Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-11-25
THE MOST THOROUGHLY EDUCATED
YOUNG LADY IN MISS MEALS
SCHOOL,
BY HOPE LEDYARD,

II she needed O tonic. What do you
say To-
But just IS Edith, who was study
ing her French lesson iu the next
room, hoped to hear what her faith
er's proposal wGs, some one shut the
door between the rooms. Edith
picked up her grammar which she
had quite forgotten, and went back
to 'J'aurai-I shall have
'J'durat-that's just it! I won.
der what shall have-whether it's
to be quinine and iron, or calisaya
bark, as it is most every two
months or whether father was 90.
ing to say, what do you say to
Edith's going-somew here p De.
lightfull But then, if be does, moth.
er is sure to say, Frederick (sbe
never says Fred unless she wants
something ever so much), Edith is
getting along so we'll with her les
sons, they must not be interfered
with 'J'aurai tn ouras thou
wilt have, and 'uouS aurez'-you
will Lave. Yes, lots of other people
will have all sorts of good times,
but there is nothing but French
verbs and history and music lessons
for me-aud back aches, plenty of
them. Let's see, I'll make new
French exercise. 'J'aurai NAL au
dos? tn une lille de talentl-mother
always likes to hear I'm talented.
III dmau'-pspa next; l know what
he'd like to have-my own, dear
papa II aura une grand fortee fNe.'
| declare this is splendid way to
learn French. Nous arons'-we
shall bave-that's everybody. Oh
know Nous arons un-'Thanks-
giving dinnerP Every body has
that. sVous durez'-'
Miss Edith, your mama sent m 6
down to tell you it was time to
practice, said the servant coming
in.
Il do hope paps'll come in before
be goes down town. I'll play loud,
and he can hear where / am
Up and down the Keys went the
thin white fugers-no running of
scales or careless prac:icipg, for
Edith knew that her mother was
listening, and that she must play
slowly and carefully. But she
could not keep her mind on the
keys, aud to amuse herself bad q
way of talking to her hands, the
right hand being Mrs. Dexter and
the left Mrs. Sinistra. Each finger
bad q name, and Edith would whis.
per to them, NOW Cora Dexter,
you are never wide awake Your
grandmother will no.ice you the
Dext time she comes. if you don't
take care. Mrs. Sinistra, you and
your family are behindhand Keep
up keep up You must go out
alone without your friends compa.
ny this time.'
Then the left hand was practiced
alone. Mrs. Lawson, listening up
stairs thought to herself, What
ambition that child has What a
pity to interrupt her practice 7 For
it was as Edith had imagined; her
father had proposed that she should
have holiday from all study, and
her mother, as usual, spoke of the
lessons. But for once papa stood
firm. He happened to be in the
neighborhood of his sister's home ip
the country, few days before, and
the sight of her big, healthy chill
dren had made him realize how
weak and thin Edith looked.
'Tve made up my mind that
Edith is to spend Thanksgiving
with sister and her family-let the
studies 60, wife; they're killing the
child
Mrs. Lawson said no more, but at
once began to plan what Edith
should take with her; yet, as she
beard the careful practioing she
sighed over the lost time.
The girl is well enough she
thought; 'she only grows fast
Edith had talked to Mrs. Dexter
fnd Mrs. Sinistra for nearly ten
minutes when the door opened and
her father looked in.
Papa I she exclaimed, do give
me kiss before you go! Oh, papa,
| hope il isn't quinine and IRON this
time-oaisaya bark is so much
nicer
Mr.. Lawson looked puzzled.
You know | heard you saying /
needed tonic
'On, 80 l did Well, I've pre-.
scribed for you myself this time,
and it Ia fortnight with your cou-
sins 10 Coerry Valley
'Oh, papa yon are good But
will mama really let me miss my
lessons? i'll practice there, indevd
| will
Ne, you won't; they haven't g
piano. But your mothers calling,
dear. Go back to your music. Does
it tire You, darling?'
No, no, papa, it's not half so
bad since you gave me this stool
with back to it,
Edith was glad she had finished
her scales as she wanted to play
something lively as a relief to her
feelings. Luckily her last piece was
a quickstep, and picking out IA
vorite part that she knew quite
well, Edith dashed through it again
and again. One, two, three and
four. I'll see-pigs-and COWS and
so on singing her plans as she play.
ed.
'Edith,' said Mrs. Lawson on the
day before her departure, your
father wishes you stay fortnight,
so | will put 10 your Maugnsll's
Questions and also your Ancient
Geog-'
Now, Mary, don't put a book 10
that vslise,' said Mr.. Lawson, who
bad just come in. kate was always
reader, and you may be sure the
child will get hold of books if she
wants it. Let her play when she
does play-precious little of it she
getsp
SO, to Edith's great delight, not q
book was packed, and she was free
for a whole fortnight.
On the Wednesday morning be-
fere Thanksgiving day the delighted
girl started with her father. she