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Charlestown, the old house, the daily life, all had grown sad and dreary to them since father had gone. Everything spoke of him. CHARLESTON THE OLD HOUSE THE DAILY LIFE ALL HAD GROWN SAD AND DREARY TO THEM SINCE FATHER HAD GONE EVERYTHING SPOKE OF HIM
 As a matter of fact only three days elapsed before she obtained a tenant, and the agent had easily secured an advance of a hundred dollars a year to the good, as Captain Carey had obtained a very favorable figure when he took the house. It was the beginning of April, and letters from Colonel Wheeler had already asked instructions about having the vegetable garden ploughed. It was finally decided that the girls should leave their spring term of school unfinished, and that the family should move to Beulah during Gilbert's Easter vacation. Mother Carey gave due reflection to the interrupted studies, but concluded that for two girls like Nancy and Kathleen the making of a new home would be more instructive and inspiring, and more fruitful in its results, than weeks of book learning. Youth delights in change, in the prospect of new scenes and fresh adventures, and as it is never troubled by any doubts as to the wisdom of its plans, the Carey children were full of vigor and energy just now.  SOON AS POSSIBLE AS A MATTER OF FACT ONLY THREE DAYS ELAPSED BEFORE SHE OBTAINED A TENANT AND THE AGENT HAD EASILY SECURED AN ADVANCE OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR TO THE GOOD AS CAPTAIN CAREY HAD OBTAINED A VERY FAVORABLE FIGURE WHEN HE TOOK THE HOUSE IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AND LETTERS FROM COLONEL WHEELER HAD ALREADY ASKED INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HAVING THE VEGETABLE GARDEN CLOUD IT WAS FINALLY DECIDED THAT THE GIRLS SHOULD LEAVE THEIR SPRING TERM OF SCHOOL UNFINISHED AND THAT THE FAMILY SHOULD MOVE TO BEULAH DURING GILBERT'S EASTER VACATION MOTHER CAREY GAVE DUE REFLECTION TO THE INTERRUPTED STUDIES BUT CONCLUDED THAT FOR TWO GIRLS LIKE NANCY AND KATHLEEN THE MAKING OF A NEW HOME WOULD BE MORE INSTRUCTIVE AND INSPIRING AND MORE FRUITFUL IN ITS RESULTS THAN WEEKS OF BOOK LEARNING YOUTH DELIGHTS AND CHANGE AT THE PROSPECT OF NEW SCENES AND FRESH ADVENTURES AND AS IT IS NEVER TROUBLED BY ANY DOUBTS AS TO THE WISDOM OF ITS PLANS THE CAREY CHILDREN WERE FULL OF VIGOR AND ENERGY JUST NOW
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