Middletown transcript., 1883-03-02
The Misses Grayston frightened


Farmers |" exclaimed the Oldest
Miss Grayston, contemptuously.
Farmers ~ echoed her two sisters.
G Farmers ~ echoed Mrs. Grayston
also. "Oh, 1 never could think of my
dear girls becoming farmers wives"
Bergman started to be indignant
but remembering society's rules in the
old days when he was young man in
New York, he said 4:
"Perhaps you are quite right, my
dear madam" 3"
care there nice people in the town?"
continued Mrs. Grayston.
+" Nice why, Of course there are, "
said Bergman. "They are nice enough
for my wife and daughters to associate
with, SO I think-I think you and your
family would manage to enjoy your
selves. .
"Do you ever have Art Academy
exhibitions in your town, Mr.. Berry
man ~ asked the oldest Miss Grayston.
"Or Philharmonic concerts ?'' asked
the next in age.
" Are there any churches except the
old fashioned, plain, white walled,
staring kind ?' demanded the youngest.
Ladies', 4" said Bergman, rising and
moving toward the door, 81 am afraid
I've made mistake =
81 fear you have, = said the oldest
Miss Grayson, while her sisters nodded
vigorously in the affirmative.
81 supposed my old employers
daughter and her interesting family
were in trouble about the common nee
essaries Of life. and ="
"You were entirely right, " said Mrs.
Grayston, lapsing into tears.
''And that a permanent home and
certainty Of being never again annoyed
about ordinary affairs would be -"
Indeed it would" said Mrs. Gray
ston, if it could be done here but oh,
Mr.. Bergman, how can we leave all we
hold dear -''
CAN you hold dear?" exclaimed
Bergman. Why, my dear madam,
I'm more afraid than ever that I've
been mistaken. I was under the i'm
preston that those who had been your
friends in other days had shamefully
you"
They have,' said Mrs. Grayston,
with a genuine sob.
"And that you all were working
hard for the common necessaries of
life."
Too true-too true. p"
"Then can't for the life Of mel
can't see what you hold DEAR to use
your own expression.
81 wish [ could explain, 2 said Mrs.
drayston, wiping her eyes. " mean
the dear girls are used to
5he newspapers, and shop windows, and
church music, free picture exhibitions,
and the fashions, and -"
you may as well stop, mother"
said one of the girls, " for he has gone. ?"
"The heartless wretch ~ exclaimed
Mrs. Grayston.
And all the consolation Bergman got
rom his sister Kate was:
"Just as 1 expected They would
'ather starve in New York than live
comfortable anywhere else. And there
ire thousands more, Just as interesting,
Who are just like them. IN. Y. Hour.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. Atlanta
Ga) Constitution is in favor of estab-
ishing schools of manual education. It
kinks that it isa sheer waste of time to
each Latin and Greek to boys who
lave to leave school and go to work.
1t is the want of trade more than
it says, which is the source
# vice and misery. Of 780 convicts,
lged 21 and under, received in the
Philadelphia Penitentiary, 7R5 had no
rade, but all had been to school except |
.93. These figures can be proportion
Ltely duplicated in penal institution;
md it is undoubtedly true that unless a
roung man is wholly depraved he will
lot resort to crime if he IS skilled in t
ome craft. Men as rule become |
through pressure of adverse
Society can best protect |
tself by educating both the hands and
he heads Of the boys; thus making it
easy for them to become
rood and industrious citizens. 1t is
lot too much to say that the hope of the
country is just now embraced in the
Of hand education. for the |
ancy studies which will not help boy
n after life to support himself. A
,reat change in our system Of public
,ducation is about to take place and we
would be glad to see Atlanta near the
lead Of the procession.
-o
THE COLONEL. Several weeks ago,
y special enactment of the legislature,
he governor offered reward of two
hundred dollars for an Arkansaw man
Who is not judge, colonel, major nor
:aptain. The next day, plain, unas-
uming gentleman called on the COVER
lor and said 81 have the honor, sir,
q claim the reward you offered for a
nan who is neither a judge, colonel,