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A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory (Beverly, MA)
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Lucy Larcom
100
I
regard
it
as
a
great
privilege
to
have
been
one
of
a
large
family,
and
nearly
the
youngest.
We
had
strong
family
resemblances,
and
yet
no
two
seemed
at
all
alike.
It
was
like
rehearsing
in
a
small
world
each
our
own
part
in
the
great
one
awaiting
us.
If
we
little
ones
occasionally
had
some
severe
snubbing
mixed
with
the
petting
and
praising
and
loving,
that
was
wholesome
for
us,
and
not
at
all
to
be
regretted.
Almost
every
one
of
my
sisters
had
some
distinctive
aptitude
with
her
fingers.
One
worked
exquisite
lace-embroidery;
another
had
a
knack
at
cutting
and
fitting
her
doll's
clothing
so
perfectly
that
the
wooden
lady
was
always
a
typical
specimen
of
the
genteel
doll-world;
and
another
was
an
expert
at
fine
stitching,
so
delicately
done
that
it
was
a
pleasure
to
see
or
to
wear
anything
her
needle
had
touched.
I
had
none
of
these
gifts.
I
looked
on
and
admired,
and
sometimes
tried
to
imitate,
but
my
efforts
usually
ended
in
defeat
and
mortification.
I
did
like
to
knit,
however,
and
I
could
shape
a
stocking
tolerably
well.
My
fondness
for
this
kind
of
work
was
chiefly
because
it
did
not
require
much
thought.
Except
when
there
was
"widening"
or
"narrowing"
to
be
done,
I
did
not
need
to
keep
my
eyes
upon
it
at
all.
So
I
took
a
book
upon
my
lap
and
read,
and
read,
while
the
needles
clicked
on,
comforting
me
with
the
reminder
that
I
was
not
absolutely
unemployed,
while
yet
I
was
having
a
good
time
reading.
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