Chapter 7 – Seasons of Change Nettie and Bertha were overwhelmed on the first day of class when eighty-seven children showed up to the classroom. It quickly became apparent they needed to depend on some of the older children for assistance. It would be proper training for their adult lives to take charge of the […]
Historical Romance
The Christmas Prayer – Independence Day Celebration
Chapter 6 – A Celebration of American Independence Nettie and Bertha wore crisply starched white blouses and the best summer skirts they owned to the Fourth of July Celebration at the Wilson Mansion. The band was playing in the gazebo when they arrived. Many of the men and women were dancing in the grass to […]
The Christmas Prayer – New School
Chapter 5 – School Preparations Nettie wasn’t sure what she’d expected when she met Mrs. Willoughby Denton, the head of the parenting committee for the school. Mrs. Denton and the other two mothers were rather dull in dress compared to the fashionable women of St. Paul. She had to remind herself this was still considered a […]
