Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
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SepteGbsr 2y---A brief ride along the beach
and a very humble entry into crowded recep-
sionr0om were my first Impressions. Porters
were Lurrying trunks and elevators rumbled
sonfusingly. Important old students who
stood about did not help me much. There
were 8 few girls in the corner, though, who
seemed to fell as small as myself, ard picked
up my basket and went across to them For sym
pathy think am going to like. 4 must say
my room is bare, and looks out upon nothing
ut the piers along the bay Begond are only
eagues OF distant air tremulous over the hot
country. Right near q tuft Of long bearded
grass bends forward and shakes itself in the
wind, and miles away palmetto is cut upon
the sky like roy cameo But right at my hand
are great inside blinds to shut this out; by aud
by, though, shall have them open and the
winter moonlight will strike across my Little
book shelves gloriously.
October OLA dull rain just drips, drips
from HE clouds. NY bare door ia tracked M.
little brock IS running across IL from the UNI
orella, and there is not q bit OF home In tbs IN
estitation sablo and chairs, They look as diff
ferens SIS the professors down stairs. The
painting hallis high and still and cold In the
best light girl is copying q copy OF The
Landing OF William Of Orange. Original de-
signs Of lace and wall papers hang about the
mechanical models are disposed like platters
on the sable-there is no inspiration to be had,
AT home hold clearly the thing 1 would paint
THE other day I took up my brushes and
worked, the next day and another l. did the
same, but nothing came OF it, and the day
fails and Who can work in the gloom and the
nothing to read So ] lilo on the bed and stare
out of the window, or run about with my
chunl and By and by the bell rings
October l2--I am beginning to think Of how
people will like mo, My bit Of morning sky
i'll done aa she sketch was, is talked Of. This
morning one of the first young ladies here
stopped me on the stairs to kiss me, silly to tell
or but very nice to have happened to tanned
me, With nos e homely Us Petreas. Last night
chum and got an excuse to walk down Market
street. slipping along the wet pavemens in the
light Of the great squares of color spread from
the windows We bought lovely fruit. am
sorry spent my money; though / never buy
many things most girls always keep on hand
do not refuse what they offer--and if take
must give. am ashamed to give go seldom,
Mother hes now sent Inc enough to buy her
, new cloves. And what have Ispent il for2 for
something to eat and to give away with de-
yaeitful look nf lberality. And what does il
amount to2 Not that I do not have good times
hare There seems to be no room for any thing
else, and Ihave to drag myself to the books
Io-fnurrow must be Studying by sun-up
Mothers letter came just now. Ny poor DEAR
hard worked mother! can see her bring ia
the milk ii heavy pals, and at night the chill
dren lying awake il the trundle bed to talk K,
ne And Ham not improving; am too proud
to have poor recitations, but a pony IN some
things. Some see it, Of course, and | have the
bitterness of losing the respect Of others as
well AS my own.
October l4--To-aay the drawing teacher
complimeuted me before the class and that
copy OF the northern birch has the best mark.
SO aln getting on and am popular after nil.
October l6--Last night rose III the little
prayer meeting TO say was unhappy and de-
sired to be different can not say why, Tor L
asn not altered lhe earnest prayers affected
me, think, and the sudden, fatal desire Of q
new sensation, another sort of popularity
urged me- felt in no respect different when
] sat down, and by tho time the meeting closed
had gone so fac back into my old self that
neplied 10 their kind talk with real hypocrisy,
to keep 40 TO their idea OF q seeker II / had
had tho courage 10 70 Gn---When l was up--and
tell them what>one girl isl
October 9--I have been to church and been
etforwara' again Since / came back. one Of
the devoted ladies has advised ne to do duty
and not expect d sudden distinct conversion.
She said ahe was sure Of roe. Poor lady! She
thinks she perfectly knows my case. wonder
If a religious life can roof over lies wonder
Sf What road in The Scarlet Letter oRoc, BE
true! Be truel Let the world know your
worst = can be slipped by?
October 2U--A week has g0ne and an
more wicked than at its beginning I have
added TO what was by becoming D complete
hypocrite. And yet started in good faith last
Monday. Heaven knows nay restless heart
wished peace, aud { can never pray more
heartily than did then for help shail always
remember thai felt better FOR while After
the prayer. too. think the trouble began BY
hearing one Of my false recitat,ons praised,
One of the girls told me, in her impnsiye way,
how much had boon admired, particularly OF
aata "Shs did not see how could be so
eisves'i And I smiled and liked TO hear il.
though my lips were begging her silence 1t
ended by my helping her to algebra with q
great air, though was indebted to s key for
the exam ples. When she went away every bit
Of feeling was out of my heart Then idled
away the precious hours between breakfast
4 and French over peanuts and 8 story; aud
when the lirang a pony WIS q necessity.
So / scratched off q few rnles to read from IN
der my shawl. In Miss Days room arc cards
inscribed, "Idle worusi Idle wordsl e. and the
like hung over her walls. Reminders OF duty,
asuppose. What IA contrast TO my ever slip
ping: thought and speech. s5 81
tg The deeds We do. tho words we speak.
IT'LL Into still air thsy seem to hest,
# But they shall ever asts II IKE
3S At the great Judgment they
4 And VIC shall meet, 35 . n
s October 27---I have boon to the wsndow e
breathe tho soft warm night, and to watch I'M
Josephine come In from the bar under tho aW
fully white sheen of the moon 1T is always
in our power to act honorah Had not
n best turn my energy about hig b marks into An
other channel? Cannot ! help this soul 2
ssiine.whiah IL going down 90 fast: