother and respectful to everybody be very humble and modest womanly and discreet take care of your health and as you love me do not eat green apples drink sparingly of water except the day be warm when i last saw you you were too shame-faced look people in the face speak freely and behave decently i hope to bring nabi in her grandfather's chariot to see you the meanwhile i kiss your dear mother and commend her health to the gracious care of god and you with her to his grace give my service to mr a and family and be sure you never forget the respect they have honored you with your loving father boston august 1st 1718 jonathan edwards was an only son with 10 sisters in 1711 when he was eight years old five of these sisters had been born the father timothy edwards went as chaplain on an expedition to canada his letters home shows care and thought for his children girls and boys quote i desire...

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chapter 3 of child life in colonial days by alice morse earl this librivox recording is in the public domain schools and school life first mark whereof schools were erected and what the founders did intend and then do thou thy study direct for to obtain unto that end doubtless this was all their meaning to have their country founded with all points of honest learning whereof the public wheel had need from the last trumpet by r crowley 15 no greater contrast of conditions could exist than between the school life of what we love to call the good old times and that of the far better times of today poor small and uncomfortable school houses scant furnishings few and uninteresting books tiresome and indifferent methods of teaching great severity of discipline were the accompaniments of school days until this century yet with all these disadvantages children obtained an education for an education was warmly desired no difficulties could chill that deep lying longing for learning child said one noble new england mother of the olden days if god make thee a good christian and a good scholar tis all thy mother ever asked for thee not only did parents strive for the education of their children but the colonies assisted by commanding the building and maintaining of a school in each town where there was a sufficient number of families and scholars rhode island was the only new england colony that did not compel the building of school houses and the education of children so determined was massachusetts to have schools that in 1636 only six years after the settlement of boston the general court which was composed of representatives from every settlement in the bay colony and which was the same as our house of representatives today gave over half the annual income of the entire colony to establish the school which two years later became harvard college this event should be remembered it is distinguished in history as the first time any body of people in any country ever gave through its representatives its own money to found a place of education in virginia schoolhouses were a few for over a century governor berkeley an obstinate and narrow-minded englishman wrote home to england in 1670 quote i thank god there are in virginia no free schools nor printing and i hope we shall not have for learning hath brought disobedience and heresy into the world unquote some virginia gentlemen did not agree with him however and gave money to try to establish free schools for poor children a far greater hindrance to the establishment of schools than the governor's stupid opposition was the fact that there was no town or village life in virginia the houses and plantations were scattered previous to the year 1700 jamestown was the only virginia town and it was but a petty settlement williamsburg was not even laid out a few seaports had been planned but had not been built hence the children of wealthy planters were taught by private tutors at home or were sent to school in england occasionally as years passed on there might be found in virginia the carolinas and georgia what was called an old field school the uniting of a few neighbors to hire a teacher too often a poor one like the hedge teachers of europe for a short term of teaching in a shabby building placed on an old exhausted tobacco field in one of these old field schools kept by hobby sexton pedagogue and the most conceited man in three parishes george washington obtained most of his education a daily ride on horseback for a year to a similar school 10 miles away and for another year a row morning and night even in roughest weather across the river to a fredericksburg teacher ended his school career when he was 13. but he had then made a big pile of neatly written manuscript school books which may now be seen in the library at washington and he had acquired a passionate longing to be educated which...

