The National tribune., 1884-12-11

hear from the boys Father says he has life lease
| in THE TRIBUNE.-Henry Swarz, Andrews, Ind.
wish some of the little boys and girls would
send me their photographs, for which will return
| mine. Papa served in Co. H, 9th Mimi. am
seven.-Julia +. Page, Independence, Mo.
Will some one please send me the songs entitled
Little Nell of Narraganset Bay" and Kitty
of a Veteran Of the 10th m. send my love to the
Editor.-Jenne Bosheli, Lostant. Ill.
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Month Of Jules Experience at Boarding.
School.
IWriaen for The National Tribunal
TITS lust as mean as it can bel" was the
exclamation of girl, Is or Id years old, on be-
| ing told she was to 60 to boarding-school.
"My dear, if you cannot behave yourself you
can go to your room," motherly voice said,
and looking in the direction of the sound we
see a gentlewoman with sad expression on
| her face, occasioned by her daughters rudeness.
al don't care" muttered julie. 81 had
| rather be upstairs than here" Going out she
slammed the door unnecessarily hard. Mrs.
Ridley sighed, for she was widow with barely
enough to live comfortably on. She had de-
| MED herself many things that julie might go to
boarding school, and now she was so saucy.
She sat there thinking for some time, but her
thoughts were interrupted by julie, who came
| to her.
90, mamma, didn't mean to be saucy," she
said, with q flood of repentant tears; "but,
mamma, when / am angry don't know what
say"
81 know it, my DEAR" her mother replied,
| fondly smoothing the girls disheveled hair,
"and the only way to cure yourself is to con-
stantly watch and pray"
eyes, mamma do try; but somehow the
words slip out before know it, then I get
| saucy, and that troubles you. I'll go to board
ing-school or any other place you want me to I;
only it does seem kind of hard" she added,
half aloud and half to herself
"Yes" her mother answered, but you don't
have as hard q time as girls usually do, for you
can come home once month and tell me your
troubles and joys; you can take boxes back
with you, and altogether you will have a
glorious time"
"You always make things so pleasant" the
girl said laughing, land, after all, guess
shall have splendid time! But come, mamma,
do come and let's see about everything"
1t took Mrs. Ridley about month to get julie
ready, and one bright September morning she
left for the school, so miles distant.
JULES LETTER.
DEAR MOTHER: Only few days and shall
see you. Oh, ! wish it would hurry up. You
can't imagine what scrape some Of the girls
got into last week. and what narrow escape
had. We were all sick of the table fare, so we
decided that we would get out some way and
buy something to eat
The parents of Gerty Hatchette live in this
city and her little sister comes to see her; so
picked her out to do our purchases. The next
time she came we gave her long list of things,
which we told her to buy. The list was like
this: Canned fruits and meats, crackers,
pickles, preserves, cake, candy and everything
you can imagine. Gerty was to have trunk Of
Fall clothes sent to her, and the things were to
be put in the trunk.
When the trunk came, as luck would have 1t,
Madame chats the principal) said:
"Gerty, l should like to see your clothes"
Poor Gerty trembled in her shoes but said:
"fyou will wait until my trunk is unpacked,
will be very glad to have you see them"
Madame answered, 40, certainly"
We thought we had had a narrow escape.
That night after all were asleep Gerty and
got up and put the things away. The reason
we did this was because we though Madame
suspected something, for she told Gerty she
wished to be present when her trunk was I'M
packed.
The next day after lessons, Gerty told Mad
anne she was ready to unpack her trunk; so
Madame went up stairs and Gerty said she
wanted to laugh at the expression of disap-
pointment on her face when nothing of
suspicious character appeared.
That night, after silence reigned supreme"
Gerty and woke the other girls, and we had
an elegant time eating for about two hours,
then we put away the remains and went to sleep.
The next night the same performance was
peated and nothing happened. But the third
night
had washed my hands and was in bed but
the girls were still carousing, when the door
opened to mcet-Nadame.
Young ladies'" said she In stern voice,
"who was the instigatOr of this plan?"
Nobody answered, for they weren't going to
tell on Gerty. In the meantime, feigned to
be asleep.
81 repeat my question, Who was the insti-
gator of this plan?"
II was, Madame" Gerty said.
"You, Gertrude Hatchette. And may IN
quire if you had any assistance in developing
your shocking performance"
l was about to bounce out of bed and say
that / did, when one of the girls shook her
head, so laid low" / was the only one who
had helped her; of course the others gave some
money, but that don't count.
Gerty hesitated minute and then said:
"No, Madame"
Every well. Miss Hatchette you can come
to me after lessons tomorrow. Do you hear2"
as Gerty made no answer.
Eyes, i hear"
"And now, will you be kind enough to pile
this rubbish meaning the eatables) into a
bowl, so it can be thrown away in the morning.
l will take a seat while you do So" She seated
herself on the trunk.
There is no need of your sitting here, Mad
anne; for if You tell us to throw these things
away, we will do so without being aUatched"
At the last part of her speech Gerty's voice
grew scornful; but Madame sat there just rs
immovable as a statue while the girls, with
many sigh, threw away the half tur-
key and chicken, pickles and preserves, and
thought of how they might have been eating
even then, had they been more discreet. When
this had been finished, Madame departed. with,
young ladies l hope this will nerer happen
again. In the future ! shall be more careful"
After she had gone jumped out of bed, ard
Gerty began to cry.
81 can't help it," she said, when we implored
her to stop. when / think of the trouble and
money we spent, just want to scream. Then,
j must go TO Madame to morrow"
This hushed US, but we dragged her to bed
and put the lights out and soon all were asleep.
Yours, affectionately, JULIE.
And now that we have seen julie at board
ing school, we will say good -by, and hope that
In the future she will be more fortunate.
EDITH G.
In the ruins of Eoahs ark, lately found, there
discovered many old and curious articles. Evidences
plain however that these relics had been and
handled by other curiosity seekers for letter found