Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-03


by those who are not in school, The
boys earn the most of their books with
their own hands 1t is fact that is
perhaps worthy Of notice, that boys
can often find work to do and girls
cannot, and women can find more
employment than men, They get
up in the morning early and go out
with blacking-box aud brush they go
to the brick-yards and "turn up bricks"
for father or brother who allow them
few cents for their work to have for
their own or they 60 to market and
every one they meet is saluted with
"Have your basket carried, sir q? Car
ry your basket, lady-carry it for
five cents ?" In this way two or three
hours Of the morning pass by, then
they come home, take hasty break
fast and hurry to school.
If you will come in with them you
may perhaps be interested for little
while | am quite certain that it
would need but short time to con-
vince you that cOL0red children are
much like other children. They can
be as quiet and still, or as restless
and uneasy; they have hearts that can
be moved by kindness and love; minds
that can comprehend something Of
science; and still more, as you would
look in their bright youthful faces you
would feel that there is more than
these-something better-a soul that
"must forever live and grow" | ex-
pect you would soon begin to pick out
one here and there to learn something
more particular of their disposition,
progress and home-life. In the first
seat before you sit two little girls you
will notice them on account of the
contrast between them-one being
very dark, the other very light. The
dark one has been a slave. the other
free born out this makes no difference
to them, for they belong to the same
race. So they learn their lessons from
the same books, enjoy each others
toys, share their childish joys and sOr-
rows, and are always firm friends. -
On the other side of the room is a
lubberly fellow, attractive because he
is never studying, and always says
IL can't" if asked to do anything. Ii
one corner you find boy ten OF
twelve years of age that interests you
) His lessons are generally perfect; hi
: hand the first to go up if a question
' is proposed; his voice the stronges
= for singing his laugh is merriest if fuI
/ is in order; his will the most stubborn
if he is thoroughly angry. He is al
orphan and lives with an aged grand
/ mother. Every Saturday morning h
3 rises at three o'clock, sometimes cal
r Iier, and goes to market to help un
:, load the wagons, and after daylight t
: carry baskets. He usually earn
{ seventy. five cents or a dollar whc
e goes to buy bread for himself, tw
younger brothers and a sister. Fl
says his hands are sometimes col
Y these frosty mornings, but he has
e pocket in which he puts his finger,
s but it is too small to let the thumb i
Il too, so he leaves it out in the col
t but "dont mind it much" He ha
(, not had any shoes all the fall, excer
If when his grandmother lent him her
e until last week he earned a pair spill
l. ting wood.
D And so through all the room-eac
has history-some sad, some joyous
but each different from the Others
lie Pass from this room to the next an
d it is nearly the same, and so throug
fe them all, you will find but little diffe
d ence except some are in more advan
u ed classes than others. If you con
If in the morning you can see the chill
20 rem of the different rooms togethe
IL for they meet once day for devotio
ne al exercises and for singing.
I'd You see by this how day by d.
lg passes in the school-room but W
r. must not think the teachers duties a
co at an end when she leaves that plac
There are many other things tn
claim our time and thoughts. Pa
In ents of the children must be visit
ai- occasionally. This sick mother, au
!. or sister must be encouraged al
helped. Sorrowful and bereav
10 hearts must be comforted. Lette
~ must be written to absent friends.
:" Then the little bare feet of the chi
rem themselves we must think of a.
all see if anything can be done for the
on We must see the elbows and kne
er- when they come through the garner
x; that ought to cover them, and if D,
zee sible provide them with a patch if t
mother cannot. Let it not be SUNNI