, 1878-10-05

hcr lhDDrs, she found the log
school house, size Sx1O feet, which had
two windows and one shake door.
Through the doors and walls oi
which d.yli ,ht shone. There was no
steve, hut fires had to be built out dours.
around the school.house, to drive away
gn"ts etc.. by the smoke OF the fires, or
the gnats would drive them out.
During all of this time, there was
damp, cold, rainy weather, so that tn
keep warm, the fair Nina was compelled
to wear two cloaks and u water p,oof
besides over shoes. while teaching the
ten youthful minds committed to her
charge. The manners and customs OF
the children of the wild wood were
primitive in the extreme. One dark,
frey brunette maiden, aged some ten or
twelve years, sought to attract the atten.
tion of her teacher, by riding on tue
bare back of an old COW, around the
school house yard, then tn complete this
moral and instructive entertainment, by
catching hold of the end OF the cows
tail and racing her over logs 'siumps
etc, taking steps some seven feet long
more or less, with that peculiar. cxcen.
trio jerking motion, made necessary by
the rapid motion of the old COW; and
supposed to indicate the highth Of in
nocent and chidlke happiness.
THIS mode! scholar was also very
tond OF wrestling with the boys, until
she was stopped in this attractive sport
by her tfacher,
HOW SHE WAS BOARDED.
At her first boarding place she had
comfortable room. There were six
children and three grown persons Mt
very small home made table, meal times,
with about one half broken dishes, plates
knives AMI forks for the children, and
leave none for the old folks. When the.
dinner was announced, they all rushed,
pell nell at the table, digging elbows in
each otEers faces; the young ones squall-
Ing, and the mother yelling at them etc.
AT the next boarding place, there
were some six or sever in family. Only
one room and two beds in the house.
Chickens, cats. dogs, etc had full license
to go ull over everything in the house.
The lady of the house had II chicken
killed for supper on her arrival. When
the dead chicken all covered with dirt
and blood was brought in the house to
be cleaned, she was making cake; she
took the dirty chicken in her hands and
laid it on the table and then went on
with her cake making without washing
her hands. The young school marin
was compelled TO admit that this varied
fayoring produced, nevertheless, an ex-
cellent supper, even if the lettuce was
unwashed and bore the foot prints and
other marks of the chickens, who loved
to nestle amid its soft and tender leaves,
willie it was growing in the garden bed.
After supper, the girl with cut foot,
went about setting the sponge. While
at this necessary work, the transparent,
chrystalire fluid, would gather in pearly
drops at the end OF her delicate nose.
Just before it would fall, she would re
move every trace OF it Ivy wiping her
shapeIy hand across her nose, then dp
them iato the sponge, etc.
The hext morning, as they were all
up while the b,ds we've still warm, ihs
pm OF dough was put between the
sheets, worn 10y use to deep, rich, chnc'
Olatc brown color. 10 rIs,. The heat
proved ~ he oi just the proper lrmpcr-
lurr, - Il,ti tia pfJccss Htie splendid
bread.
ENDUGu nF 10.
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