South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-10-02

w. " ANT ~ VuatLel Wiio you. ~
~onid vex Your mother and .he has
enough 10 se, along With now.
In 'eea, | won't b, angry. said BE-
linda, more good. uaturedly. Yon
can sav what you ke. Oh d, pie. 90
-she aidel. for she really wished
20 know
Very we'll then. said Miss Strong.
picking smother pair Of socks out cf
the basket. Begin with q lesson in
technology. take your own s.ocaiugs
aud darn th.m, not cobbie them as
you have these of poor little Jacks.
Here is bis knot OF hard thread 10
the heel, nearly as big a. q pea. No
woude: the poor child had \ sore place
In hls little foot. Any young WON an
oil common sense ought TO be ashamed
to put eu,h piece Of work out of her
hinds. Don't you know any better
than to darn with hard thr eadf Sure.
ly your mother must have showed
you how TO darn.
The cotton was up stairs, poute 4
Bslinta. Wha, does II mat,erp
Walk about for day with q pea in
your shoe aud you'll find out, said
Miss Strong. The trouble with You is
that you think an education Ia. no. b I.
ing but going to school, passing
through some text books and grad
uatiDg- K 'ucating a human being is,
properly speaking, drawing out and
training the powers Of mind and bod '
aud yours are al running to waste and
wors". Belinda was so nstonishe d a,
THIS assault that she left off signing.
There is thing you do about the
house that is we'll done, continued
Miss Strong. IL you are eel tn sweep
room it 10 not balf swept. Ii you
undertake to get meal you act as if
il was a great Hardship. You take
M paihs aud turn out somaihing al
most une.tab.e. Hete is your
mother ready and anxious to ms he
you as good a housekseper as herself,
aud instead of learning, that you
may tighten her cares, you wicke div
anu perversely Get yourself agai nst
being taught. You might learn of
her to be first rate dairy woman.
aud you might read all you can find
on that very important branch Of
practical che mistry-bu. no Iii you
are called on to help YOU spoil half
you touch and 60 about with look
hat is enough TO sour the milk. You
might care for the poultry and earn
and save money. and learn concern.
Ing the ways and habits OF amin ais,
but you take pains TO show your
father how utterly indifferent you a. @
to all his business and his interes, 9
and you think this undlt.ful f,lly ia
sign yoa are superior. l heard
Miss Jones off,r to leach you what
she knew Of botany. AMI that is no
little let ma tell you. AMI you rs,ect-
ed her offer in such an gracious
way that / was ashamed of YOU.
Your mothers manners are lovely
your father is gracious and kind to
every one, but instead of proflting by
their example, your manners are rude
and ill-bre.i TO degree that aston
;shes me, and any reproof or advice
you resent with sulks and ili-tem per.
To your little brother and sister you
hardly speak civil word and set
them an ex ample which adds greatly
to the cares and worries of your ps.
rents. You wished me to spesk
plainly. AMI must say your perpet.
uai fretting whining and complaining
because your father cannot in justice
to the rest Of the famil, send you
away to school seems to me much
more like stupidity than a desire for
improvement You say you wish TO
learn. Here ia the house ara Shakes
peare, Milton ADD Scott, and other
books OF The best, but you do not care
to acquaint yourself with the great
masters or English. You know al
most nothing OF the history OF Eng-
land or your own country. Your
pastor offered you any books ia his
library--a good collection, but IL YOU
read it IL only the trashicst story.
Every week since L have been here I
have offered TO go over the Sunday.
school lesson with you. but you have
never cared to learn anything could
teach you, aud you are disgraceful:y
and inexcusably ignorant of the Bi.
bic Tor all the pains that have been
taken TO teach you.
Belinda sat silent. Her conscience,
which under the gentle and affection
ate Inconsistencies of her father and
mother lad remained fast asleep, bad
suddenly walked up at Miss Strong
slorner call, and vas speaking With
emphasis. The girl old not know
what TO say, AID contrary 10 her usual
practice she said nothing.
Believe me, child. said Miss Strong.
mote gent y, you have a hundred al :
vantsges If you will only improve
them. An education which wiz I'll
you. for the chief, tue highest end of
your being is In your reach. If you
Will set yourself resoluiely TO work to
Improve the advantages you have,
you may become a noble aud educa.
ted woman in the best sense Of the
woTl
What Is tbe highest end OF ones
being then : said Belinda, after a ST.
lence.
To glorify God AMI enjoy Him for.
ever. said Miss Strong, Teverently.
Belinda eat looking out Of the win
dow Tor a few minutes then she put
down her work, went upstairs and
was gone fOE half an hour.