Jessie

THE NEW HOME. PAGE The trunk—What made it so heavy—Jessie’s gold—The Hapley family—The separation—Jessie’s new position—Her mother’s departure—The Pages—Going to work—Ronald’s f...

How Jessie happened to keep a journal—Advantages of the habit—The blank book—The title-page—origin of the motto—Abby Leonard—A cutting remark—Its effect—Jessie’s resolution—Divi...

Building a snow-house—A disagreement—The work goes on—Another dispute—Obstinacy—View of the snow-hut—Going to see the ice-boat—Angry words—Ronald’s early life—Esquimaux snow-hou...

Henry missing—Oscar’s account of the falling out—Jessie incredulous—Henry’s defence—A reluctant admission—Jessie’s plan for settling the quarrel—Rights of partners—Henry obstina...

Two new comers—The academy—The opening exercises—The sentence on the blackboard—The definition of wisdom—Knowledge brings promotion—Education a good investment—Cuffee and the ca...

The Home Wreath—Jessie’s doubts about the nature of scandal—Light from the dictionary—A note of inquiry—Henry missing—His appearance—The temple of peace abandoned—Henry’s explan...

What Henry thought of his promise—The real origin of Henry’s troubles—Mrs. Allen’s rigid neatness—Scrubbing through the floor—Henry roughly touches her weak point—Grows reckless...

The miniature—Sad Associations—A life history—Melancholy thoughts—Going to church—The sermon—The universal burden—Laughing it away—Moping over it—Running away from it—The man wh...

The equinoctial storm—An argument postponed—Distribution of work—An afternoon of leisure—Nothing to do—Andrew Airpump and his comrades—An unceremonious check—Alliteration—Univoc...

The boys’ chamber—Early and late rising—Ronald’s trick—Otis enjoys a long nap—The clean plate—Suspicions allayed—More tricks—Imaginary chalk—The railroad whistle—Easter—Easter e...

Good spelling—A spelling match—Choosing sides—Evils attending spelling matches—An incident—Jessie blamed for an act of kindness—Another incident—The last of choosing sides—Jessi...

Driving a bargain—Beating down the price—Jessie’s rule, in trading—Mrs. Page’s practice—How Jessie got her new dress so cheap—Shillings and pence—Was Jessie to blame?—Selling fo...

Family portraits in the Home Wreath—A startling announcement—Portrait of the sociable contributor—Portrait of the high-minded contributor—Ronald’s literary enterprise—A new plea...

Sam’s sentence—Changes during his imprisonment—Unanswered letters—The note to Jessie—The meeting—Sam’s appearance—His refusal to see any one—Why he came to see Jessie—His selfis...

How Charlie Doane made money—Maple sugar—Picking greens—Learning to be a miser—Mr. Doane and the widow’s cow—Free remarks—Marcus justifies himself—Ronald wants a new-fashioned c...

Reviewing studies—The scholar’s countersign—Step by step—How men become eminent—The idea, if not the language—Porson’s testimony—A French grenadier on the top of the pyramid—A l...

Unpleasant news—Sam injured in a fight—Anxiety—The letter of inquiry—The reply—Visit to Sam—His injuries—His account of the fight—Mr. Preston’s kindness—Oscar’s proposed visit h...

Exhibition day—Jessie invited out to tea—The return home—A surprise—The academy party—The collation—Marcus makes a speech—The box—Its contents—The nest of boxes, and their motto...

It was on a dull and cold morning in February, that Jessie Hapley, a girl between fourteen and fifteen years old, stood before a window in the farm-house of Mrs. Page, watching...

Jessie had one secret that she preserved very carefully from even her most intimate friends. She kept a “journal,” or daily record of her life. Not that she was ashamed to have...

One day Ronald and Henry, Jessie’s brother, took it into their heads to build a large snow-house in the yard back of the house. It was to be capacious enough to receive half a d...

“I wonder where Henry is; I haven’t seen him for three or four days,” said Jessie one morning, as Ronald was mending one of the straps of his skates, preparatory to an excursion...

Early the next Monday morning, a sleigh drove up to Mrs. Page’s door, containing a large man wrapped in a shaggy bear-skin coat, a girl about fourteen years old, to whose cheeks...

Among the sources of amusement and instruction enjoyed by Mrs. Page’s family, was a weekly newspaper. I do not mean one of those folio medleys of literature, news and advertisem...

When Henry Hapley left his sister, after making the promise mentioned in the last chapter, he came to the conclusion, upon a few moments’ reflection, that he had been coaxed int...

Jessie had a small, old-fashioned miniature in her trunk, at which she often gazed intently and sadly, in her hours of retirement. It was a likeness of a young man of pleasing f...

The dull Sabbath morning mentioned in the last chapter, proved the beginning of one of those long and dreary storms, not unusual in the spring of the year. The sun did not show...

Ronald and Otis occupied the same chamber. It was in the second story of the house, and had two windows, one looking to the north-east and the other to the south-east. At this s...

The preceptor of the academy, Mr. Upton, used to say a great deal to the scholars about the importance of good spelling, and was always sure to point out any sins against this v...

“Oh yes, that’s the beauty of it,” retorted Oscar. “She didn’t say hardly anything, but she acted it out completely, and she got the dress for her own price. I call that the per...

The “Home Wreath” continued to make its appearance promptly every Saturday afternoon, and had of late acquired new popularity, by an attractive feature it had adopted. It was no...

Four months in the county jail, was the sentence passed upon Sam Hapley, Jessie’s oldest brother, for a robbery which he committed in a neighboring town. Sam entered upon his im...

“Mother,” said Ronald, one evening, as the family were sitting together in the twilight, “I wish we had a sugar-orchard. Only think—Charlie Doane and his little brother Tom have...

The academy term was now about to close, and the students were quite earnestly engaged in reviewing studies, preparatory to the approaching examination. Nothing else was talked...

Jessie heard nothing from her brother Sam, until about a fortnight after her interview with him at Round Hill Pond, when Marcus called her attention to the following paragraph i...

The twentieth of May at length came, and the academic term closed with a searching examination of the several classes. It went a little deeper than faces or dresses, and reveale...