River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-29
4 INTENDING SCHOOL.

I'VE belong. in truth, to a mighty
and most splendid procession. building
cities and founding empires on the
way, cut remaining forever the same
joyful and unwearied pilgrims toward
that unknown end which we believe to
be the perfection Of manhood and wo-
manhood. Time for tears, indeed, we
have, ana incxtinguishable pity for the
weak and the waste Of human kind. :
/ DO not observe remarked Mrs
Christian. that this author has an in
cxtineui-hable desire to help the weak
and the waste, TO wipe his eyes and set
to work for them. | am tired Of this
eloquent beYailing. l want something
done"
Less talk and more cider. sug-
@csted her brother. DO not read any
more; you are getting hoarse."
And also irritatcd.' she admitted,
and rising, put aside her book, then
went to the invalid laid a sofa quilt
across his feet, and lightly kissed his
forehead. ''While am visiting you,
Cyrfl. she said. Il want to be doing
something besides living in this great
house AMI being waited upon like a
princess.
-Pining for paupers? What branch
of henelicence do YOU especially long
for uow?
wei, / know YOU will laugh-to-
dav as | came through the avenue,
walked before me two mill girls. One
had her bonnet-strings pinned, not
sewed on, and the other had a long rip
in her sleeve. have thought Of them
/ and their associates ever since: it IS all
they can do to earn their clothes with
out trying to make or mend thcm-they
scarcely know how 10 DO either, At first
thought should like to visit them
and do their weekly mending. but that
would be false kindness: far better lead
them to form habits OF ucatness. Did
YOU eyer hear of a mending school?'
NO
"NorI [. But why shouldn't one be
IS useful and successful as cooking
school. or a drawing school. or school
for lanwages?' :.
"GivFit up. But | hope YOU don
intend to invite the Great Unwashed
herc?'
NO. Cyril, She answered gently,
not explaining, but knowing well that
the class She wished 10 reach would
not visit her brothers elegant home as
objects of charity. Il have thought OF
+ hing Il room in one of the poorer
quarters OF the CITY. and inviting a
many n, viii 10 spous! the evening with
me there. You 10 hot mead me-, as you
retire SO early. and ] promise yon will
,;ot be less faithful in my services dag
times.
You're > good fellow. Helen, said
the Young man. land suppose | ought
not 10 object il yon ache to be dong
everybodv's business besides Your own.
Bur I'm see your room and GO You one
better. / own building about a bioeA
from here. and in it small hail; TWO
or three nights in the week 1t Is let ioi
dances aud one thing and another but
llit otAN4 hNAthe - = ~ --''J
rent free
ION. Cyril" how kind!' sLa an
swered. gratefully. ! viii make yol
first assistant OF the darning class as
reward. and both laughed heartily
The next day an advertisement ap
pearrd in a daily paper worded thus:
Wanted. one hundred woTking-girl'
,oform a mendiug school. No fee re
CURED bur each pupil requested t.
i.Ytur two cents rs nucleus for funt
with winch to purchase thread ant
needles.
The name Of the hall followed. anC
the evening on which it would b
n was a raw aud chilly night wher
MIS-. Christian first entered the hall
which vas steamheated and gas-Ighte'
and. though Hnpreteuding IN othe
rrsnects. really looked cheerful am
nleasant. At one end was small plat
form which held cabinet organ. use'
! IN societies which frequented the place
Mrs. Christian saw with pleasure tia
il was unlocked, and then spied a