Farmington [Illustration] FARMINGTON _By_ CLARENCE S. DARROW CHICAGO A. C. M^cCLURG & CO. 1904 COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY A. C. MCCLURG & CO. Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London. _All rights reserved._ Published September 24, 1904 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. ABOUT MY STORY 1 II. OF MY CHILDHOOD 11 III. MY HOME 21 IV. MY FATHER 32 V. THE DISTRICT SCHOOL 43 VI. THE SCHOOL READERS 56 VII. THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 74 VIII. FARMINGTON 84 IX. THE CHURCH 96 X. THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL 110 XI. THE BURYING-GROUND 120 XII. CHILDHOOD SURROUNDINGS 130 XIII. ILLUSIONS 144 XIV. ABOUT GIRLS 155 XV. FISHING 165 XVI. RULES OF CONDUCT 177 XVII. HOLIDAYS 193 XVIII. BASEBALL 208 XIX. AUNT MARY 220 XX. FERMAN HENRY 232 XXI. AUNT LOUISA 243 XXII. THE SUMMER VACATION 254 XXIII. HOW I FAILED 264 FARMINGTON CHAPTER I ABOUT MY STORY