The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-30

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Bland. came from Baltimore; md as
soon ns ahe offered to teach dancing in
the school, it becnme the most popular
school in town"
"But suppose the dancing had to be
paid for" ,l.,1
,'"Well, the extra charge for that was
| very little. You know Mrs. Bland was
80 fond of such things as balls and hops.
that she wonld have been willing to have
dancing classes just for her own amuse.
ment, aud it helped the school out amaz.
ingly."
Did Mary nnd Nettie take lessons
from Mrs. Blund?" ma
Eyes; I thought thoy might ms we'll
galn ull they could. as it didn't cost
much more"
''Did you Gnd that they continued to
study under the new order of thines?"
''Uh, no; Hiss Nicholson diidda't cars.
after she got large school agnin, whe-
ther she taught the children anything Or
not; and L heard mine constantly talking
about dancing school and Friday evening
solrees, nnd their partners; flor Mrs.
Bland was not satisfied till she got q
class of boys, and had them at her
aoirees;) 80 made up my mind to stop
them AS soon as their quarter was out"
"When was thnt?" '.It was ut the
end OF March. /" ''But they didn't stop
hen?"
mo, they didn't. for found their
heads were already 30 full of the May
party they were to have, that they would
not hear Of leaving school. So I thought
1t could not do much harm to let them
go on another quarter, and I hated, too,
to have any words with Miss Nicholson
about it. It's true I grudged the money
paid for their tuition that quarter, for it
might just as we'll have been thrown in
the river, but the May party was "a sue
cess and the children spoke and acted
their parts so beautifully, that r was
proud OF them. Miss Nicholson and
Mrs. Bland deserved great deal of Gre.
dit for the whole affair. and they were
very highly complimented on the pains
they had taken in training the children:
for the OCCASION" Z.
- suppose the May party was costly
''Auntie, I'm not going to tell vou
how much it cost, for { know you'll
think it was piece Of extrayaaanos: b,,t
think when euch thing is done at all.
it ought to be done we'll, Mary and
Nettie looked 30 beautiful in their new
dresses, as the rose and the lily. and Nat.
tie danced like little fairy. declare
never thought would have admired
one of my own children so much. Wby.
could hardly keep my eyes off her the
whole evening" -' 1555g
ARE Mary aud Nettie willing to lenye
Miss Nicholson's school?"
mo, they are not. and they ha . sen
teasing me all the summer 10 let them
60 back, but their father has put his
veto on it; SO there's not word more to
be said" 5.
why is James SO positive on the sub
well, he has been Examining them
IN several branches, and he saws he is
ashamed to- find them 80 lamentabiy de-
ficient as they are. He says they are old
enough now to go to work, in good ear.
pest, and make up for lost time. am
determined. too. that they shall go whe are
they will learn something useful"
well. Susan, you must both deter
mine to pay proper price to the teach
ers who may be entrusted with The edu-
cation of your children"
"You forget, Auntie, that we can't af:
ford to pay high prices"
ut strikes me. Susan, that you are
very inconsistent.
"HowP" Haven't You just been
making up winter clothes for the girls?'
Eyes" !" ''Did you pay low prices for
the dry goods you boughtP" "Why, no,
Tor you know it would be bad economy
to make up cheap goods, and I did not
want anything but the best, for I wish
my children to be just as we'll dressed as
any other children they may be thrown
with"
'You want to have them as we'll edu-
catsd. too. as any others in their station
are?"
"You know I do" "And vet while
you are willing to pay literally for their
dress, you are quietly making up YOUR
mind that you cannot; pay. teaohers who
are we'll qualified to teach them properly.
Remember, my dear, that teachers must
be- paid for their time and labor such
prices ,.as will enable thefntto live"
i do Remember it, but We can't
do what we can't, aud fido think Mrs.
Porter might consider our 'circum-
stances. -
''Waa thore anything In your appear
ance; or that of Mary and Nettie, to in
duco her to take pity on your"
"Of course not; but 7 told her some
thing of our reveraes. and the expenses
We have"
when you went to purchase yonr dry
goods for the winter. and your parlor