02612cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000200011324500620013326400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034550000310038150802200041252013120063253400450194465300300198965300370201965300730205665300400212965300330216985600430220299900170224514897UtSlPG20260610133341.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aSea, Sophie Fox11a"That Old-Time Child, Roberta": Her Home-Life on the Farm 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-02-05  aE-text prepared by David Garcia, Melissa Er-Raqabi, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from page images generously made available by the Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/)  a"That Old-Time Child, Roberta: Her Home-Life on the Farm" by Sophie Fox Sea is a children's story written in the late 19th century, which captures the life of a young girl named Roberta Marsden on a Kentucky farm before the Civil War. The narrative focuses on Roberta's loveable nature, her unique relationships with family members and the household staff, including the African American community residing on the farm. It explores themes of compassion, caring for others, and the joys of rural life through the innocence of childhood.  The opening of the story paints a vivid picture of Roberta's idyllic childhood, characterized by her kindness and a strong sense of empathy for both people and animals. As a child, she is affectionately nicknamed "Lil Missus" by the workers on the farm due to her nurturing demeanor. Despite the troubles surrounding her family, including her mother's sadness and the absence of her father, Roberta finds joy in her daily interactions, including making a positive impact on those around her, helping sick children, and tending to animals. Descriptions of the farm's landscape and Roberta's imaginative experiences enrich the opening section, inviting readers into a world of love, beauty, and the simplicity of country life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGirls -- Juvenile fiction  aCountry life -- Juvenile fiction  aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction  aPlantation life -- Juvenile fiction  aKentucky -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14897  c56285d56285