Ann of Ava

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. There were no high schools in Nancy's day and no regular sessions Of grammar or primary school. A small, red schoolhouse stood across the way from the meeting-house, down near the frog pond and the alder swamp. Sometimes the men of the town would meet and vote to supply wood for the school fire during one or two months. Then school would keep, and the boys and girls would have a brief chance at book-learning.