Childhood

While I am answering questions of the public, I must tell of my childhood. It was mostly a happy one, filled with plays and knowledge. My family were abolitionists, so we housed fugitive slaves occasionally. It was fun to hear their stories! I am the second daughter of four, and was always a tomboy. I hated wearing long stuffy dresses! For a time, we lived in a "new world" or at least a new house. We grew everything and even took cold baths! It was fine until the "followers" decided they'd had enough. That was the end of that!

Right: Louisa May Alcott, born Nov. 29th, 1832, Died March 6th, 1888.