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[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Emily#2,
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[Joanna]

Hmmm, nobody has the answer yet, though a few are getting a little warm...😄

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Hmmm, nobody has the answer yet, though a few are getting a little warm...😄"

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Ooh! Ooh! Is one of those me???

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hmmm, nobody has the answer yet, though a few are getting a little warm...😄"

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Ooh! Ooh! Is one of those me???"

Sort of? He was outside anyways. 😅

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hmmm, nobody has the answer yet, though a few are getting a little warm...😄"

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Ooh! Ooh! Is one of those me???"

Sort of? He was outside anyways. 😅"

😒 *probably playing a flute*

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hmmm, nobody has the answer yet, though a few are getting a little warm...😄"

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Ooh! Ooh! Is one of those me???"

Sort of? He was outside anyways...."

Noooo, forget the flute!! 🙄

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hmmm, nobody has the answer yet, though a few are getting a little warm...😄"

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Ooh! Ooh! Is one of those me???"

Sort of? He was out..."

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[Joanna]

Does anyone have any more guesses? I really thought Ruth would know this one! 😄

[Hannah]

He was counting rings on a tree stump!

[Hannah]

Finally had to look on Wikipedia. So if my answer gets excluded for "cheating" that's fine. It was just driving me insane to know the answer.

Not that Wikipedia is always correct. I thought I'd found the correct answer on Britannica Encyclopedia this morning BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT!!!

[Pamela]

Anhh! I think I know the answer. I'll hold out a bit longer to see if anybody else figures it out. It has something to do with being outside. I think? You have really given us a tough one this time, Meg! A good one, though!
Pammy Jo

[Pamela]

Uh oh...Hannah's answer makes me think I am wrong. I was going to say he was surveying land, but now I don't think I am right!
Pamela

[Joanna]

Hannah wrote: "He was counting rings on a tree stump!"

Give-away! 😒🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Hannah wrote: "He was counting rings on a tree stump!"

Give-away! 😒🤣"

Ooh what's you giving away??

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hannah wrote: "He was counting rings on a tree stump!"

Give-away! 😒🤣"

Ooh what's you giving away??"

The answer! 😄

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hannah wrote: "He was counting rings on a tree stump!"

Give-away! 😒🤣"

Ooh what's you giving away??"

The answer! 😄"

🤣🤣 So Hannah's right?

[Joanna]

Thoreau had suffered periodically from tuberculosis since his college days. In 1860, he caught bronchitis from counting tree rings in either a rainstorm or snowstorm (accounts differ). His health declined and he died in 1862.

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Thoreau had suffered periodically from tuberculosis since his college days. In 1860, he caught bronchitis from counting tree rings in either a rainstorm or snowstorm (accounts differ). His health d..."

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[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Thoreau had suffered periodically from tuberculosis since his college days. In 1860, he caught bronchitis from counting tree rings in either a rainstorm or snowstorm (accounts differ). …

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Told you it was characteristically Thoreau! 😄

[Lily Rose]

Hannah, do you want to ask an easy question?

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Dorothy wrote: "Hannah, do you want to ask an easy question?"

Dorry has spoken so you better do it... 🤣🤣🤣
(For my sake as well...)

[Hannah]

OOOO, it's my turn!?! Okay, lemme think of something!

[Ruth]

I recall Thoreau counting tree rings,
I just didn't know it was after a
rain/snow storm. He get up around
three in the morning and walk for miles,
hence my guess.

[Ruth]

Congratulations Hannah!👏👏

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Hannah, do you want to ask an easy question?"

Dorry has spoken so you better do it... 🤣🤣🤣
(For my sake as well...)"

Nothing like a subtle hint! 🙄🤣

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "I recall Thoreau counting tree rings,
I just didn't know it was after a
rain/snow storm. He get up around
three in the morning and walk for miles,
hence my guess."

That's a logical guess, Ruth! One article I read said he was counting rings at night in a rainstorm, but I would think that would be pretty hard!

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Hannah, do you want to ask an easy question?"

Dorry has spoken so you better do it... 🤣🤣🤣
(For my sake as well...)"

Nothing like a subtle hint! 🙄🤣"

🙊🤣🤣

[Hannah]

This may be a deep question but here goes -

What happens in chapter 9 of Huckleberry Finn to symbolize Noah's flood?

