The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

O, she can spin and she can bake,
And she can knit and sew.
Thus all her dresses she can make.
This bonny girl l know.
She loves to take a good, long walk,
All needless of the mile;
But then her shoes, l must remark,
Are not the pointed style.
She gayly sings her songs Of glee,
Sweet as the birds do sing;
A rustic flower Just as she,
A bird of early spring;
But she. is bonny, winsOm sweet,
AS gentle as a doe;
And She is modest, kind. and neat,
This sweet, sweet girl l know.
Beth's First Day at School.
In she ran little after noon, eager
to tell mamma all about it. . -
II should think | wouldn' t ever have
to learn another single thing" she
cried, all out OF breath, ''for I learned
so much to-day! I like my teacher
pretty we'll; she isn't very cross, but
she isn't nearso nice as you are, mann
ma. -"
~ sat next to Flossy, which is a
real comfort, cause we live next door
to each other, and are pretty good
bosom friends, and I saw a. lot of little
girls and boys I don't know at all;
and whenever looked at them, felt
funny feeling in my throat and kind
OF wanted to come home, and see if
you were Lonesome without me.
$50 l reached across and squeezed
Flossy's hand, and told her I was
glad that she lived near me, even if
she did make me mad sometimes.
Then the teacher came by, and said
Don't whisper, DEAR and that all
[ didn't like her for.
'By and by we were hot and tired,
and was thinking how nice it would
be if you could cuddle and rock me in
your lap awhile. And the teacher
said, 'lBew let every one of you put
your heads down on your desks and
shut your eyes til ht, till I tell you to
open them So we did, and pretty
soon she clapped her hands and said,
Wake up, little folks and she had
drawn a picture on the blackboard,
OF a dog with q stove pipe hat on,
sitting on a chair, with curly tail! +,
I'm dreadful hungry though, and
l guess l won't 60 any more if you,
don't mind, cause it's so pricklv to
sit still. ''-Selected.
Emerson and Young People.
Our most useful friends are perhaps
those who expect the most from us.
The best of men are in danger of being
too easily satisfied with themselves.
and should be thankful for a. wise
friend who is always counting upon
their improvement.
This attitude ofexpectancy was one
secret of Eanerson's peculiar power
over young people. His hopefu]ness
on their behalf made them ashamed
to do anything short of their best. As
his son expressed it, he seemed always
to expect from them ''something bet
ter than had yet appeared, so that
ne always inspired affection and awe,
but never fear"
One OF the distinguishing features of
Emerson's view OF the world was his
cheerful belief that things we're bound
to grow better.
II hope he will never get over it, he
said to Mrs. Lowell, when she told
him that her son Charles was discon-
tented with the present conditions Of
society.
. When his own son came home from
school after ~Speaking Afternoon" he
always asked, "Did you do well?'
II don't know"
Ibid the boys study or play, or did
they sit still and look at you?''
Several of them didn't attend.''
1Butyou must oblige them to attend.
II the orator doesn't command his
audience, they will command him."
II make no allowance for youth in
talking with my freinds." he wrote in
has Journal IF a youth or maiden
converses with nae, 1 forget that they
are not as old as I am. =
How great his power was upon
susceptible minds is illustrated by an
entry in Miss Alcott's journal. written
on the day of his DEATH XIII
"Our best and greatest American
gone. The nearest and dearest friend
father has ever had, and theman who
has helped me most by his. life, his
BOOKS, his society. can never tell
all he has been to me. Illustrious
and beloved friend good yv'-Youth's
Companion. -
At the White House,
Two little girls of my acquaintance,
writes a. cOrreSnOndent wnro III o 1,;,,o