Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-19
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA: JANUARY 10. 1913

pected failure Of their fathers, have been
compelled to go aud learn the millinery
or dress .'naking business. by which they
have afterwards maintained themselves.
and in some instances set up the business
and assisted to edcuate their younger
brothers acd sisters
Il would die first, uncle!' Cecilia eiac-
ulated with indignant emphasis.
Rather than not thus devote your
knowledge and energies to the support of
| your brothers and sisters, were your ia
Their thus unfortunate! Noble girl -
How much credit my sister deserves for
her jndiclous care over you And you
have alsosbeen Taught something of your
requisite duties in case OF sickness p
How to treat Il burn--hnw to act in case
of a sudden attack of child. in the mid
die Of the night, with that dreadful dis
ease the Group? In what manner to pro
coed should child get any thing in it's
threat? You understand all this. toe?'
Indeed, don't understand word of
! it, and don't wish to-
'Cecilia!' said the old gentleman in a
tone of well affected surprise.
We'll don't then, can tell you.-
And don't now any of those com
mon servants and serving women's du-
ties YOU have been talking about
what! not knew how to make bon
net7'
MOP .--
Nor your own dresses-s'
MOI
tNor how to make bread7'
mo, indeed don't /! That's servants
| work.
Nor to pickle and preserve7'
Mop
Nor how TO make puddirgs and pies::'
Mo-
Nor how to roast meat and do the ge-
neral cooking of a famiIy?'
Ne. No! Mop
'Poor girl..' calculated Uncle Peter
with look of profound sorrow and aston.
ishment-'She is about finishing her ed
ucafion, and yet knows nothing of any
useful employment. All me! what will
become of her?'
'You are disposed to be facetious, Un-
cle,' Cecilia now said, recovering herself
by an effort; for although she felt provo
ked at him. she did not wish to be so,
and therefore endeavored to put away
such unklnd feelings.
Indeed. then, my child,' Uncle Peter
said, his tone and manner entirely chang
ing, 4 am serious when | say that your
finished education will be Of little use to
you, if all the branches have named be
neglected.
Il am sure l cannot understand you,
Uncle.'
''rhen.I will try to make myself. CON-
pretended. What do you expect to be
or to do when you become woman ?
when become woman! Why,am
II not woman now p
"A woman.' ......
'Yes. woman.' And Cecilia drew
herself up and looked exceedingly digni-
! fed.
| THE girls didn't become women SO
soon when | was young. But all me
.imes are changed Well, what do you
expect to be or do when you leave
school? p .-
'WhysI expect TO enjoy myself a while
going into company. And then'-hesi-
Eating.
We'll, and what then, Cecilia? Speak
OUT
Then expect TO be married.
DO you? All! so l supposed. And
then you expect to live in house of your
own ?
OF course do! Don't all married
people?'
Then, seriously, CECILIA, should
like TO- know what great use music, and
dancing, and drawing, and flower paint
ing, and French and Italian. and all the
other things you are learning. are going
to be to you after you are married, and
have house Of your of your own:?'
why, great deal Of USE
! well, let us hear what tie use is to
be-
sThey viii not only be my passport
into good society, but will add TO the
social pleasures Of home.'
so far SO good. But do you expect
I ~ VIC III sot'0tJ eHC SiC"tcl pat VI J o"'
time ? Will nothing require your atten-
ton or your care but vis:tings and social
recreations? Uncle Peter asked, who
could be very sensible and serious when
no chose to be so.
Nothing, that know off,
Poor child! You have much yet to
learn, see; and what is worse, the les
son will be a hard one.'
/ This was said half musinglv, when
Uncle Peter fell into deep reverie,
which was interrupted by the entrance OF
company, when he, feeling but little in
clination to sit and hear hours fashiona-
Bile, unnatural, frothy gossip, took his hat,
and departed.
THE NizZpr's Doctrine. 1t is stated
that number of persons in Philadelphia
have become inoculated with the Miller
doctrine Of the destruction Of the world