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They studied the history of wars much as they
conned their lessons in geography. Scenes of strife belonged to
the past, or were enacted among people wholly unlike any who dwelt
in their peaceful community. That Americans should ever fight each
other was as undreamed of as that the minister should have a
pitched battle in the street with his Sunday-school
superintendent. They rejoiced mildly when in their progress
through the United States history they came to pages descriptive
of Indian wars and the Revolutionary struggle, since they found
their lessons then more easily remembered than the wordy disputes
and little understood decisions of statesmen. The first skating on
the pond was an event which far transcended in importance anything
related between the green covers of the old history book, while to
Albert Nichol the privilege of strapping skates on the feet of
little Helen Kemble, and gliding away with her over the smooth
ice, was a triumph unknown by any general. He was the son of a
plain farmer, and she the daughter of the village banker.


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