Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-02-18
Selfft Stpry.
From Ballou's Monthly.
Madame Victeire's EngliSh
Teacher.

Madame Vieteire'S EngliSh
Teacher.
BIT MIss AHANDA n. HALE
Madame VICTORIES school was in the lowe
part of the city of New Orleans. numbered on
thousand and twenty-six, Rne de Ia Riviere.
remember the number well, for my father tolt
IL to his agent to whose care he consigned me
and the agent repeated it to the captain Of tn
/ steamer, and he rehearsed it TO his clerk. ans
finally it WAS dined into the cara, and at las
| into the cons6ouxness of q white-headea old
negro who was 70 drive me up from the wharf
"A tousan' twenty-sixr' said the old fellow
II know him. Big school! Where dc young
laddies learn all de fine tingsr' he said. with 8
| pull At his tattered cap and comical srimace--
Madam e berry big leddy,- he added
( Idrew back into q corner Of the carriage in q
dismal mood. What did care for her great
| ladyshipf / would . thousand times rather
| have been going home to my old black nurse
Chloe. How happy had bsen there. Could
anything be pleasanter than idling away the
delicious summer days In the old parior. or gal.
| topping up the river road on autumn mornings,
or playing at keeping house and entertaining
| friends in the short, mild winter: But the war
| had come and broken in upon this sweet. rest
ful home life Already il was thing Of the past.
Ny father had accepted 9 colonel's commission
In the army, and he at least anticipated a long
struggle. It would never do to leave me on the
plantation, hesaid. Sohere was, an untaught,
ino'neriess sifi iron An up-fi'ef to~n' isnor~
sny' Prooo sno .noosionA's. Aooo' W =" '
deo0 among nsuAie Aa'l 'ic'oi'e sPoiisnsu PuPis'
dreaded 1t unspeakably, and shed some Bit
'er tears as l i~y "~cA II .ne ."u sson.
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p.,.o' =,
1nH We. an oo'ons fooui WIN : .@y Ninoo~'
mere might nave oeen an OUTLOOK non' TINS
Ninuo" upon inc s4rueh, oal .ne view wna'-
osef ~ was. was snu. ous oy ihsioe 'ehe.ian
came IN, however, ~here. at announcer WINDOW
sne upper nan Oh oilno was uncioseo. 'a by .his
iain' hsht Iiaoe OUT a pretty roou' iurhisheo
apparently 'or winter use, ior the carpet was Oh
ueep inaiooh WIN soiu coro INNING sii over
~ IN coh'oiutions which aiiur Gu anu os.1lsi ns'
Inc cnsirs we're Ia esrry' ih ihe sAne aaIA' WARM
coior soi.e SHINING iire iiols siitOeeeu ON ING
heareh Oh lne open stove, anu aienousnt 1
tnougn. tne room' thooga Oppressive ana gar
ing tnis genial summer day, would De cosy
retreat In winter. few white vases were here
and there; one or two pailid statues CLEANED
from their inches, and lew pictures were upon
.ue "aiis- ri"hi inoSl Va 'he'e eofhe iholi-
ierenuy' tney were poor fianosespes, csrlcatures
OF nature. But portrait huns-as noticed at
the time-so that tho light fell directly across
IL, attracted me-. - ssfFss5ft Fgss &.
.-''
oie'e o . '. ~ so.'' Aos
gay sun, nien :. 'Ne No., Iessins oniS 'ne
','Aoei p,o. VI Wy ''s' long anu
ciose ~ sue ~.i''', winch were WonuefiuiS
picture 'en'i Gu IA sno iace 'hA. vas s.uuy,
lOI lkuOISnl aS WIS, l. ulully tuat 't Inc