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From: Todd and Anne Marie Charland [mailto:irishtinker@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 9:41 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] CORRECTION FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS COVENTRY CT

 Directions should read.

 

Planted by Irishtinker

On 8/12/02

Rated Easy

 

THE MAY BASKET

Box 2 of 3 of "When I Was a Girl In The Martin Box" By Orra Parker Phelps, an autobiography of a girl living in Coventry, CT in the 1870's.

 

  From box 1 travel over the bridge on Parker Bridge Rd towards Coventry. At the stop sign veer right onto Bunker Hill. At the intersection on Bunker Hill and South Street you will see a triangle with a tree in the middle. Park on the South Street side.  

 

   "Early one evening in May, Father came from the barn where he'd been milking Dancer, the Jersey cow. There was a grin on his face and a twinkle in his eye as he said "Wouldn't be surprised if Orra got a May basket. Saw Leon Lord and Kirk Wallen sneaking down the road; guess I'll surprise them."

    I was thrilled. Never had I had a May basket. I begged Father not to do anything to the boys. "Oh Daddy, don't drive 'em off. I do want a May basket so bad."

    Daddy laughed, "You'll get your basket, but I'll give 'em a scare."

    He went into the little front hall that had a narrow window on each side of the door. He sat down by one and motioned me to look out the other. Presently we saw the two little boys creeping softly across the yard. They got to the door and one stood with fist raised up to knock as soon as the other should hang the basket on the doorknob. The fist never had a chance to fall, for the moment the basket was hung Father gave a tremendous knock on the inside. How those boys did scatter! Father opened the door and handed me a paper box decorated with crimped streamers, it's handle a strip of cat stairs. There was nothing in it but what it matter? I had a May basket I could tell the girls at school about."

 

There is a knot in the tree that has a piece of wood stuck in it. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL NO CARS ARE COMING to remove and replace the box!!!!!!!! Remove the dead wood and find your May basket. 

 

Note: Look at the white farm house on the corner. Note the two long windows on each side of the doors. You can practically see those two boys "creeping softly across the yard" and young Orra watching out the window.  

 

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