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Title: When Life Was Young
At the Old Farm in Maine

Author: C. A. Stephens

Release Date: October 22, 2008 [EBook #26994]

Language: English

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When Life Was Young

At the Old Farm in Maine

BY

C. A. STEPHENS

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PUBLISHED BY
THE YOUTH'S COMPANION
BOSTON, MASS.

_Copyright_, 1912
BY C. A. STEPHENS

_All rights reserved_

_Electrotyped and Printed by
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A._

DEDICATED

WITH CORDIAL BEST

WISHES TO THE MANY

Readers of the Youth's Companion

WHO HAVE SO KINDLY REMEMBERED

US AT THE OLD SQUIRE'S

FARM

Contents

CHAPTER PAGE

THE FARM ON THE PENNESSEEWASSEE 1

I. A NOSE IN COMMON 5

II. WHITE SUNDAY 13

III. MONDAY AT THE OLD FARM 28

IV. OUR FIRST JERSEY COW 47

V. SHEEP-WASHING--ADDISON'S NOVEL WATER-WARMER 57

VI. THE VERMIFUGE BOTTLE 72

VII. IMMERSING THE LAMBS 94

VIII. "OLD THREE-LEGS" 106

IX. HOMESICK AGAIN. BLUE, OH, SO BLUE 119

X. MUG-BREAD, PONES AND JOHNNY-REB TOAST 128

XI. THE BIRDS AND BIRD-SONGS AT THE OLD FARM 136

XII. TWO VERY EARLY CALLERS--EACH ON BUSINESS 153

XIII. WE ALL SET OFF TO HAVE OUR PICTURES TAKEN 166

XIV. "THERE IS A MAN IN