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because she was so wild," by which he meant timid. 

 We were firmly convinced that the child could not 

 walk nor speak, and had no ears ; and we were much 

 surprised when she walked down the aisle of our 

 church one Sunday as actively as any child could, 

 displaying very natural ears. Her father had 

 bought a home in the town that she might go to 



school. He was 

 rewarded by her 

 develop ment 

 into one of those 

 scholars of phe- 

 nomenal brill- 

 iancy, such as 

 are occasionally 

 produced from 

 New England 

 farmers' families. 

 She also became 

 a beauty of most 

 unusual type. 

 At her father's 

 death she "went 

 West." I have 

 always expected to read of her as of marked life in 

 some way, but I never have. Of course her family 

 name may have been changed by marriage; but her 

 Christian name, Appoline, was so unusual I could 

 certainly trace her. If my wild and beautiful little 

 milk girl reads these lines, I hope she will forgive 

 me, for she certainly was queer. 



When her residence was in town, Appoline did 



Sun-dial of Jonathan Fairbanks. 



