The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-04-04

io Udoie JuSI ulSl tuOuBu IOl
> ner' snd-wonder to ller--a set O
10y dishes, knives, forks, napkins
glasses ana MI, complete, is set be
fore her. Oth~r little girls arc
around her; ana, nlavinp with
, these charming dish's' with the
help OF kind ladies, she s,on learns
to set a table properly, s4bougl,
she has perhaps never before seen
half the things used. She hes~s
the pretty, bright song; she learn
to march and to skip-or "bippity
hop"--tO the sound of music; sh,
jumps the rope; she sweeps will
pretty little broOlns, she washes il
tiny tubs and scrubs with bab,
scrubbing- brushes; she cleans tht
toy dishes; she makes a dolls bed
and all the work is joined to music
and merry sOngs-face all smiles
and eyes all sparkles.
This strange and delightful schOO
has but six lessons in all; each les
son is packed full of songs, exer
cises and plays, and there's whole
month to learn it in. The first
month, play with little bundles o
sticks, tied with bright colOred
strings, the little girls learn tC
kindle fires, and handle matches
how to use ashes and charcoal
how wood grows; how to keer
wooden things clean, and many
other things, useful to a little house
maid; while all the time they think
they're only playing a new, and
very nice game, with several kind
pleasant young ladies to teach
them how. And with each lesson
they sing some lively song, like
this:
"Little children can you tell
Do you know the story well,
How the trees grow in the wood,
Aud for what the sticks are good
"Then about the matches learn,
How they re made, and how they burn;
Not to scratch theni OH the wall,
Nor on the carpet let them fall"
Then, with pieces of whitepaper,
singing another song, they learn
how to fold and iron napkins and
table-cloths, towels, handkerchiefs
and other things; and last comes a
stand-up play, a very nice one,
called "Waiting on the door," about
which | must tell you.
The girls stand in ring, except
ing one who has a small bell in her
hand, and is alone outside. The
piano strikes up II lively air, and
the children all join hands and
move in a circle, singing:
" Here goes crowd of merry little girls,
Who've lately come to school;
They're going to learn to sing the kitchen
song,
And mind the kitchen rule,
AS they go round, and around and around,
AS they go round once more;
And this is the girl, the very little girl,
Who's learning to wait on the door"
The verse ended, the circle stands
still, and the outside girl, who is
the visitor" in the play, rings her
bella make-believe door bell. The
girl who stands next to her is the
servant" aud she at once turns
around to face the visitor, who
asks:
"Is Mrs. Brown at home 7"
" Yes, ma'am," is the reply.
"Please let me show you to the
parlor, and Pll speak to her.n
She then leads the visitor across
the circle to a pretended room, and
asks:
"Will you please give me your
name 7"
Having done this, the servant
takes the bell, and prepares to be.
come visitor. The circle goes
around once more, singing the song
over, and the new visitor rings.
This time the servant replies po-
litely:
"Mrs. Brown is in, but wishes to
be excused.n
The visitor takes leave, and hand
her bell to the next. After the song
again, the bell rings the third time,
and an answer like this is given:
"Mrs. Brown is out. Will you
please leave a message n
Sometimes there is one message,
sometimes another, and the little |
girls try hard to say it just right,
because if one fails she cannot take |
the bell and be visitor next time. |
They think this play great fun, and |
they are as dignified and polite
while playing visitor or servant, as
though it were all earnest-as, in
deed, it is, tor after while when
these little players come TO open
real doors for real visitors, they |
will know just how to do it, and
will not be rude nor make blunders.
In fact, they do it nicely now, and
each one of them considers it a
treat to wait on the door of the
school building, which they do
BY turns. A few days ago a ilady
rang the bell, and asked if the
principal was in. |
"Yes, ma'am please walk in,'
was the reply of shy little door,
.ender, about eight years old. But
another little girl about six, who
was wiping off the stairs, did not
approve of the shortening of the
proper reply, so she prompted, in
ow voice, yet with a funny elder
'isterly air:
"Let me show you to the parlor,
md I'll speak 10 heI.n
The second lesson brings new