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chapter 4 of child life in colonial days by alice morse earl this librivox recording is in the public domain women teachers and girl scholars a godly young woman of special parts who was fallen into a sad infirmity the loss of her understanding and reason which had been growing upon her diverse years by occasion of giving herself holy to reading and writing and had written many books her husband was loath to grieve her but he saw his error when it was too late for if she had attended to her household affairs and such things as belonged to women and not gone out of her way and calling to meddle in such things as are proper for men whose minds are stronger she had kept her wits and might have improved them usefully and honorably from history of new england by governor john winthrop 1640 while the education of the sons of the planters in all the colonies was bravely provided and supported the daughters fared but poorly the education of a girl in book learning was deemed vastly less important than her instruction in household duties but small arrangement was made in school for her presence nor was it thought desirable that she should have any very varied knowledge that she should read and write was certainly satisfactory and cipher a little but many girls got on very well without the ciphering and many alas without the reading and writing there had been a time when english girls and english gentle women had eagerly studied latin and greek and wise masters such as erasmus and colette and roger ashram had told with pride of their intelligent english girl scholars but all that had passed away with the good old times in the 17th century english gentlemen looked with mark disfavor on learned women sir ralph verney who adored his own little daughters to the neglect of his sons and was tender devoted and generous to every little girl of his acquaintance wrote about the year 1690 to a friend quote let not your girl learn latin or shorthand the difficulty of the first beekeeper from that vice for so i must esteem it in a woman but the easiness of the other may be a prejudice to her for the pride of taking sermon notes hath made multitudes of women most unfortunate had saint paul lived in our times i am confident he would have fixed a shame upon our women for writing as well as for speaking in church unquote occasionally an intelligent father would carefully teach his daughters president coleman of harvard was such a father he gave what's called a profound education to his daughter jane a letter of his to her when she was 10 years old is worthy of full quotation my dear child i have this morning your letter which pleases me very well and gives me hopes of many a pleasant line from you in time to come if god spare you to me and me to you i very much long to see your mother but doubt whether the weather will permit today i pray god to bless you and make you one of his children i charge you to pray daily and read your bible and fear to sin be very dutiful to your mother and respectful to everybody be very humble and modest womanly and discreet take care of your health and as you love me do not eat green apples drink sparingly of water except the day be warm when i last saw you you were too shame-faced look people in the face speak freely and behave decently i hope to bring nabi in her grandfather's chariot to see you the meanwhile i kiss your dear mother and commend her health to the gracious care of god and you with her to his grace give my service to mr a and family and be sure you never forget the respect they have honored you with your loving father boston august 1st 1718 jonathan edwards was an only son with 10 sisters in 1711 when he was eight years old five of these sisters had been born the father timothy edwards went as chaplain on an expedition to canada his letters home shows care and thought for his children girls and boys quote i...

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chapter 3 of child life in colonial days by alice morse earl this librivox recording is in the public domain schools and school life first mark whereof schools were erected and what the founders did intend and then do thou thy study direct for to obtain unto that end doubtless this was all their meaning to have their country founded with all points of honest learning whereof the public wheel had need from the last trumpet by r crowley 15 no greater contrast of conditions could exist than between the school life of what we love to call the good old times and that of the far better times of today poor small and uncomfortable school houses scant furnishings few and uninteresting books tiresome and indifferent methods of teaching great severity of discipline were the accompaniments of school days until this century yet with all these disadvantages children obtained an education for an education was warmly desired no difficulties could chill that deep lying longing for learning child said one noble new england mother of the olden days if god make thee a good christian and a good scholar tis all thy mother ever asked for thee not only did parents strive for the education of their children but the colonies assisted by commanding the building and maintaining of a school in each town where there was a sufficient number of families and scholars rhode island was the only new england colony that did not compel the building of school houses and the education of children so determined was massachusetts to have schools that in 1636 only six years after the settlement of boston the general court which was composed of representatives from every settlement in the bay colony and which was the same as our house of representatives today gave over half the annual income of the entire colony to establish the school which two years later became harvard college this event should be remembered it is distinguished in history as the first time any body of people in any country ever gave through its representatives its own money to found a place of education in virginia schoolhouses were a few for over a century governor berkeley an obstinate and narrow-minded englishman wrote home to england in 1670 quote i thank god there are in virginia no free schools nor printing and i hope we shall not have for learning hath brought disobedience and heresy into the world unquote some virginia gentlemen did not agree with him however and gave money to try to establish free schools for poor children a far greater hindrance to the establishment of schools than the governor's stupid opposition was the fact that there was no town or village life in virginia the houses and plantations were scattered previous to the year 1700 jamestown was the only virginia town and it was but a petty settlement williamsburg was not even laid out a few seaports had been planned but had not been built hence the children of wealthy planters were taught by private tutors at home or were sent to school in england occasionally as years passed on there might be found in virginia the carolinas and georgia what was called an old field school the uniting of a few neighbors to hire a teacher too often a poor one like the hedge teachers of europe for a short term of teaching in a shabby building placed on an old exhausted tobacco field in one of these old field schools kept by hobby sexton pedagogue and the most conceited man in three parishes george washington obtained most of his education a daily ride on horseback for a year to a similar school 10 miles away and for another year a row morning and night even in roughest weather across the river to a fredericksburg teacher ended his school career when he was 13. but he had then made a big pile of neatly written manuscript school books which may now be seen in the library at washington and he had acquired a passionate longing to be educated which...

