The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

want to 90 10 SCHOOL anu 'Aho iHuoiN
nrobably shall be year later in finishing up
than if stayed at Rock Valley but siah
have to sit up every night for month, cram
ming for examination as all the graduates diu
last vcar,-Ada Barrett told me she smuSSleu
three pounds of green tea to pass on,-"'io
chant have to waste two or three years AT
water cure as Jennie Davis did after grHuua'-
ing. And then, papa dear, Hattie brown ;
father died while she was gone last year, anu
I've lust been thinking that you might o'e DC.
fore many years or might get married, AM,
why must 90 away now, just when l'Yelouhu
out what nice papa you are to 1--we WIN
You won't send me back, viii 'oHf'
Papa kissed the artful gi!. Co.,. .'aI lel' hc'
strong argument to the last, ana promised 10
think of it, After he went back to the once
Jessie talked to me in "A more serious Straih'
from the moral point of view, telling no"
many things the girls do which they never
think of doing at home, and which she was
sure they would not do there if it were not for
the repression and the unnatural state OF the
society afforded them.
"Why, cousin Patty, the boys at our home
schools are all ncighbors' boys and We know
all about them and 90 fishing or skating with
them, and if they do ungentlemanly things we
don't 90 with them any more, because We have
plenty to choose from. | know some folks
would be shocked to hear me say 1t, but |
wouldn't give good skate with Frank Ed
wards or ride on Harry Brown sled for all
the fun we had in year at the Sem. The way
we made our parties endurablG was to divide
Off and half of US part our hair on one side
Some of the things we did were dreadful, |
know, such as flirting when we were out walk
ing and corresponding with the townboyS. I'm
sorry enough for my part of it, and don't
want to 90 back where | shall be tempted to
do it all over again. There, you dear Patty,
don't look so shocked How is girl with red
hair to make saint ofhcrself? And il a wom-
an who wasn't your mother or cousin should
think it her duty to run her spectacles over cv.
cry word in poor Franks silly letter, because
it was addressed in a masculine hand that
wasn't your fathers, wouldn't you think il fun
to get letter under her very nose that She
knew nothing about"
Il might think it fun, but shouldn't think
it right"
well, don't think it right, and | don't
want to do it again; but if 90 back there
shall"
This morning Mrs. Edwards called to make
inquiries concerning Nellie, and was greatly
lispleascd because Jessie dared to qucStion her
wisdom in sending a timid girl like Nellie to
De led into mischief hv holder ones and left to
break her heart over the reproof that they
jared no more for than for the wind blowing.
The lady confessed that she had made q grand
mistake in selecting Jessie tor her daughters
and read me q severe lecture on
he folly of allowing girl like that her own
way in everything. But, Mr. Editor, what am
to do? Every woman in our block has con
,titutcd herself vigilance committee to see
.hat that old maid does her duty by that moth
,rlcss girl" and for that Reason take none of
hem into my counsels, but try 10 think what
Jessie's dear mother would do were she here to-
lay Do you suppose there are any thought
ul mothers among your readers who have tax,
N thi, matter into consideration and who will
hink il worth while to advise with me, whcth.
,r our Jessie shall go or stay:
Humhly Yours
PATTY Ply.