Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-04-28

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v. q half term called upon her and state
i. that | considered the engagement bindin
st for twenty -four lessons, but would villingl
5 wait until the young lady was quite reco,
cred. The mother appeared TO asser
r with willingness to this arrangement, an
Q took the prof1ered money without commen
An hour or two afterI received q laconi
: epistle stating that the lady had already er
}, gagged another teacher, whom she though
r preterable-that she had offered me III
amount due for half Of the term, and ha
declined receiving it-therefore she shoul
$ not offer it again. wrote a polite, bu
( very plain, reply to this note. and enclose'
my bill for the whole Term, but have neve
heard from her since. E'' 81 YES
'Do you mean to say that she actually
received the money which you returned L
her without reluctance, and gave you NJ
notice Of her intention to employ anothe
teacher!' demanded the old gentleman.
u Certainly, and, besides this, alterward.
ascertained that the young lady was actual
ly receiving lesson from another teach
er, when called at the house-,herefore
the plea Of indisposi,ion was entirely false
The most perfect satisfaction had ALWAYS
been expressed as to the progress of the pu.
pill, and no cause wus assigned for the
change
Il hope you have met with few cases as
bad as this,' remarked Uncle Joshua
/, The world must be in a worse s:a,e than
even | had supposed, if such imposition is
common -s z,5t 5'-t r LIZ t~E
"7'This may be an extreme case,' replied
Mrs. Morrison, 'but could relate many
others which are little better. However,
you will soon weary Of my experience in
this way, uncle Joshua, and will there.
fore mention but one other instance. One
bitter cold day in January, Icalled at the
house Of a lady who had owed me a small
amount for nearly year, and after repeat
ed delay had reluctantly fixed this day as
the time when she would pay me at least
part of what was due. | was told by the
servant who opened the door that the lady
was not at home. ~ aa5 ss =.
S'What time will she be in,' inquired.
sNot 6r some hours, was tie reply. "
Leaving word that | would call again
towards evening, / retraced my steps feel.
ing much disappointed at my i'll success, as
| had felt quite sure of obtaining the mon
ey. About Eve o'clock, again presented
myself at the door, and was again informed
that the lady was not at home. zHrt sg-
4 will walk in and wait for her return
[@replied. stf ss,4a'i agli % .,asse ~
Theservant appeared somewhat startled
at this, but after little delay, ushered me
into the parlor. Two little boys of four
and six years ofage were playing about the
room. joined in their sports and soon
became quite familiar with them. FIalf an
hour had passed away when enqured of
the oldest boy what time he expected his
mother. rs's -rs
Not till late,' he answered hesitntingly.
"Did she take the baby with her this cold
daya' asked. E7r*1 s.ss,7 a-r;s *E7
Yes ma'am,' promptly replied the girl
who under pretenee Of attending to the
children, frequently came into the room.
The youngest child guzed earnestly in
my face, and said smilingly- 5s-f
'Mother has not gone away she is up
stairs She ran away with baby when she
saw you coming, and told US 10 say she had
gone out. am afraid brother will take
cold for there is no fire up stairs ks
,'It is no such a thing,' exclaimed the
girl and the eldest boy, She is not up
stairs, ma am, or she would see you.' -
But even as they spoke the loud cries
Of an infant were heard, and voice at the
head of the stairs calling Jenny. @
The girl obeyed, and presently returned
with the child in her arms, its face, neck
and hands purple with cold.
Poor little thing it has got its death in
that cold room,' she said. Mistress cannot
see you tna'um, she is sick and gone to bed
This last story was probably equally
false with the other, but felt it was useless
to remain, and with feelings of deep regret
for the poor children who were so early
taught an entire disregard for truth, and Of
sorrow for the exposure TO cold to which
had innocently subjected,h infant, / left
the house. A few days after, heard that
the little one had died with Group. Jenny,
whom accidentally met in the street, as.
sured me that he took the cold which caus.
ed his death from the exposure on the after
noon ofmy call, as he became ill the fol. |
lowing day. improved the opportunity I
to endeavor 10 impress upon tho mind OF
the poor girl ithe sin of which she had been
guilty, in telling falsehood even in obe-
dience to the commands Of her mistress;
and hope that what said may be useful
to her. fNt s'laJ''s=s sEF q. s's#ss I'll
The want Of honesty and promptness in
the parents of my pupils often caused me
great Inconvenience and frequently found
it difficult to meet my rent when it became
due. Still | have struggled through my
difficulties without contracting any debts
until this winter, but the sickness which has
prevailed in my school has so materially
lessened my income, and my family OK.
penses have, for the same reason, been SO
much greater, that | fear it will be quite
for me to continue in my present
situation ai''
DO not be discouraged said uncle Josh