The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-20
al him upon what he knew about salt!
Willie didn't know much, but what no

al him upon what he knew about salt!
Willie didn't know much, put "ha' "e
did know he generously told.
.Salt," he informed her. was w. WY
GOOD to make ice-cream with. lhat
COWS liked salt." he also told her. "af'
though he didn't" -. . -.
Celia laughed so ut this that sue
could not seesaw any longer, ana sile
went back to the house to take her lnu.
sic lesson and aftcrward she drove ou'
with her mother; and the day went.
and she entered her room at n'Sht 10
find the big sheet Of blank paper staring
up at her in mute surprise as she LOOKUP
down upon it, before c0nsigning II 10
the table drawer. ,.,
She tried again on Monday. slightly:
and on Tuesday. Wednesday she haa
no time, that being one of her music
DAYS. and Thursday was her very last
day of grace She made q very strohg
effort then, but at her very best she
could think of nothing superior to what
Mr., Webstcr's dictionary said; anu IN
fact, nothing at all beyond one, s'mp,o
fact, that "salt was very exceedingly
useful substance
In despair she laid the matter before
her mother.
INV dear" said Mrs Brown, "if you
have honestly tried and cannot write .
y composition, you may yo,urscll wil'c "
letter to Miss Nelson asking TO DC eH,
cused, instead of my doing it. Ieil
her exactly how hard you have tired
: and ask her to give you an easier SUD
ject.' ...,.,,, 49, sh.
J: gave this advice, and her little dau9n
ter went up to her room much comlor'
ell. Here is the letter She wro'c'
DEAR MISS NELSON: Mamma t .ba, me ', nn'M
= might write this letter, and say that ,d ,o,s
/. write n composition Oh salt. She says per
:, hans YOU viii bc SO kind ~ to yivc me- mn
y easier subject. don't know anstn'ia ho ,'.
&c salt-at least, not much, except tn9. - "n
r. ont of the earth, aud is then mineral; an"
:. sonnet lines We get it by letting eea'watcr c.ap.
u Hynfe I nm very fond of salt, anu LOT 'nA nay
}. reason know ought to be ashamed OF NOV
q knowing more abou, it, List week. Nifty \ s 1"i
&C none of us could cat it. It certainly is rsll
g useful article Did you know that 10 &c. INC ~
% thc silver awny from the rock It is buried III
" thcv roast the pieces with SlUI Fcth tn,S -,
n lCvcly book called "Nclly's Silver NINE. ~ ~
I conrsc they do something else, p9t t,ey NY
IL this too. and remember, because iel suca
lo an intcresf in the very word. didn't know
X. till saw it in the dictionary. tnat I'll Wv he
saor called ~sa p,Res Ss' srss
lie mnmv different sorts of salt? ! was thinking
nhmit them this morning, because haplenc:s
m soc tho bottle TINT has the salt OF lemons II
It. YOU take ont iron rust from linen WIZ WI.
e. that. And there is saltpctor ana sait VI M'.
~, horn, aud the salts you take TOT meu' .''
Ia And mamma says We could scarcely na W. an
ng food that would be tit to eat wNnoM! ,, s 60,
II. must tell you what funny thing W my ny! s".
-. when was talking anOut my cOmposlliohn y
~. mnmma. He said "Tell Miss Nelson tina
on salt il the only thing that will catch plgcoii
,, only never can yet near enough 70 thruw
." IN The tail" Well, my letter Is done. ! y!
lc- very sorry to dsappOint you, dear MISS ne
SON aud will try real hard next time: ltrle
IN this tme and could have done H. "'s
'nc knew of nothing to say. L3e}
"n III" s'o' ""0''', CELIA BROWN.
;he To Celia's great establishment. Mis-
M. Nelson insisted upon considering tn
las letter . composition las, OF course
ted it was; and she read it herself befo'
m the whole school. The secret Of Cel'a
nv. ability to write letter where she cou
the not write a composition lay in Y
md fact that she unconsciously follow'
h;c little Willic's advice and wrote VIII
.ce' she thought and felt without regard
had show it might sound. "-Churth"a"'