The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-02-01

FROM THE SISSE70N AGENCY.
Through the kindness of Mrs. j. w.
Lewis We are permitted to make the
following extracts from letters received
from her daughter at the Sisseton
Agency:
TEACHING HOUSEKEEPING.
The Principal told me yestcr-
day that | need not follow them around
and make them do their work we'll any
more, but just set them at 1t and tell
them how to do it, and if they did not
do it right, make them do it over until
it was right if it took them all day, and
he would see that WAS obeyed to the
letter. commenced it yesterday morn
ing, and made one Of the girls do her
sweeping over three times. She gruln-
bled Il little and finally cried, but had
to do the work good after all. This
morning they are doing better, but
guess they are done now. My ring Of
keys begins to seem like all old friend
and | miss their musical jingle if hap
pen to lay them down Il moment. l
don't know how | shall ever get along
if should have to live again where pc
Ople do not lock their doors every time
they turn around twice. When L first
came here it seemed hard to turn keys
every few minutes right in their faces
and have them know that it was to
keep them in their places, but HOW
never think Of anything OF the kind,
and can Or'ler them out of room and
lock the door with Il good conscience.
and t!:ey do not mind it either for they
are used to 1t and expect it.
CUSTARD-MAKING.
4 \ 1t falls to my lot to take charge
i'll our kitchen this week, and tonight
when | WAS making custaru for tea two
OF the largest girls came to the doora and
/ watched every movement very closely.
After il was done, let them taste it
and heard them saying over to them
Selves milk eggs !! sugar -" but the
lemon puzzled them. They did not
know what to call that. After ten |
saw little crowd up III one corner of
the dining room. | listened to see
what was going on, and found that it
was one OF these same girls explaining
the art Of custard making to the small
er ones, and she was motiOning every
thing out completely. have been
teaching Wora to make button-holes
to-day and she makes almost as good i,
one as [ can now. l sel4d you Il lock of
her hair in this.
TIE SCHOOL.
We llaye fifty-two enrolled now
and t!:ey tell me the prospect for the
success Of the school never was so ia
vOrable fore. One very encouraging
feature is that it is coming into good
repute with the Indians and they are
all trying to get their children i'll here,
but we are almost full. Heretofore it
has been Il constant struggle to keep up
the school. The Agent showed me i,
boy Tonight that III was going to send
up tomorrow. lie is Il regular wild
one. About Il year ago they undertook
to send him up here but he managed to
get away from them and they never
saw him until to-day. They I,aye had
man guarding him with 4 gun all day
Shook lands with him and told him.
through an interpreter, how good we
would he to him. expect lie will run
away again, but lie will be brought
back If it takes all the soldiers from 1T.
Wadsworth to do it, and they don't OF.
ten run away the second time.
lion. NJ. II. Dunnell voted against
the bill for counting the electoral vote,
We are glad that Mr.. Dunnell cares
more for the constitution than for the
cl;tmor Of men. who think we must re.
sort to unconstitutional means to get
out of difficulty. The country could
we'll afford to wait and settle this mud
die by Il plan which 10 one would ey(l
oppose or think of stioning, VIZ: 10y
all amendment to the Constitution.
A fresh supply of those new maps OF
Mobiles County just received ut the
Worthington Bookstore. This is ali