The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-18

forming her plan, felt that they repre-
sented her aud were uncomfortably ob-
stinate. On the FIRST election after the
installation Of Miss Ironton, DR.. Dream.
ing came to the rescue, and instead of
giving public notice, the North-Ameri-
Can Arabia Petrea Association issued
cards Of invitation to an evening meet
iog, in Mrs. Paxton's parlor, aud twen-
ty invited members elected officers for
the ensuing year These wero all sup
posed to be Of the Law and Order or
easily managed variety, but event
proved that only three, and these the
three already known to our readers.
could be relied upon in all emcrgen.
oies.
Mrs. Granger Was one OF those fra.
gile, softly speaking women, Who ere
apt to be set down as having little char
acter, who shiver at sight of bug, are
all tired out by day'ssewiug or aquick
walk up stairs, but who would face a
mob to rescue a kitten if her baby
loved it, and who can walk every mile
Of any road in any storm if there is
suffering to be relieved at the other end
of it. A certain caution aud prccis-
sion in her manner, had led the Law
and Order party to think her suitable
person to preside, but she had disap.
pointed them. She was much more
interested in the atoms of which society
is made than in society itself: She was
aided In maintaining her opinion of the
importance of individuals by her hus-
band, who sympathizcd with her, believ-
ed in her entirely, and who was largely
responsible for her opinions.
Peters greed or acquisi'iveness had
made him the rallying point, as it were,
OF the opposing forces. Poor Peter
dc shared the fate Of many q battle
field, and was literally laid waste; 80
that Peters little body presented any
thing but rounded surface to tho tor
turing slipper as his little shrunken
limbs shivcred under the cruel blows,
and when Margaret first saw tho little
red head and freckled face, Peter was
nearing his Fathers house eating out
Of his orphanagc into that home where
law and order and the most tender ln-
du}gence 90 hand in hand. The pass
age was hard one, for babies have
great tenacity Of life. Almost any
child is hard to kill, aud Peter clung to
his breath as he did to his bread.
One Of the FIRST triumphs of Order
was to build barracks at the back Of
the house, for the use OF the destitute
women and orphan children. 1t was
clearly impossible to keep the house
in order until they should be got out
oft, and order was the first law: Miss
Tronton could not consent to live in a
style differing from that to which she
bad been accustomed. When her
friends called upon her, she required
tho drawing room in which to receive
them, aud the Board must have place
in which TO hold meetings. Tro have
women and children domiciled there
would unfit it for meetings and recep.
tions. A dining room was likewise
essential to Miss Ironton's accustomed
style. The chamber above, having the
most agreeable aspect i g., southern and
western, with a view Of the lake and
sunset, she chose for her own use.-
That over the hall was set apart as a
guest chamber. That above the draw
ing room front was labeled "Matron's
rocm." Nancy, cook and most respect
able person of mixed Anglo Saxon and
African descent, whom Aunt Becky ir.
revereutly termed "a sassy white mig
ger," could not be engaged, except on
condition Of having a room to herself !;
and that over the kitchen became
"Nancy's room." Miss Ironton could
not have "these things' in her dining
room. Faugh! she could not eat if
one Of them we're in sight-that is un-
less he or she were old enough to be
of usc-but as it. was desirable to have
them brought up to habits of industry,
the older children were taught to act as
diuing room walters, chambermaids aud
scullions. The two girls selected as
her special personal attendants were
permitted to eat at her table, after she
and the matron, when there was one,
had finished and placed any yi.nds she
thought unsuitable to the development
of muscle under lock in tho handsome
sideboard. This being duly attended to
they, with Nancy aud whoever was
seamstress, if she were colored, ate
thier meals in state, off damask cloths,
snowy white, and using silver forks, if
there was anything to eat with them.
As Nancy had brain to be developed,
she took care to have somc suitable ar.
ticlc OF diet for her separate use, and
thus the children we're taught to feel
the Importance Of brains.
Nancy could not have them in the
kitchen. There must be some place
for a seamstress to sleep, and she occu-
pied one of the back chambers in COM
pany with an old woman who was as
signed to the care OF three or four in
fants in cradle and trundle bed This
left two back chambers for the exclu-
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