Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

Then about the matches learn:
Not to scratch them on the vail
Npr Oil the carpet let them fall
Then with pieces Of white paper, singing
anoiher song, they learn hew to fold ironed
napk ms ana t2blecoths, towels, handkar.
chiefs and other thiRg>, and Last cotass
S'aha'np play, : very nice one, called,
"wMrHC on THE DOOR,
about which must tSii yGu.
The girls stand in Z rIU@, excepting one
who has a small! bell in ner hand and is
alone outside. Inr piano strikes UP a
lively air and the children al JOIN hands
and move III a circle singing.
Tho ve'ss ended, the circle stands still.
and the outside girl. VINO j. thr visitor
in the play, ring. or bell, makr.beAevs
door boil. The girl who stands next te her
Is the servant, and she at once turns
around 10 face the visitor, who asks
"lS Mrs. Brown at home? ?"
Yes, ma'am, is the reply. PLEASE lie;
me show you to the Tarlor, and III speaG
| to her
She then leads the visitor across the
circle to a pretended room, and asks:
Will YOU please give me your name ?"
Having dons this, the servant takes the
bell and prepares to become visitor. The
circle goes around enc~ more, singing the
song over, and the new visitor rings This
time the servent replies politely:
Mrs. Brown is in, but wishes to he ex-
cused'
This visitor takes leave, and hands her
bell to the next. After the song again, the
bell rlAgs the third time, an answer like
this is given . Mrs. Brown is cut, but will
you please leave Il MESSAGE"
SETTING THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
! The second lesson brings new Joys to the
! little lea n-r. Before each smiling maiden
Is set cemplete array Of break fast dishes.
with table cloth, napkin and small round
table to match VITA these before them
they learn how to lay the table, to put on
the cloth, 10 place knives and forks, glasses
and napkins. When all is arranged they
repeat the Lesson together pointing to each
article as they name it. These are little
breakfast tables. This the cofteepot it
should be Scalded before the coffee is put in.
his ia the sugarbowl; it should be filled
when taken from the cable. These are the
knives. This is the fork we eat with the
fork. These are the breakfast plates thpv
should always be hst,' and so on with the
whole.
Next comes clearing the table, teaching
what to take away first, how to collect anl
pile up silver and dishes and brush and fold
the table cloth so that it will retain its
ctsasss and its fresh appearance. Then
another toy--a dishpan Of the most "cun.
nlng soIt--is placed before each small
heuserlaid and she plays wash the dishes,
riasing them in clear water and drying
each article on its special towel, while she
sings:
washing dishes
SudS are hot.
Work away briskly,
Do not stop.
First the glasses:
Wash them well:
II y3u do them nicely,
All can tell
The play ends with each little worker
placing her clean dishes in their two ~ Al
boxes, setting their boxes on the rounG
table and turRing the dishpan upside dowr
owe all. Then a march strikes up and the
girls riso, take up the articles they have
used, march around the room and leave
them in u cupboard at one side.
BED-MAK1NG-MUD PIES.
This muck is taken from an article in 81
Nicholas to give the reader an idea Of each
lesson. The third lesson, we should state
IS bed making and sweeping" and t.
music the children are taught to sweep anC
dust, etc. The fourth lesson is a Monda,
morninG scene, where the children pla,
with tiny little tubs and tiny scrubbin.
brushes. These four lessons occupy fou
months, one of the lessons having beeI
given each week. The fifth lesson tOache
the little ones how to set the dinner table
Zinc tables and toy dishes are provided 70
them. The last lesson deals with the "mu,
pies" clay i, knsaded, nodded and PLACED
into little tin dishes, and all the forRas @
, baking are gone through with.
> Bob IRgersoll walks up to large ancen
structure. shakes his fist, pulls off his coat
and goes to work to tear it down. "Wha
are you doing, Bob p asks a lookpr.on
, "Going to tear the old thing down." saw
> Bob; "don't like the locks of it," "Well,
5 says the lookeron, "suppese now, insteac
. of trying to tear that old thing down, YOU g
| to work and put up another to beati it; ant
; if you beat it why then I'll turn in and hell
5 yeu to pull dswn this one" "Oh, e
West" says Bob; " I'm no architect"
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