Libby had grown into a beautiful young lady. She was thirteen years old by that time, and the youngest of the three sisters.
She had an amiable personality, cared about others and liked to help them. She was enthusiastic, energetic, cheerful, courageous, fearless and loyal friend.
Her goodly hazel green eyes were like the eyes of doves when washed by the dews of the morning, like sapphires shining bright.
Her glossy fair hair with weave little braids along her curls, reached her wasp waist.
She had unblemished skin with a peaches and cream complexion, a pointy nose and blush-pink lips.
She wore long tunics, the length of garments reached her ankles, belted at the waist and very simply decorated. Outdoors, she wore another tunic over it. She also wore cloaks, and woollen socks, and covered her legs with stockings, and wore leather shoes, that were worn before her, by her sisters.
By age twelve, a child began to take on a more serious role in family duties.
Libby together with her sisters helped their mother and auntie with tending their vegetable garden, mending clothes, churning butter, and performing simple tasks to help with the cooking, and other household chores.
She secretly visited the Church, without her father and grandmother noticing, and gathered with other kids to receive classes that were taught by the priest.
According to common law a boy or a girl was considered a child from the time he or she was born until the age of around twelve. At this age the child was considered capable enough to differentiate between right and wrong, thus rendering them responsible for their acts.
Although in obedience to the same law girls could marry at the age of twelve, this was relatively uncommon unless a child was an heiress or belonged to a family of noble birth. Peasant children like Libby and her sisters stayed at home and continued to learn and develop domestic skills and husbandry at this age.