The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-19
JUVENILE COLUMN,

N2 twelve as soon as elAe IN aS mA0e neF
frat Com union ;, because she is nearly |
*hirteen, and a head over the rest of her I
companions. .-.. .te,s, a...rss
. Louise, who to her own great smortifca- |
ton, is q very little thing, but fifteen years |
old notwithstanding, thinks Pauline very
...NWhat conceit," che exclaims, "what |
II. "A pretty little girl Of five, telling me an
incident the other day, began in this man
nee: ........-..-S- s...s...
...aWhen I was liitle," which was the
.same as saying snow am big girl"
ssDear me, what world" some one e1-
claims, "that is too much-a young lady
At Eve !" Well, perhaps that is putting
TOO fine point on it; nevertheless, the
conyersation is no fiction. .-=-.
.But is it at thirteen, with foil growth and
the air of little matronf Or at fifteen,
although small. yet with great desire to
arow taller7 For my part, shall not pre-
!. suHe to decide SO delicate question:
Authorities are not unanimOus some say
10 goes by length, others by wisdom. With
y0pr permission, 1 will leave the discussion
ia your wise aud prudent mothers.
Let rs suppose that you are young ladies,
bstween the age Of twelve and eighteen
.gfrls need much sage advice: But, maybe
You are not so old. Well, then, you will
be older, and there 10 also such thing as
8 pIecocious young lady. .z-,.,oi Ia
There is an old prsysrb,- which says;
sswhat :" I hear you exclaim, "you
are teasing me already" ~ 6, s.,ts.. reg
Do not be SO quick to Judge my inten-
lions. rake no account OF speedy gro WITH,
one cannot help that, You knew: merely
wished to say, if you had Rose interrupted
me, that very young girl Sanpot assume assume
ridiculous. 80. .- -a,,.A.--su..
-. All. you admit that. Let me enlarge my
:. thoughts by means of an example go
Charlotte Vale was sent to q boarding
school at a very early age, but she did not
learn q great deal. She was not remarka-
:. BILE. for intelligence but see had been
spoiled by her mother, and was idoiized by
her father consequently she did not feel
the need of instruction, and had no rear
). .of being reprimanded. 1t may seem sur
prising that such fond parents would send
! their only child to q boarding school, par
> ticularly whom they loved heF 60 dearly,
!. but, in the city where they resideds the
: facilities for education were not great, and
:. the lady at whose institution the child was
placed, did not receive day scholars. Ihe
prSeeptress did not care much for tht
nsoRals of her pupils, go long as they main
:. tanned q polite exterior, and their bllA
- were duly paid. -.' nc ., --s1l -
CharIotte was not an unreasonable child
indeed che was rather amiable THAN other
..viee. when not contradicted; cOnseauent
:. " she had not any difficulty in maintain
inf pleasant position in the school; II
~. Loaded with favors and caresses by me-
parents, generally doeife to her teachers
and quite amiable among her companions
Charlotte felt the time pass very smoothly
and pleasantly. ,,........
But when she had reached the age
fourteen, she began to grow with wonder
fnl rapidity, and her mother was ooiige,
90 stand on tip-toe to kiss her. With al
this physica development, her mlnd wa
expanded in only one direction, and tina
was unfortunately on the side of pride an
sell. conceit. Her teachers concluded {
place her among the young ladies. lmagin
her pride at her promotion to the ranks {
the young ladies at fourteen. What
rapid advance, and she was as tall as Tn
tallsst. ....'4, -. .,o +,,,s.
-. In this Academy, however, the TALES
pupils were not the best.
Here, Religion was not the only besl
or education. The pupils did not e1hi6
z the candor and simplicity that shoul
cheracterize young ladies: Ihey wei
=. fIied with foolish and vain ideas though
OF little but dress and frivolity-seldoI
talked of an y thing but theatres and pal
SiAe.-read nothing but love- stories an
idle romances. Tbes studied very little,
assure you. ,-..~.. .....,. .-,
a.. But You ask: "where were the instruct
-tressesT" Ha! The Directress was occu
MED ia the morning with her callers an
-. shoppfng; in the afternoon she receive
the parents of the pupils, and gave favol
able accounts of their progress; in IT,
49,. evening she either received company,
went visiting, or to the opera or theatr
:. with her husband. For this was fasi
ionable school, and the minor details wei
left to the subordinate teachers, who, III
- feFpafd and over-wOrked, found it lmpo
-. sibie, had their will been ever 30 good,
-. Ieep, order, or impart solid instruction
-. where there was SO little discipline; AT
am afraid their will was not on all occ'
" sions of the best. Most of them we
always ready to undertake doubtful con cor
missions to the city, such as smugglii
forbidden books, and carrying notes al
messages.
f Charlotte, upon entering this new spher
speedy accommodated herself to it's su
roundings. She was not long in adoptil
~ inira and manners of her own COmpa