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There was a continual bustle from morning till night, and a spirit of merriment that had long been absent. THERE WAS A CONTINUAL BUSTLE FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT AND A SPIRIT OF MERRIMENT THAT HAD LONG BEEN ABSENT
l 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. Charlestown, the old house, the daily life, all had grown sad and dreary to them since father had gone. Everything spoke of him. Even mother longed for something to lift her thought out of the past and give it wings, so that it might fly into the future and find some hope and comfort there. D 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 CHARLESTON THE OLD HOUSE THE DAILY LIFE ALL HAD GROWN SAD AND DREARY TO THEM SINCE FATHER HAD GONE EVERYTHING SPOKE OF HIM EVEN MOTHER LONGED FOR SOMETHING TO LIFT HER THOUGHT OUT OF THE PAST AND GIVE IT WINGS SO THAT IT MIGHT FLY INTO THE FUTURE AND FIND SOME HOPE AND COMFORT THERE
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