The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-05-30
MISS GREEN'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
May 8, 1850,

Miss Georgiana Aurelia Atkins Green was
an intimate friend of mine, or rather, perhaps,
I should say, her mothers brother boardedmy
horse, and 1 bought my meat of her father. 1t
was the determination of Mrs. Green that she
should be a finished lady. During the finish
pied three years, and was performed at a fash
ionable boarding school, between the ages of
fifteen and eighteen, regardless of expense
When she was finished of, she was brought
home in triumph, and exhibited ON various
occasions to crowds of admiring friends. l
went one evening to see her. She was really
very pretty, and took her role with spirit, and
acted admirably. / saw a portfolio lying upon
the piano, and knowing that I was expected to
seize upon it at once, l did so, against Miss
Green's protestation, which she was expected
to make, of course.
I found in it various pencil drawings, a
crayen head of the infant Samuel, and a terri
BILE shipwreck in India ink. The sketches
were not without merit. These we're all looked
over and praised, of course.
Then came the music. This was some years
ago; and the most that I remember is thatshe
played 80 Dolce Concerto" with the varia-
tions, and the "Battle of Prague" the latter
of which her mother explained to me during
its progress. The pieces were eleverly exc
cuted, and then I undertook to talk to the
Young woman. I gathered from her CONVEX
sation that Mrs. Martinez, the principal of the
school where she had been finished, was a lady
of $50 much style,p that Miss Kittleton OF
New York was the dearest girl in the school.
and that Georgiana and the said Kittleton'
were such friends that they always dressed
alike and that Miss Kittleton's brother, Fred
is a magnificent fellow. The last was said
with a blush, embarrassments of which she es
capped gracefully, by saying old Kittleton was
a banker and rolled in money.
1t was, easy to see that the parents of this
dear girl admired her profoundly. I pitied
her and them, and determined, as a matter Of
duty, that / would shew her just how much
her accomplishments were worth. 1 accord
ingly 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 aftel
tea was over, I expressed my delight that there
was one young lady in our neighborhood who
could do something to elevate the tone of on
society. / then drew out, in a careless way,
letter I had Just received from a Frenchman
and asked of Miss Green the favor to read j
to me. She took the letter, blushed, wen
half through the first line correctly, and theI
broke down on a simple word, and confessed
that she could not read it. 1t was a LITTLE
cruel; but I wished to do her good, and pro
ceeded with my experiment. 1 took up
piece of music, and asked her IT she had seer
It. She had not. I told her there was
treasure in store for both of us. I had heart
the song once, and I would try to sing it i
she would play the accompaniment. She de
clared she could not do it without practice
but I told her she was too modest by half. y
I dragged her; protesting, to the piano.
knew she would break down. She knew sh'
would, and she did. Well, I would not le
her rise; for as Mr.. and Mrs. Green were fonC
of the old-fashioned church music, and haC
been singers in their day and in their way, ]
selected an old tune and called them to the
piano to assist. Miss Green gave us the key
and we started off in fine style. It was a race
to see (which would come out ahead. Georgi
ana won by skipping most of the notes. Sh.
rose from the piano with her cheeks as red a
beets.
aBy the way said I, HGeorgiana, you
teacher of drawing must have been an excel
lent one" 1 did not tell her that I had seel
evidence Of this in her own efforts of art, Blu
I touched the right spring, and the lady CAV
me the teachers credentials and told me wha
such and such people had said to her.