The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-10
For the FAEME. AND
cI ;rke's Reply to Mr.. Mills
(See outside page. J
EELLEYUE SPRINGS, Nov.

81 a., + .rn.er ard Nechon.c, on the
ID ,em-nt OF the Orphan Asylum.
iD'-' -orrr he did not see fit to publish
am the anne paper in which mine ap
i .r.i that all who read one might read
I''S,ber. He opens by saying that
!. ..Ii.,uss a question not open to dis
;nn" and adds: 1.-The Orphan Asy-
cu . Lalorrs to and is managed accord
i "r r., regulations adopted by the Grand
, Granted? But DO notthe voters
Lr'Le State pay the subsidy given by
~ LEGISLATURE to the Asylum, and do
r.r the womcn of the State contribute
lily t. support of the Institution,
n1, only by keeping alive the interest
~ i but by actual donations of clothing
~ tLe Orphans? Certainly they do, ana
therefore. | or any one else have a right
- call public attention to the AsylurG
and il. management.
In reply to my assertion that a prac
,;e,I housekeepor was needed to teach
H. Girls. Mr.. Mills says. Some Of our
,;rls are worth ten dollars a month, IS
.,Hy those Whom Mrs. Troy, of Com
L.,,y Ships, has trained IN the art Of
fr,oE;eg." Granted again, for Mrs.
Irov's reputation as a housekeeper is
dfthe bess, and could she train ali these
ornhan girls, they would be indeed val
nahIe members of any community.
Bnr she never had had but two when |
wrote. aud if the girl could be properly
tr,ined nc the Asylum why did Mr..
Mills send her these two? MIR. Mills
avs. The late Mrs. Robards was a
wonderful worker and we gave her too
Tla =, IL 90, -
should have been before"
Now If the work was too much for
one wonderful worker" how can it be
we'll done when divided up among the
teachers who are in school from nine till
twelye, and from two till five? For the
mace of nurse at the hospital is filled by
= teacher who does her full quota OF
work in the schoolroom, and conse,
aueptly can have no time to properly
and Systematically train the girls 81
that the will be able to fill position.
A. either housekeeperS or assistant
houseket 0ers.
Nr. h,,ls proposes that Col. Polk b
anpointe.. to eat a biscuit, a pie, a pig,
and A ci,cken" cooked by one of ths
orphans, nd another biscuit, pie, pi4
and chi en- cooked by me, and the
decide aich is best, promising, If
wiu he Y present me with a basket o
stale bre. and a box of tea.
decl, the contest for two reasons
first, Co. Folks life is to- valuable t.
be riskec n this rash manner, for n.
matter V ich side won, he would suffer
Taen, tn ugh have been a dys-
hectic, | nould certainly be one for lt'
did | ear hat basket of stale bread, j
il be N, ie at the Asylum? The DO,
of tea is , grant a temptation, and i
he will yomise it shall be black, anC
bo Ight f no D but -- IL
Kaleigh, will compromise by offering
t. cook = biscuit, a pie, a pig, anC
a chicke,. for Mr.. Mills to eat. conf
dent that after a long seasoning of sucl
cooking IS he sets before his teacher
he cant IL hurt by mine.
But there is one thing about which
Mr.. Mills, like the boy who wanted tw,
throws at mumble-the peg to his broth
es one, nas 1.-The very badest remem
her, ever saw. He says ugly word
passed between Mrs. Clarke and tin
hou.ekeeper." In justice to the house
keeper, l positively deny this. Sh
never gave ulc du uSly WOIU VII
staid at the Asylum, and all my "ugl
words were spoken to Mr. Mills himself
Doubtless they did sound very ugly t
him, fol [ told him plainly he had u
ritht t. tamper with the health Of h
teachers by setting such badly cooke
fpod before them.
As have no wish to make this di!
cussion a personal one. l shall take 4
further notice of Mr.. Mills personal a
l~usions. [ only desire to stand up for tt
god of these orphan girls, the boys
lcaye to the men. | don't care wheth'
they are taught trades or not, but | II
peat the Masons of the State do n,
realize that these girls are taught abs
lItely nothing by which they can make
living when they leave the asylum, al
their generous bounty to the tentdte 0
phans OF the State is proving more OF
curse than a blessing to its recipient
Many of these girls have mothers, VIII
if poor and unable to send them
school, would at least teach them
work, an / | repeat, at the asylum tn
are simply untitled for work of all kinC
Mr.. Mills says his present housekeepe
are good as any he e had. Yet ma
q time nave SeeH Hill MhliO Nv
sick make the girl cooks bring the 70
to be prepared for the childrens tai
TO his bed side, when he would hims
superintend the MASKING of potato
and picking of fish for fish balls, |
cause, to quote his own words, I"
could not get the ho~usekeepers to
tend to i, properly" He is hlms
untiring u his devotion to these CT
dren. never while he was sick wa
delicacy eat to him by his friends Il
he did Mt say, send some OF 1t to
sick chi. zen at the hospital. WI
his mea we're carried IN to him, all
little COZ ralescents would flock in, 81
of somct ing better than the ordin;
fare, We it but a mouthful. He
good 5, ~perintendent, but a misera
housekt Der. Could he but be brou:
to realiz the injury he is doing, l
lieve he lould be the first to try 10 r.
ely it; ut, to quote old aunt A
House i ain: lone had as well sh
ssraws n a March wind as talk to |
after hi, mind is made up.
He t .ows himself back upon
orders @ the Grand Lodge, but no
knows j. tier than he does, the de
vedly h 4 estimation the Grand Lo
has of his capacity as a superntend;
and one word from him as to the
visabili, of employing d housekee
and trai ,ng the girls more IN COOK
laundry and house work, and les;
needful, n nele book teaching wo
meet no only with attention but as
e - that hnIN