Chapter 2.
Teenage years
from 12 to 19.
1872 to 1879
Compositions: Composition 1. The
Longest Journey I Ever Made.
This may be the first composition of her school year, and may
have been an assigned topic or a free topic. A few corrections
were
made -- possibly by the teacher. And a mark of "8.0" was given --
typical of marks she received for all her compositions. It
describes
what appears to be a true trip she made to Cornwall, Ontario. This may
have been a trip made with her stepmother Mary Eastman/Reed, as her
stepmother was from Cornwall.