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Our Cats and All About Them by Harrison Weir 4 Free Audiobooks Family Friendly Pet Lovers
section 4 of our cats and all about them this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by stephanie lee our cats and all about them by harrison weir section 4 trained cats that cats may be trained to respect the lives of other animals and also birds on which they habitually feed is a well-known fact in proof of this i will recollect a story that my father used to tell of a happy family that was shown many years ago on the surrey side of waterloo bridge their abode consisted of a large wire cage placed on wheels in windy weather the breezy side was protected by green bays so droughts were prevented and a degree of comfort obtained as there was no charge for the show a box was placed in front with an opening for the purpose of admitting any donations from those who felt inclined to give on it was written the happy family their money box the family varied somewhat as casualties occurred occasionally by death from natural causes or sales usually there was a monkey an owl some guinea pigs squirrels small birds starlings a magpie rats mice and a cow or two but the story well the story is this one day when my father was looking at the happy family a burly looking man came up and after a while said to the man who owned the show ah i don't see much in that it is true that cat does not touch the small birds one of which was sitting on the head of the cat at the time nor the other things but you could not manage to keep rats and mice in there as well think not said the showman i think i could very easily not you said the burly one i will give you a month to do it in if you like and a shilling in the bargain if you succeed i shall be this way again soon thank you sir said the man don't go yet then putting a stick through the bars of the cage he lifted up the cat when from beneath her outran a white rat and three white mice wonderful slowly ejaculated he of the burly form wonderful the money was paid cats properly trained will not touch anything alive or dead on the premises to which they are attached i have known them to sport with tame rabbits to romp and jump and frolick some mood this way than that which both seemed greatly to enjoy yet they would bring home wild rabbits they had killed and not touch my little chickens or ducklings when i built a house in the country fond as i am of cats i determined not to keep any there because they would destroy the birds nests and drive my feathered friends away and i like to watch and feed these from the windows things went pleasantly for a while the birds were fed and paid for their keep with many and many a song there were the old ones and they're the young and off by the hour i watched them from the window and they became so tame as scarcely caring to get out of my way when i went outside with more food but there was always a butt but one day or rather evening as i was looking on a rat came out from the rocks and then another soon they began they were passed on the remains of the bird's food then in the twilight came mice the short-tailed and the long scampering hither and thither this too was amusing in the autumn i bought some filberts and put them into a closet upstairs went to london returned and thought i would sleep in the room adjoining the closet no such thing as soon as the light was out there was a sound of gnawing curb curve sweet squeak a rushing of tiny feet here there and everywhere lump bump squiggle scraggle squeak overhead above the ceiling behind the skirting boards under the floor end in the closet i lighted a candle opened the door and looked into the repository for my filberts what a hustling what a scuffling what a scrambling there they were mice and numbers they made for some holes in the corners of the cupboard got jammed squeaked struggled squabbled pushed their tails...

Our Cats and All About Them by Harrison Weir 5 Free Audiobooks Family Friendly Pet Lovers.
