The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-03
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~ DIV 10 "poub W ana tnlnk ~ can do
her no harm"
So mammals objections were over.
come, and | danced round the room In
delight,
"Comc, Eva, you must come into tho
other room and 500 tho gentleman. be.
ioro you quito take leave of your sen.
sos; perhaps ho will not bo suited with
your juvenile appearance"
This cooled my ardor somewhat; and
tinidly accompanied him into tho
parlor, whore sat man, who smiled
graciously on mo as I entered. But
whom my father introduced mo as his
daughter who would like tho situation
Of sohooLteacher, ho looked aghast.--
But he ovidontly liked my appearance
for after considering for . while, be hir.
cd mo for the sum of "twelve shillines
per week and board around Boarding
around, Every one knows that that
term Is synonymous with supping with
every child in the family, from the ba.
by upward
1t was not long before it was noised
abroad that little Eva Alton was going
to keep school. Old ladies looked hor.
rlIied, and wondered fmy mother was
crazy; and one old lady, who had seve.
raj grown-up daughters of her own wEo
had tried unsuccesstully to get school,
hoped could get II certificate, but was
awful 'iraid | couldn't. | had had
some misgivings on the subject myself,
but had said nothing about it to any one.
Now, however, | resolved to have one
any way; so, for weeks my books were
my constant companions, and | came
off victorious,
will not stop to tcllyou how we got
stuck in the mud, and had to stay over
night in II little, out-ofthe-way place,
where had to sleep-l did not stop to
count how many in the bed. Suffice it
to say, | got the certificate, and came
homo as proud of my piece of paper as
ever graduate was with his diploma.
"Feel big, don't you? ?" was the re.
mark ofmy brother, as I jumped from
the buggy, waving it over my head tri.
umphanty.
When, at length, the moriAng came
for me to go to my new occupation, /
was all ready to start at daylight, but
my father kindly checked my impa.
tience, telling me he had no idea the
school-house would run away before we
got there. But there was novcra happier
child than |, as l proudly sat by my
fathers side, after we had fairly started.
| wondered if all the girls did not envy
me; and | sincerely pitied them, that
they were not in like situation. But
when my father at last sat me down by
theschool-housc door, \ strange feeling
OF loneliness crept over mc, and l half
wished myself back again; but reso.
lutcly kept back these feelings, and
went to work.
l will not attempt to describe my
first day at school; it passed off as all
E first days at school do, with the excep.
ton Of snndry slgh hints in regard to
my youthful appearance, notwithstand-
ing my longthcned skirts. At four o
clock dismissed school, and found my
way to Mr. Arncs door. This was the
man who had hired me- l found them
to be good, plain farmers; but they evi.
IDENTITY considered my stay with them
n necessary evil, and as they sent but
one scholar to school, | was not expec.
ted to stay more than four days. They
were also expecting company on Thurs
day, and as they had but one spare bed,
saw that | was expected to leave on
that day, Oh how | dreaded to 90 I
, knew not where. | sent homo word by
, one Of the girls to see fit would be con.
venient for me to come there next, and
she said that he ma said "she didn't
care when | come, for she supposed
had got to come some time" And in no
very enviable state Of mind, l set out.
My feelings were in no way modified
by overhcaring one little boy say to
another:
"Pshaw, Hod I amt bit 'fraid Of
that school-ma am she amt bit big.
ger than my sister Sue, and I can lick
her anyday. l should like to SEQ her
touch me-"
When / arrived at my new boarding
place, the old woman came up, and peer.
ing curiously over the top of her spec
tacles, said:
"Well-so you are the new school.
ma'am? Who'd thought our skule.
committee were such tarnal foolsy---
They hired teacher last summer, one
that you can't tell by the looks ofs
toad how far he will jump, and they
got badly took in; and Iguess they
! have tried the saXne game over again,
this summer"
This was ore drop too much; and
bursting into tears, l think you never
saw more homesick child than was
at that time.
The rest of my boarding places were
as good as l could desire; and after