The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-12-24
From a Teacher to the freed
Inau.

place, has been employed foI years two
as teacher among the colored people at
Mobile, Alabama During the period of
her teaching in Mobile, the Congrega-
tional Church Of this city and the Presby-
terrain Church of the town OF Somers, have
unitedly pledged their.aid in defraying
her expenses. Miss Mahoney was home
On visit q few weeks ago, and has re-
turned to her field of labor A private
letter of recent date from Miss. Mahoney.
has. been been put into our hands, from
which we make a few extracts. In the
mean time she promises to write letter
especially for publication soon. There
may be those who viii sec no merit in the
extracts here published, but all true phil
anthrop!sts, will not be unmoyed by Miss
Mohopeys' simple statements Of the con
dition Of the population among whom she
is laboring
THE LETTER
II donot regret coming to my work
here again. Perhaps teaching these PEG
pie, may be my life work if 50 aQ e97s
telst. | have no thought about the view
dollars more might have had by staying
north God viii give me all | need III
days part He has provided for me; l will
trust him fer all coming time. Trust, i'm
Iplicit trust, is the lesson he would have US
learn. Cur Father he has taught us to
say, and he means that we should love and
trust HIM as a father. How much is con-
tanned III the expression "0ur Fathtr" [;
protection, love, all that we can desire, He
gives IN condescendiug to let us call Him
Father
| am going to ask the good friends IN
Kenosha to send me few dollars, to buy
some shoes for some Of my friends here.
Thereare a few for whom feel special
care, and who have learnedso look a lit
tie to me. Nellie North is little coIored
girl, who came to our school first about a
year ago She is about eleven, | should
think, and very good child, always
quiet, and ready to do any thing she is
told. She lives with her grandmother,
who is very old woman, and as poor as
poverty itself; by cooking for an old col
ored man. she got leave to occnpy miser-
able room, and draws meals from the
Bureau. We have clothed Nellie and
her, from such things as came in 6orss
from friends north Nellie learns well, a
| few days since it was necessary for her to
have new book with the rest of her class;
she came to me saying grandmother said
she was not able to get her book, Ct
knew that, of co,use) "Well, Nellie"
said, eff | get you book, what will you
do for meg" Amy thing you ask" she
replied. "Bat what do you know how to
do" 81 can do heap of things" |
bought the book, but forgot to bring it the
first day after promised; SO / told her
she might study with another little girl
The next day forgot the book again, and
when Nellie came to her Class saw the
tears starting down her cheeks-the first
I ever saw her Shed. You may be sure
did not forgdt the book again. She new
er leaves the school room without first as
king if + want anything done. She car
ries up, chips and wood to my room. [
gave her dress Of mine last year. of
which size had two made; one of them
she let her cousin have, who is poor or
phan like herself am going to make.
over my brown dress for her-the one |
ltaYened IN last-summer / found an old
pair of shoes that do better than for the
present, and she has hat which came in
q box from Ill,to one of the teachers. now
you may tell B. f. A. / would besoglad
to have some money to buy Nellie o new
pair Of shoes Speaking Of Nellie, re-
minds me Sof another protege of mine,
Monr6os Crawford he il about Nellie'sI
age, learns we'll, he is delicate boy, but
of good mental pow erss and if he can be
educated, may become a USEFUL man,
anieng his own people ] have just boughtl
him new book HI, mother is wild
.ow and in poor health, has heart disease.
she IS quite an Intelligent woman, and
earns ali she can and takes good care off
what she has. She told me that Monroe
was lying awake one night and she asked
what he was thinking about. He said /
smother,I was thinking that if you should 7
die, what should do would 60 to Miss. /
Mala0ny, andsi would say, you love me, !