The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-12-22


textbook; by and by, perhaps, Thede
can draw us chart. Jerry will take
hold, know, and Nate and Johnnie can
hunt for specimens. Well have an hour
or two every night.
The children's interest awoke in a
flash, and that very evening the ques-
tiCn discussed was one brought in by
Nate: 'sWhat is the difference between
limestone and granite?n A simple one,
but it opened the way for her, and their
first meeting proved q success. She
had to study each day to be ready and
wide awake for her class. They lived
in limestone region. Different forms
of coral abounded, and other fossils
were plenty. An old cupboard in the
shed was turned into cabinet. One
day, Nate, who had wandered off two
or three mile, brought home piece of
rock, where curious, long, tinger-shaped
creatures were imbedded. Great was
the delight of all TO find them described
as ortho-ceratites, and an expedition to
the spot was planned for some half
holiday. Question after question led
back to the origin of the earth. She
found the nebular hypothesis, and hard
| ly slept one night trying to compre-
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others in o simple fashion. Her book
was always at hand By and by they
classified each specimen, and the best
of their kind were taken to shelves in
the sitting-room. Her own enthusiasm
in study was aroused, and, far from q
hardship, it now became delight Her
spirit was contagious. The boys, always
fond of mother" wondered what new
life possessed her, but they accepted the
change all the same. She found that
she could teach, and also could inspire
her pupils. They heard of gully, five
or six miles away, where crystals had
been found. Making a holiday, for
which the boys worked like Trojans,
they took their lunch in the farm wagon
and rode to the spot; and if their search
was not altogether successful, it left
them the memory of a. Happy time.
In the meanwhile the farm pros
pered. She did all the work in the
house, and all the sewing; going out,
too, in the garden, where she raised a
few flowers, and helping to gather veg
, etables. Daniel and the boys were bit
terly opposed to her helping them.
, ''Mother,'' said Jerry, ''if you won't
ever think you must go out, I'll do any
} thing to make up. don't want you to
look like those women we see some
| times in the fields. Generally she
yielded; her work was enough for one
pair Of hands. Through it all now ran
the thought that her children were
r growing up; they would become edu-
: Gated men; she would not let them
get ahead, not so as to pass her en-
tirely.
Winter came. Now Daniel could see
, to the work; but these habits OF study
were not to be broken. 'Boys, let us
| form history club, " was the PROPOSE
i ton; lit sha'n't interfere with your les
J. sons at school" They took the history
t of the United States, which the twt
/ younger children were studying. Be
!, ginning with the New England settle
/ ments, and being six in number, they
d oalletieeeh other, for the time, after th'
. SIX states, persuaoihS old Daniel t.
d take ms native hhooe hSRnd. .'Tha
u woman oeats al ereation, hNwas heart
Il to exclalm' 'the way she WorhAall da1
and goes on at nlSht over her ooNks.
l. Inc motner USED TO say she harSes
= knew II she were any oIoer lnan ne
. poys Wnen they were Cry rI 70 VrlP eac
other with questions' Inc lcacneI
, the district school came over one paul
:, Gay afternoon never nao s''ch F.
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