section 5 of our cats and all about them this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librevox.org recording by anne boulay our cats and all about them by harrison weir section five long-haired cats these are very diversified both in form color and the quality of the hair which in some is more woolly than in others and they vary also in the shape and length of the tail the ears and size of eyes there are several varieties the russian the angora the persian and indian forty or fifty years ago they used all to be called french cats as they were mostly imported from paris more particularly the white which were then the fashion and if i remember rightly they as a rule were larger than those of the present day colored long-haired cats were then rare and but little cared for or appreciated the pure white with long silky hair be decked with blue or rose-colored ribbon or a silver collar with its name inscribed there on or one of scarlet leather studded with brass might often be seen stretching its full lazy length on luxurious woolen rugs the valued pampered pets of west end life a curious fact relating to the white cat of not only the long but also the short-haired breed is their deafness should they have blue eyes which is the fancy color these are nearly always deaf although i have seen specimens whose hearing was as perfect as that of any other color still deafness in white cats is not always confined to those with blue eyes as i too well know from purchasing a very fine mail at the crystal palace show some few years since the price was low and the cat of beauty both in form coat and tail his eyes were yellow and he had a nice meek mild expressive face i stopped and looked at him as he much took my fancy he stared at me wistfully with something like melancholy in the gaze of his amber colored eyes i put my hand through the bars of the cage he purred licked my hand rubbed against the wires put his tail up as much as to say see here is my beautiful tail am i not a lovely cat yes thought i a very nice cat when i looked at my catalog and saw the low price something is wrong here said i musingly yes there must be something wrong the price is misstated or there is something not right about this cat no it was a beauty so comely so lovely so gentle so very gentle well said i to myself if there is no misstatement of price i will buy this cat and with a parting survey of its excellences i went to the office of the show manager he looked at the letter of entry no the price was quite right two guineas i will buy it said i and so i did but at two guineas i bought it dearly yes very dearly for when i got it home i found out it was stone deaf what an unhappy cat it was if shut out of the dining room you could hear its cry for admission all over the house being so deaf the poor wretched creature never knew the noise it made i often wish that it had so known very very often i am satisfied that a tithe would have frightened it out of its life and so loving so affectionate but oh the horror when it called out as it sat on my lap its voice seemed to acquire at least 10 cat power and when if it lost sight of me in the garden its voice rose to the occasion i feel confident it might have been heard miles off alas he never knew what that agonized sound was like but i did and i have never forgotten it and i never shall i named him the colonel on account of his commanding voice one morning a friend came blessed be that day and after dinner he saw the beauty what a lovely cat he said yes said i he is very beautiful quite a picture after a while he said looking at [ __ ] warming himself before the fire i think i have never saw one i liked more indeed said i if you really think so i will give it to you but he has a fault he is stone deaf oh i don't mind that said he he took him...

Hallowe'en at Merryvale by Alice Hale Burnett 6 Free Kids' Audiobooks Public Domain.
chapter 6 of halloween at maryvale by alice hale burnett this librivox recording is in the public domain recording by nan dodge blowing out the candles let's try to blow out the neck suggested toad to which the others agreed bet i win this boasted fat i've got a lot of wind reddy ought to win laugh chuck he's always blowing about what he can do a tray with ten candles was now placed upon the table by toad and the boys got in line while father brown lighted the candles then with paper and pencil he stood near at hand to keep the score only one puff each remember so make it a big one he laughed fat and herby from their places in the line began at once puffing and blowing hey what are you trying to do called lin smith start a cyclone no we're only practicing was the laughing reply i'll puff and i'll puff till i blow your house in saying herbie adding here's where i win hopi smith first in line filled out his chest with all the air it would hold and stepped forward puff how many shouted the others five counted father brown that's a good beginning ready then gave fat a poke with his elbow move up he urged toad came next and turned around three times for luck and then took a long breath puff one two three four called father what cried toad and surprise only four why i was sure they would all go out lynn came next standing upon his toes and holding his hands together high above his head he turned slowly around then leaning down he gave a great blow six counted father brown that's the best yet watch me cried chuck who stood next and placing his hands upon his hips he started dancing about before the table ha look at the funny dancer shouted hopi chuck gave a puff and blew out six candles which tied lynn's score fatt who was now next in line leaned far over placing his hands on the floor he lifted his right foot and shook it three times then standing up he puffed out his cheeks for a mighty blow look out you'll bust warned herbie puff by jiminy he did it cried toad good boy fat as every candle went out ready may tie him suggested father let's see ready turned three somersaults for luck and standing before the candles blew with all his strength and seven went out fat gets the prize and it's just what he likes most cried toad oh but i'm glad i came side fat as he opened the big box of candy that toad had handed him now all be good children he added and i'll give you each a piece end of chapter 6.

