St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-29

"SICc NOT 10 leave tl'S room from niu
to twelve. anl stay in it again from
ono till four. Q, il would be- SO uic
to study in such pretty, clean. qui.
place as this" and he looked admir-
Ing y around.
1t was plcasant-Iookin~ room, low
and old fashioned as it was, for th
ceiling was like SNOW, with its rrcsl
coat Of whitc,wash, and the walls lik,
the sides Of an arbor, with their nca
. papcr-hanginGs, the ground work {
soft fawm color, and the designs &
| graceful vine, in which the rich greer
Of the leaves formed beautiful con
trast to tho blue, white, and pink Aow
retS. There was no carpet down, but
the floor had been lately secured, anl
looked delightfully."- cool and clean
while the plain cherry and pine furni
turc were free trom the least sprck ol
dirt. Sprays Of asparagus droopcd
over the small mirror-Lunchcs Of tic
same clustered against Tie amp!c
jambs, while on the mantle. between
the clock and the caNdl,stichs. were
glasses with frcsh-cnt spring BIOS
SONS. The windows were all raised,
the white curtains, l0oscncd from
their bands, swayjng gracefully in the
scented breeze which stole in and out.
changing the sunbcams from Iroad
rich bands, into light golden waves.
From two Of them, as You looked out,
you had view of old gray mouu-
tains, softcning down into wooded
hills and fertile fields. while tho otlrrs
opened on to a pretty flower gardcn.
cncirclcd with fruit trees now in rnll
bloom, and beyond which von caught
glimpscs Of the winding stagc-rual
and the softly flowing river.
Yes, it was a pleasant lool5ino. room
and as Mrs. Merton g,uuccI aLogt if
she did not wonder that her little son.
born and reared in a home of ncatucss
and bred from lis Infancy UPWARDS to
habits Of exquisite clcanlincss. should
50 abhor the dirty, dilapiGatcd school.
house, and from the bottom Of Lcr
heart she sympathizcL with him. Bat
she was not woman to act rashly.
one Knew That ChIldrCn, even the best
and most truth-tcI'tng OF them arc
prone to cNaGcratc both their joys and
troubles, and 50 she simply said, You
may stay at home this morning, VIII
liam, and | will consult your father at
dinner time as to what cnuroc 10 pun
sue farther. Take your books now.
and get your regular lessons, AID 1t
eleven o'clock | will come in and hear
them.
lhank you, moihcr-O, you are 4
good mother, ANA he folded his hands
nOont her neck, and kissed her checks.
-, " / am as happy as bird now.
lhIs is such nice place to study,
and he drew up chair to the Little
round stand and opened lis gcuEva-I
Ehy and spread out his maps. "IiiI
DC Just as stl1i as mouse, mother,
ana Wnen I'VE learned this lesson, III
you Il Or1nS III tue baby, Il rock it 10
sleep, While you're busy. | can study
my grammar lesson and parslnS and
keep the cradle gong too.
lhe clock struck nine just then,
and as the last chime died away, WEI
lie bent his eyes to his lesson. His
mother knew she could trust him and |
with Il single carrSSInS touch Of her
hand on hs%rown hair She left him. !
And Is Master William sick ma am"
said the girl, as Mrs. Merton rc.cutcyyd |
the kitchen. % see he hasn't gone t.
school yet ana he's always 50 read,
to be of in season"
"No, Hannah, he is perfectly well,
but he's going to study at home to.
day.
And don't wonLcl he wants to,
ma am, for such another place rs that
house lS--dear me, but its |
worse, II hundred times, than Mr.. Myr-
tons PiG-sty. It's q shame too, for
folks that's decent to be sending their !
to such a place. They may