The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-09
Miss Green's Accomplishments.

vas on intimate friend of mine, or rather, al
perhaps, should say, her mothers brother a.
boarded my horse, and bought my meat OF p
her father. 1t was the determination Of Fl
Mrs. Green that she should be finished b
lady. During the finishing process l saw y
but little of her. II occupied three years, il
and was performed at fashionable boarding I
school, between the age of fifteen and eigh. {
teen, regardless of expense. When she a
was finished off, she was brought home in a
triumph, and exhibited on various occasions
to crowds of admiring friends. went one t
evening to see her. She was really very 9
pretty, and took her role with spirit, and {
acted admirably. saw port folio lying {
upon the piano, and knowing that was ex
pected to seize upon it OF once, did so l
against Miss Green's protestation, which she {
was expected to make, of course. found
in it various pencil drawings, croyon head
Of the infant Samuel, and terrible ship.
wreck in fnda ink. The sketches were not
without merit. These were all looked over
and praised, OF course.
Then came the music. This was some
years ago and the most that remember is
that she played 80 Dolce Concerto" with
the variations, and the "Battle Of Prague"
| the latter of which the mother explained to
me during its progress. The pieces were
ceverly executed, and then l undertook to
talk to the young woman. | gathered from
J her conversation that Mrs. Mortinee, the
I principal of the school where she had finish
ed was lady of $50 much style," that Miss
Kittleton of New York was the dearest girl
in the school, and that Georgiana and the
said 'K,teton" were such friends that they
always dressed alike, and that Miss Kttle-
toms brother, Fred, is such q magnificent
fellow. The last was said with blush,
embarrassments Of which she escaped grace
fully, by saying Kittleton was banker and
rolled in money.
1t was easy to see that the parents of this
dear girl admired her profoundly. pitied
her and them, and determined, as a 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 quiet way.
!, They all came on the appointed evening and
after tea was over, expressed my delight
that there was one young lady in our neigh.
borhood who could do something to elevate
the tone OF society. then drew out, in
49, careless woy, letter had just receive
from Frenchman, and asked OF Miss Greer
the favor to read it to me. She took tht
letter, bIushed, went half through the frs
line correctly, and then broke down on
simple word, aud confessed that she coult
not read it. 1t was q little cruel but
\ wished to do her a little good, and proceeded
with my experiment. | took piece o
music, and asked her is she had seen it,
-. She had not. told her there was treas
ure in store for both OF US. | had heard th
- song once and would try to sing it if sh
would play the accompaniment. She de
clared she could not do it without practice
but told her she was too modest by hal
=, So dragged her, protesting, to the pianc
I knew she would break down. She kne,
=. she would, end she did. Well, would nj
let her rise for as Mr.. and Mrs. Green wer
fond Of the good old-fashioned church musi
and had been singers in their doy and in the
-. way, selected an old tune and called the'
of to the piano to assist. Miss Green gave /
the key, and we started off in fine style.
!, was race 10 see who would come out ahea
IN Georgiana won by skipping most of Il
,rs notes. She rose from the piano with chez
as red us beets.
ser "By the way" said I, "Georgiana, 20
u, teacher of drawing mrst have been on G
oo. cellent one" did not tell her that h
,;s. seen evidence of this in her own efforts
,vil art, but touched the right spring, and
he'd lady gave me the teachers credentials a
told me what such and such people had ST
,rty to her.
had SWELL" said I, 81 am glad if there is o
heir young WoWtH WIN ""s 'H@o O'"'
and properly. Now you have nothing to do
nee to practice your delightful art. and you m
ON. do something for the benefit of your frien
ring | promised sketch of my house to p
ow. tcul lar friend at distance, and you sh
md come TO morrow and make one. RENE
,tin ber the beautiful cottage among your sket
es, and I should prize sketch Of my o,
in even half so we'll done, very highly"
Iere The poor girl had blushed again, and fr
ace. the troubled countenances OF her parent
,ous saw that they began to comprehend, in
,s it tinctly, the shallowness-the absol
had worthlessness--of the "accomplishmen
tion that had cost them so much. Georgi
in acknowledged that she had never sketc
anv from nature-that her teacher had never
Hoax qured it oil her, and that she had no CO
Ind dende that she could sketch so simple
object as my house. The Greens tool
hus early leave, and, regret to say, cool I
ness They were mortified, and there was not {
aged sense enough in the girl to make an
and provement of the hints had given he
more The Green family resided on a street th
mple always took on my way to the post OF
and there was rarely a pleasant evening
sps." did not show their parlor lighted and
1" pany within 1t. heard the same ola va