Hallowe'en at Merryvale by Alice Hale Burnett 5 Free Kids' Audiobooks Public Domain.
chapter 5 of halloween at maryvale by alice hale burnett this librivox recording is in the public domain recording by nan dodge the witch tells fortunes come in invited father and the boys standing in a group watching the knob of the door turned slowly as it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little old woman all bent over a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot she carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire her coarse gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view suddenly the lights went out leaving the room in darkness save for the fire light place the pot before me she ordered and a high broken voice shaking her stick at fat yes ma'am said fat hurrying to obey she's got fat scared to death giggle toad to ready from under her cape she now took a small paper bag and poured the contents into the pot before her then standing up she hobbled around it three times waving her arms and humming a queer little tune soon a dull red light glowed from within the pot getting brighter and brighter its magic whispered toad to hopi smith the old witch now sat down again and took from beneath her cape a small pad a long quill pen and a queer little bottle filled with milky white fluid if you drink any of that you'll get as small as a flea said fat in a low voice the old witch wrapped hard on the floor with her cane herbie come forward she commanded go ahead giggled ready giving him a little push and herbie stepped before the witch she did not notice him at first being very busy writing upon a slip of paper with the quill pen which she dipped into a little bottle presently she raised her head and handed him the paper bend low thine ear she said and herbie obeyed keep this until i am gone she added then hold it over yonder candlelight for thy fortune is written there each boy was now called in turn and received a slip of paper then the old witch arose to those who obey my commands good luck to those who disobey ill fortune she cried shaking her stick in the air and in another moment she had quickly hobbled from the room chuck now turned on the lights and lynn exclaimed where on earth did she ever come from why witches come out of the air explain toad they travel on a broomstick let's see what she wrote on the papers proposed hopi smith yes agreed ready she told me to hold it over the candle light at which chuck came forward with a candle that he placed on the center table holding his slip of paper over the flame the other boys eagerly gathered about to watch soon the paper got hot and letters began to appear look there's an a and two e's and and cried chuck it's quite plain now i can read it go on shouted ready let's hear it chuck began if your head will rule your heart from ascent you'll never part so tell your heart to rule your head and all will mourn you when you're dead that means if you're stingy no one will care when you're gone explained lin at which chuck laughed with the others herbie now held his over the light and as the letters appeared he read don't always be in too great haste it often means a dreadful waste await your turn and take with ease the peace you want with fingers greased that's you and the molasses candy laughed ready adding here's mine your hair may be of brilliant hue but this should never bother you for when the winter winds blow most your head will be as warm as toast that's great cried ready as all the boys laughed fat now held his slip over the flame and as the words appeared read slowly if you should eat a pound of lemons every other day you'd grow as lean as any pole for so i've heard folks say but if upon the other hand you keep on eating pie you'll grow so big and round and tall you'll almost reach the sky you'd better be careful fat and buy a...

Star Stories for Little Folks by Gertrude Chandler Warner 6 Taurus Audiobooks Cosmic Faction.
section 6 of star stories for little folks this is a leverboxer recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by dub k star stories for a little folks by gertrude chandler warner canis major the great dog you will find this early in february orion has a great hunting dog said dr laurie as if he were going to tell a story and he is forever chasing a rabbit he never catches it and he is always after it he runs so fast that he is standing on his hind legs all the time his tail sticking out straight and his front feet in the air his nose is the very brightest star in the sky here he is the black card showed the picture of the great dog now look up behind orion just coming up over the hill sirius his nose is called the dog star and when it rises with the sun we say dog days have come where is the rabbit ass helen right under orion's feet answer the doctor can you see a rough square with three stars curved over it for the rabbit's back four very faint stars on the right are the rabbit's ears i think rigel and sirius are the prettiest stars i know said helen you did well to remember rigel's name said dr laurie looking surprised well you see explained helen timidly i come out nearly every night with mother and i point out all the things i learned to edith and donald of course i don't know very much about the stars but they love to hear it good said the doctor now i don't know very much about the stars but i learn more when i tell you and you learn more when you tell edith and donald you might even let them copy your book i have said helen laughing and of canis major the great dog recording by debkay