The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-02-27

your shoulder, and catching few CLEANS Of the
sunshine that letter poured iuto the hearts of
your dear ones al home.
=" l think you would smile, dear mamma if Won
could peep, this Saturday afternoon, through the
chinkS of the cabin that covers your Annie, and
see for yourself by what and by whom she IL en-
virooed Don't think for momen. that have
not comfortable home--oh, 30. lr You could
see the heaped pan of pumpkin--genuine Yam
kee-descendei pumpkin-that good Mrs Usher
has just poured from her mammoth kettle, Won
would be satisfied that ! am in no danger Of star
walton, in this "stranger-lapdp To be sure [
sometimes think-should l not have frozen ry
heart If did not ?of the cory corner Of the home
firesde where | used to nestle down on rsy little
stool at your feet, and lean my head on your lap
while father-God bless him ,---recited the even
ing psalm
"That was the dearest hour Of sill the twenty
four Every sunset brings Il back to me, as
walked home yes, this is a sor, Of home to me al
ready over the purple prairie, sprinkled with
golden blossoms as an Eastern bride with Jewels
and glowing in the game Of the setting sun! Oh,
for some watch-tower Of a hill 10 mount and TO
fsintsst Alue cu+has. against ,sse hosizon would
look like shadow from honO!
Papa is shaking his spectscles sofly, know.
and saying, Romance little daughter where is
the Teali,y of your lifep All, dear father !, il
here You would be eatshed NJ to the discipline
of labor which you once told me WIS needed to
bring out any energies that might lie latent In
my character, if your glance could once run over
my hayward flock, as they stray in every morn
ing TO the log sohool-house from all corners and
orsnnies Of the prairie. | have given you my
first experience in tanning them into silence and
subsection. You will he glad to hear that have
succeeded in impressing some sort Of rule of or
der upon their restless spirits, beyond the " in
ward moving" TO all manner Of mischief But
you never can conceive of the ignorance OF these
children American. children ~ most of
thesa axe, though many are from other lands
American citizens as they must all be in few
years. to take their allotted places in our ship of
State. Oh! were it not for Him who hath in
his hand the winds and the waves even of hu-
man wilyalaess, should fcrcf6AeIs wreck on tho
rocks Of ignorance and error, in such unskiful
hands!
"Yet my school is not what may he called diff.
fcnlE one nor does il tax my energies too great
ly so your aflectouate little anxieiies about my
health, dear mamma, are quite unnecessary.
expect to shine forth as sy-choekel as Dame
Usher herself when | have bsitled with the
prairie winds long enough And such y wonder
full appetite ~ this wonderful West bestows
y, "A
any New England tea-table; bat here, finding it
ranked quite sbclow par ard no exception TO
general rules, ! succeed in preserving some degree
of self-respeet!
Z" My melodeon is perfect comt0Tt- that is MI
can say of it! 1t speaks to me of home every
day, and sings fathers fsyortetuncs aud songs &c
wondering, wide-opcn ears Oh, yOu wo1d have
laughed, on the frs, of night lis arrival, if you
could have seen the children crowd around it in
opeu-mouthel curiosity and the elders peep over
their heads as inquiringly.
G. That yur's mighty cu-Ass machine Mas
Miehtnt yc make it speak . exclaimed one hon
est fellow
"What are them pegs for, please nailm p AK
Cd y boy, The eldest hopeful
Hold your tongue, Bob are you green 2
whispered his sister, nndging his elbow them
are TO phi oar tie nrgus'n
"'Wadna yo gle us "Aald Lang Syne 11'
spoke sandy haired Sootchman, the g...sast OF
the group, rs passed my fugcrs over The keys.
a." Yankee Doodle F'' interrupted Me ush-
er, starting up there's maught In natur' equal
to Yankee Doodle w'
"Of course ! played both ami thea | SING
fathers sona tilii, all a - ,.ss.iiy Mr.
shsia a. efore had finished - sasus
an affecting first impression
"'Gracious me ? calculated the kind woman.
Il haven't heard singih to beat thai, since used
to Trend the chcir meetio' ap Oh pefrias hil',
away in " old Connecticut w
"But what nonsense have been scribbling!
IL is time for me to stop, ! am sure you will
say and, moreover, Mrs Usher Is calling me
to the suppcr.table, warning me that the bis
emit and tea are cooling off" My marvel
lous appetite seconds her entresty. DO, do
write rae ofteni You cannot know how dear
your letters are, when | cannot see your faces!
Don't forget that am in lonely land and yet
not alone for the Father Is with me-
Good highland good bye!
"YouR ANNIEn