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school-boy days — one wonders what became of the 

 clever boys, those who were always at or near the 

 head of the class, and who won all the prizes. 

 Have they become the leaders of men in life's 

 battle or did they, starting out strong, lag behind 

 in the race? 



"Tom Brown was my dearest chum, in my old class at 



school, 

 To whom everything came easy, e 'en the long division 



rule; 

 Girls always thought him handsome, and a smart and 



knowing boy, 

 An' his parents on Ms future looked with only pride 



and joy; 

 'Tother day I ran across him — ^first time in these 



thirty years — 

 He was loafin' 'bout the country sharpenin' butcher 



knives and shears." 



I omitted to state when I made reference to the 

 fact that we wore our ' ' best clothes ' ' on Examina- 

 tion Day, that most of us were dressed in home- 

 spun. Our fathers kept sheep and the wool was 

 carded for spinning at home or at the woollen mill ; 

 it was spun into yarn by our mothers or sisters 

 and made into cloth or homespun at the mill. 

 There were, at that time, hand looms in many 

 farm homes throughout the land. 



Tribute is due the thrifty wives and daughters 

 of the pioneers for the excellent manner in which 

 they looked after the wearing apparel of their 

 households. Sewing machines were a rarity but 



