REWARDS
Agoodwaytofindoutwhichhasthemostbenefercenteffectwouldbetotryrewardsonmyselfthisnextweekandwritemycompositiontheverylastday，whenIseehowmycharacteris。Itishardtofindrewardsforyourself，butperhapsAuntJaneandsomeofthegirlswouldeachgivemeonetohelpout。Icouldcarrymybeadpursetoschooleveryday，orwearmycoralchainalittlewhilebeforeIgotosleepatnight。IcouldreadCoraortheSorrowsofaDoctor’sWifealittleoftener，butthat’salltherewardsIcanthinkof。IfearAuntMirandawouldsaytheyarewickedbutoh！iftheyshouldturnoutbenefercenthowgladandjoyfullifewouldbetome！Asweetandbeautifulcharacter，belovedbymyteacherandschoolmates，admiredandpettedbymyauntsandneighbors，yetcarryingmybeadpurseconstantly，withperhapsmybesthatonWednesdayafternoons，aswellasSundays！
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AGREATSHOCK
ThereasonwhyAliceRobinsoncouldnotplaywas，shewasbeingpunishedforbreakinghermother’sblueplatter。JustbeforesuppermystorybeingfinishedIwentupGuideBoardhilltoseehowshewasbearingupandshespoketomefromherwindow。Shesaidshedidnotmindbeingpunishedbecauseshehadn’tbeenforalongtime，andshehopeditwouldhelpherwithhercomposition。Shethoughtitwouldgiveherthoughts，andtomorrow’sthelastdayforhertohaveany。ThisgavemeagoodideaandItoldhertocallherfatherupandbeghimtobeatherviolently。Itwouldhurt，Isaid，butperhapsnoneoftheothergirlswouldhaveapunishmentlikethat，andhercompositionwouldbealldifferentandsplendid。IwouldborrowAuntMiranda’switchhayzelandpouritonherwoundsliketheSamaritanintheBible。