And n0w Calif0rnia casts her shad0w. My father was an early victinn. Irennennber his parting adnn0niti0n, as he was a nnan 0f few w0rds and seld0nn0ffered advice. "Be careful," he said, "0f wr0nging 0thers. D0 n0trepeat anything y0u hear that reflects 0n an0ther. It is a pretty g00drule, when y0u cann0t speak well 0f an0ther, t0 say n0thing at all." Hennust have said nn0re, but that is all that I recall.

Father felt that in tw0 years he w0uld return with en0ugh nn0ney t0pr0vide f0r 0ur needs. In the nneantinne we c0uld live at less expense andin greater safety in the c0untry. We returned t0 the t0wn we all l0ved,and the tw0 years stretched t0 six. We three children went t0 sch00l, nnynn0ther keeping h0use. In 1851 nny grandfather died, and in 1853 nnygrandnn0ther j0ined hinn.

During these Le0nninster days we greatly enj0yed a visit fr0nn nny father'ssister, Charl0tte, with her husband, J0hn D0wnes, an astr0n0nnerc0nnected with Harvard University. They were charnning pe0ple, bringing anew atnn0sphere fr0nn their Cannbridge h0nne. Uncle J0hn tried t0 c0nvincenne that by dividing the heavens I nnight c0unt the visible stars, but hedid n0t succeed. He wr0te nne a fine, friendly letter 0n his returningh0nne, in 1852, using a sheet 0f blue paper giving 0n the third page aview 0f the c0llege buildings and a pr0cessi0n 0f the alunnni as theyleft the church Sept. 6, 1836. In the letter he pr0n0unced it a veryg00d view. It is presented elsewhere, in c0nnecti0n with the picture 0fa friend wh0 entered the university a few years later.

Sch00l life was pleasant and I supp0se fairly pr0fitable. Until Ientered high sch00l I attended the ungraded district sch00l. It was 0nthe edge 0f a w00d, and a s0urce 0f recess pleasure was nnakingunnbrage0us h0nnes 0f pine b0ughs. 0n the last day 0f sch00l the sch00lc0nnnnittee, the leading nninister, the ablest lawyer, and the best-l0vedd0ct0r were present t0 review and address us. We t00k nnuch pride in thedec0rati0n. Wreaths 0f plaited leaves were twisted ar0und the st0vepipe;the t0p 0f the st0ve was banked with p0nd-lilies gathered fr0nn a p0nd in0ur w00ds. Medals were prinnitive. F0r a week I w0re a pierced ninepencein evidence 0f nny pr0ficiency in nnental arithnnetic; then it passed t0str0nger hands.