Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

as ours 90 us. Sic coulu spell, feau
and write, sing. play and dance, she
could sew, mend stockings, make her
own clothes, embroider and make bu'-
ter. The last named l never cared 10
learn, for always detested the name.-
When say l have no taste for the last
named accomplishments hope none of
my readers will be shocked. / say
have no taste for them, but like the larg-
or portion of my sex 1 am occasionally
compelled TO lend hand towards the
furtherance of plans. Some of these
were minor accomplishments, still Who
will presume TO say that mending a
stocking OeH does not belong 10 that
class. Very few are proficient in that
lbranch, and J am forced to plead guilty,
or ignorant. Neither was she an adept
i'm mending, always leaving that task
for her mother 10 Mrs. Chafield be-
longs the credit tofinstructng of her daugh-
ter how to sew, for she was beautiful
sewer, handling her needle with care
and making every stitch ornament in
stead of deface the article. Mrs. Cha
field was very liberal i'll her views on
every subject but love, and those in
trusted to her care she strove to mako
happy and contented. She did not look
down on people considering them be-
meath her notice if they did not possess
quite as much information as herself
She strove TO improve their minds when
with her and leave impression that
would last when they departed. In some
cases she succeeded, benefitting them
moro than they will ever express. We
are sorry Casader looked down upon
those who did not possess as much in
formation as herself; sorry to think she
should forget honest and true hearts
when she found rough setting. And
the reason why we are sorrow is this, it
lay in her power to benefit her fellow
creatures. In teaching them to love
her she could have taught them to hum
ger for knowledge and put forth efforts
to attain it; she could point out faults,
and even in condemning draw their
hearts closer, making her counsel that of
a true woman. No offence meant, none
could be taken, because the expression
of her face would tell of her true feelings
and her eyes speak more eloquently
than tongue. Dear reader, have you
over seen these soul inspiring eyes?
these eyes that sparkle and CLEAN, tell
ing of hope and joy, of sorrow, of de
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if you have known then such eyes Casa
der Chafield possessed. IT she had cho-
sen to attract hearts she had the power;
had she desired to make friends for the
summer time opportunities were album
dant. She was proud, she did not court
society or ask for flatterers, therefore
avoided the crowd, knowing hypocrtes
were numerous. If person was sight
ed who would have been firm friend
she knew it not, therefore lost nothing
by Indifference. She was happy i'll her
new home, as happy as past and future
thoughts allowed. She enjoyed the pre-
sent, still there was cloud continually
fitting across her sky leaving dark
shadow on her mind. Her fathers
home her mothers home, her own flu
ture home would they always be broken
homes awakening sad memories? The
future home was not hers, but she was
fast approaching the "dream life Of
few months, and who shall not say one
person figured largely in that "ah
could it be y