Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-27

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sooner.
Not once after the second day, was
the whole school present. They had
visiting, or "mother had company OF
some other equally poor excuse, YET
their parents wondered why their chill
dren did not learn faster Ana then
the creek was SO near to be taaapta-
| tion to go swim ming, and yet SO ssrthat
they did not people never hear unless
| they want 10 hear the bell, Il hich was
large tea bell, the school honse had
no such appendage; teachers we're ex-
pected to call the scholars from any
distance between four rods, and four
furiongs, by rapping upon the window
sash with book; a process that was
beneficial to books and windows, and
produced clear, .melodious sound
which was very pleasing to the musical
ear. It was also stipulated by the COM
mittee that the teacher should sboard
round" and she found it to be d large
"round." 'sBut go to the farthest
place first, said the man who had ad-
yised "order if nothing else, $50 the
first night found Miss Woods mile and
half from the school house. 8
| Not much like home was the great
cherries room, with bare floor, which
sent. forth shrieks as the wooden chairs
were drawn instead Of being lifted to
the table. She was glad when the eve
ming was over, and she was shown to
her bedroom which contained nothing
but the bed and the chair.
Her brush and combs she carried with
her in that indispensable article to a
district school teacher, sachel, but she
coufd not carry wash bowl and towel,
two things she thought necessary to
comfort, and which seemed to be en-
tirely forgotten by the family, but
which she discovered were kept on the
back porch, so that the men could 6nd
them "handy." 1t was decidedly plas-
ant to. run the gauntlet of the Whole
family, boys. and all, in order to per-
form the morning ablutions, and her
nose was SO perverse as to refuse to
come in. contact with the towel. and tred
to curl up, but she composed it little
by using her handkerchief.
Itwas raining, and the idea Of wall
| ing mile and a half in that heafy
shower, was any thing but agreeable
| The good man of the house offered no
assistance, but the hostess brought from
some unexplored cupboard an old ginS.
ham parasol, which, poor as it looked,
was better than none. Shower baths
are SAID to be conducive to the health,
so it is to be presumed that when she
arrived at the school house with wet feat
and elinging skirts, she felt very muca
invigorated All! it aoas very nice 70
board around. MAKE yourself at
home" said Mrs Green, 'sbe like ons
of the family. What's your giveA
name?'
Jane"
"Jane-well, We alters like to know
folkses given names, seems SO mucl
hdndier."
The children followed the example
and Miss Woods was addressed as Jane
in school and out. So
1 The fifth week she boarded at Tho
house of Mr.. Grant. The bump Of ali
mentiveness, and, as she subsequently
discovered, that that of benevolence
were lacking upon the Uranium of the
4 mistress of the pantry. Though friet
cakes and thick slices Of fat pork were
anything but inviting to her taste, bu
she must eat something, and if sht
swallowed quickly sometimes, no ont
was the wiser. A fraction of pie ap
peared upon the table one morning
and she had lifted her hand to take /
piece as 1t came near her, but was pre-
vented by the remark, you can say,
your pie to take along for your dinner
How kindly thoughtful
"Mother says you must Come to oul
house tonight, said little Jessie Lane
4 1t was the seventh week, and she hat
been asking herself where she shoult
seek shelter that night, and mutteree
to herself ST am like a peddler, DON
know one night where / shall be th,
next. One woman had work hands
another wanted to sew little, anothei
sent word to come when her chickens
were fit to kill, and still another dis
! patched the excuse that her onions wer,
not big enough. Mrs. Lane must b,
i prepared or she would not have. sent fo
her, SO she followed Jessie along tn,
dusty road, and hoped, as she came nea
1.-THE house, that she would find NOR,
4 comfort there than in some of he
former boarding places, for Me. Ian,
i was good farmer, and the exterior o
| the house gave promise of plenty, blu
fshe was deceived.
/ Mrs. Lane was the poorest of poo
: cooks, and the supper table showed
lsparseness altogether unparalleled il
her experience. The meat she coul,
not thinko of tasting, IL was SO fat, an,
half raw, sshrinks dreadfultq, when
is fried,' said Mrs. Lane; the bread wa
what old ladies call "clammy," an,
tasted strongly of old butter milk, an,
the butter was only prevented frol
| taking a race over the table by bein,
confined in saucer. A mug Of molas
|ses, with dish of tough radishes com
pleted the bill | of fare.
"Do you take sugar in your tea?
"H You please" so the sugar bowl,
quantity of fashioned red earthen one
minus one ear, was handed to hel
,l There was little sugar in the north
east corner, and, after making severa
rather ungraceful dives with her spoon
she succeeded in getting enough t
sweeten the tasteless beverage whicl
was styled tea. Mr.. Lane had been t
the village that day.
, Gut of sugar, Emily. Why didn
, yen tell me before went to town?''
!, Il wasn't cut then. -
!, The breakfast was like the supper