The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-03-26

ItoW Of ncr V0Xt'UoOhd WD5cu, IN uVo
years after leaving school, she would
not be obliged to review with the Sc
verest study before she could re.ac-
quire tho credit she won in her last
examination. A woman may have
pet acquisition which che trans
forms, by her manner Of treatment,
into an accomplishment. Botany is
thus transformed not unfrequently,
into very graceful thiny.
An accomplishment differs from q
science, or a system OF truth Of any
kind, acquired during the process Of
education, in that it needs to be per.
manent and so far as possible perfect
to be of any nse to the individual or
to society. Music, drawing, convcr.
sation, composition, the French Ian
guage, dancing-all these in Amer.
ics are rcgarde as accomplishments;
yet OF fifty women who acquire either
of them, or all Of them, not more
than two retain them.
Miss Georgiana Aurslia Atkins
Green was an intimate friend OF
mine, or. rather, perhaps | should
say, her mothers brother boarded
my horse. and bought my meat Of
her father. 1t was the determine.
tion of Mrs. Green that her dsu shter
should be a finished lady. During
the finishing process | saw but little
o: her. 1t occupied three years, and
was performed at a fashionable
boarding school. between the ayes
OF fifteen and eighteen, regardless
OF expense. When she was fl ished
I off, she was brought home in tri-
umph, and exhib, ted on various oc.
casiuns to crowds OF admirng
friends. went one evening to see
her. She was really very pretty.
and took mp her role with spirit, and
acted it admirably. | saw port.
folio lying upon her piano, and
knowing that Was expected to evino
upon it at once, | did so, against
Miss Green's protestation, which she
was expected to make, Of course. |
found in t various pencil drawings,
a crayon head OF the infant Samuel,
and a terrible shipwreck in India
ink. The sk etches were not without
merit, these were all looked over,
and praised, of course. Then came
the music. This was some years
ago, aud the most that remember
is that she played o Dolce Concento
with the variations, and The Battle
of Prague, the latter OF which the
mother explained to me during its
progress. The pieces we're cleverly
executed, and then undertook to
talk with the Young woman. lgath'
cred from her conversation that Mrs.
Martinez, the principal oil the school
where she had been finished, was q
lady of"so much style!" that Miss
Kittleton oi New York was the dear.
est girl in the school, and that she
! |(Georgiana) and the said Kittleton
were such friends that they always
dressed alike; and that Miss Kittle,
toms brother Fred was magnificent
fellow. The last was said with a
blush, from the embarrassments OF
which she escaped gracefully by stat
ing that the old Kittleton was a
banker, and rolled in money.
1t was easy to see that the parents
of this dear girl admired her pro
foundly. J pitied her and them,
and determined, as matter of duty,
that would show her Just how much
her accomplishments were WORTH
accordingly asked Of my wife the
favor to invite the whole family to
tea in a quiet way. They all came,
on the appointed evening, and alter
the tea was over. | expressed my de-
eight that there was one young lady
in our neighborhood who could do
something to elevate the tone Of our
society. then drew out, in care,
less way, a letter | had just received
from Frenchman, aud asked OF Mist
Georgiana the favor to read it to me
She took the letter, blushed, wen1
half through the first line correctly
then broke down on Q simple word
| and confessed that she could not read
lit. 1t was little cruel, but l wish
ed to do her good, and proceeded
with my experiment. l took up
piece OF music, and asked her ii she
\ had seen it. She had not. ] toll
.aher there was q pleasure in store fol
,lboth Of us. had heard the song
once, and would try to sing it II sht
would play the accompaniment
,lShe declared abe could not do i
, without practice, but ! told her sh,
!. was too modest by half. So drag
|ged her. protesting, to the pino.-'
IShe knew she should break down
3 I knew she would, and she did
t Well, ! would not let her rise, 70
' Mr.. and Mrs. Green were fond Q
I the old. fashioned church music. an
+ had been singers in their day, an'
: in their way. Isslscted an old tune
Gland called them 10 the piano TO q