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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1883
Page
8
Two young girls discuss bedtime, siblings balk at lights out and promise to stay up. A third child imagines growing up, hoping to be an early bird, while a doll accompanies the night’s quiet departure. The verse echoes affectionate family dynamics and playful observation.
A tiny four year old girl in a ruffled white apron walks alone through a city street and park, sharing flowers with a hungry rough‑and‑ready boy. A driver finds her sleeping beneath a tree and returns her to anxious parents as the market clock chimes. The girl repeats a hymn line about guidance as a gentle urban scene unfolds.
A secondhand reminiscence recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes explaining his health as due to early exercise and a simple daily walk If invited to stay overnight while lecturing in the country he prefers sleeping at home to avoid the dust and vermin in hotel rooms Holmes notes he has warmed the front chamber of local homes during twenty years of lectures and favors travel plans that keep him near Boston.
Louise Alcott advocates a practical upbringing for a niece adopted by her sister Mary. Health, truth, obedience, and self control precede lessons in taste and talent. She favors early work, simple amusements, daily duties, and a life purpose to empower women. A Boston girl’s steerage voyage to Europe is noted.
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