I just learned this today from taking that online Twain course from Hillsdale College.

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Hannah wrote: "This may be a deep question but here goes -

What happens in chapter 9 of Huckleberry Finn to symbolize Noah's flood?

I just learned this today from taking that online Twain course from Hillsdal..."

Yep, great question Hansie, but I'll be sitting this one out. I hate to admit it, but I've never read any Mark Twain. 🤐

[Joanna]

Would it be cheating to read chapter 9? I think I've read Huckleberry Finn twice but it's been a while! 😅

[Lily Rose]

I agree with Meggy, and I don't think it would be cheating, so I'm going to do it!

[Lily Rose]

Are you sure it's chapter 9?

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

😲🙊

[Allyson]

Um, they went out on a boat??

[Allyson]

BTW, I cannot believe you got the last question right Hansie!! When I read that I was like that's so good, why didn't I come up with that?! And then Meg was like and the winner is Hannah.😮 Here I thought you were being sarcastic!!

[Ruth]

A very good question, Hannah.
I have to go back in time to
find the answer- it's been that long.

[Hannah]

This question was made for research! Go dig into chp. 9 and tell me what you find! What reminds you of the Noah story?

[Joanna]

Sarah, I enjoy Mark Twain's humor but otherwise don't take him too seriously (he made fun of one of my favorite authors so now I really have a bone to pick with him! 😅). I don't know a whole lot about him besides what I've gathered from his writings but I did get the impression that he wasn't religious. Hannah has been taking a free course about him from Hilldale College and I'm planning to do the same soon. It sounds really interesting and I'm hoping it covers some of his beliefs!

[Joanna]

Sarah wrote: "Again, I'm very neutral (I might have come across as a person who hates Mark Twain but again I've only read two of his book "Huckberry Fin" and "Tom Sawyer") so again not someone I typically debate..."

Yes, that makes sense, Sarah! Personally I have no problem with reading a book by an author with a different view point as long as I know where my own faith stands and there is nothing immoral in the work (there are a couple of Twain stories that I'm pretty leery of reading, judging by the titles though).

[Ruth]

Good aftetnoon everyone!
It"s nice to see you Sarah.
I like to walk into an interesting discussion.

[Ruth]

Sarah wrote: "Yes and didn't believe in an afterlife (making Christianity useless). Also, he questioned many times if even God existed but was afraid to say this due to him living in a time when everyone had a r..."

Hi Sarah,
You make an interesting point.
It is good to question things, to question
God, because it leads to understanding-
just as a child does when they see a world
they don't understand, they need to know
why. This is how we learn in our personal
growth, even God instructs us- he who lacks
wisdom, let him ask. Asking leads knowing,
personal knowledge of Him.
On the other hand, to question as in to doubt
and blame leads to cynicism, which is another
form of mockery and contempt.
Mark Twain may have attended church and knew
about God, but he spoke of what he believed,
ergo a cynic.

[Allyson]

I think (though I'm not positive on this) that Mark Twain was religious (or at least somewhat religious) for the majority of his life until his twenty seven year old daughter died and then I think his wife died from depression, he really sunk into depression after that and turned his back on God.

[Ruth]

Allyson wrote: "I think (though I'm not positive on this) that Mark Twain was religious (or at least somewhat religious) for the majority of his life until his twenty seven year old daughter died and then I think ..."

Which daughter?
He was close to his oldest.

[Allyson]

I don't know, Ruth.🤷

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Hannah, are you going to announce the answer?

[Allyson]

Just looked it up, I guess I meant twenty four, not twenty seven, it was Susy. She was the oldest daughter and, yes, he was very close to her.

[Joanna]

Allyson wrote: "Just looked it up, I guess I meant twenty four, not twenty seven, it was Susy. She was the oldest daughter and, yes, he was very close to her."

Very sad.

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Hannah, are you going to announce the answer?"

I thinkg she's going to let us mull over this one a bit longer! 😅

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Hannah, are you going to announce the answer?"

I thinkg she's going to let us mull over this one a bit longer! 😅"

😂😂 I'll just go back to my book then. 😋

[Ruth]

I'm curious about the answer.