The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-12-29
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
SUBJECTS FOR
BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE.
"A Girl OF Seventy Years Ago.
Perhaps Can Help"--A Better
Man Than He Looked--Patti's
t% First Appearance--At the
r Top Of the Peak.
"a Cir, OF Seventy Years ARo."

| o~0AOAA "OuAu say IL UIley
could see school-room of SEVENTH
years ago, in which the souvenirs OF q
child-life are still carefully preserved
1t is in a New England town, not far
from Boston, and is pathetic-and
perhaps a bit painful-in the sugges-
tions it affords of the discipline and
overwork of that period. The little
girl who spent so many of her child
hoods days there was an old lady
when l knew her, white-haired, vener-
able, and charming, with great-grand-
children eager to hear her stories of
"old times" and the articles of furni-
ture OF her school-room were like pic
lures thrown on q screen to illustrate
lecturers story. Did it seem posi-
pie that baby hands OF five years old
had worked that careful SAMPLER
which hung above the mantel? But
yes, indeed, old Madame D. told how
at four she began at her mothers
knee to sew her 'stint'-
first patching and darning, and cross
sGlCchlng on canvas; then came the
alphabet In colors on the sampler,
and curious designs not recognizable.
! must say until deciphered by our
friend, for an object meant to be a
Dog resembled some of Jimmy Browns
efforts far more than q canine crea-
ture, and a peculiar green affair was
a tree worthy only OF a dream; but the
workmanship was admirable-indeed
marvellous from tiny fngers-while
the "copy" written at the same age
was equally surprising. This little
maiden shared none of the luxuries of
life for which her fathers house was
noted until at ten or twelve
years OF age she was considered some
what emancipated from school-room
restraint.
She slept and was dressed in a fire.
less room. Her breakfast was never
anything but bread and milk. She
sat at her needle-work, primer, copy
book, or ciPhering with ''some one of
the globes" until noon. when her
simple dinner-meat and one vege-
table and a light pudding-was served,
after which came an hour of Esprit
ual reading and instruction" at her
mothers side in the "black-walnut
parlor," room in which her grand
3 en- passed many a merry hour.
Then the daily "exercise' prim
Walk--after which more needle-work,
more bread and milk, and a quiet |
nalf-hour of ''mother's talk. On rare
occasions, such, for instance, as
and the Fourth of
July Christmas rarely was celebrat-
I'd, little miss was allowed to
participate mildly in the family
but under no circum-
stance was her small voice to be
leard unless she was spoken to. Such
thing as child leading q CONVERSE
ion among her elders would not have
'een dreamed of, and at the bount,-
ully spread table she took what was
'ut before her only, not what she
demanded. Sunday was day strict
devoted to devotional exercises, or
.ulet sitting in the walnut parior.
ither with Il 'good book" or listening
o some pious DISCOURSE; and ii at the
hlrd church service of the long dav
ne baby head nodded, and THOUGHTS
Monday morning ran rife in the
cary little brain, who can wonder?
BY and-by came the period when
ne must be instructed to the accom-.
ilshments Of a young lady ofthe dav.
ne had her spinet to practice little
leIodies upon. Her dancing-master
anne twice a week. She learned de. I
ortment, as the manners OF polite
oclety were called. A French teacher
aueht her daily, and she began to J
arm fine sewing, and fine cookery
n the domestic arts were considered s
art OF every girls education. The
ysterles OF her mothers ''still-room"
ere unfolded. There she preserved
uit, made cordials, currant-wine. t
nd blackberry brandy, and assisted \
preparing and arranging all kinds
herbs, even some medical decoc-
ons.
Still, the decorum of manner was
'pt up, and the Difference to elders.
Id in company a primness of deport- t
emit was preserved between the n
'ung folks who dance in the presence 7
their elders, and had no stronger 1
'verage at the well.laden supper Ia n
e than lemon-cordial, or on cold
inter- nights little hot wine and u
ater. At sixteen a girl was supposed y
have become proficient in school
I'd draWlng-room accomplishments; d
have made up'' a. Quantity of
'use linen for her future home: to be r.
'le to conduct a conversation in "
mpany or at home as we'll to write o
respond to letters from relatives or IL
ends, the latter being, I must say,
eclmens OF what we see in the Com
'te Letter-writer OF the day. Form
stiff, perhaps, as a girls life might cl
We been in those days, it vet had f.
exquisite charm of presenting SIM -,
city OF thought, reverence for ones AZ
rents Or guardians, and g. courtesy OF
5hout which no life, young or old, CT
n be gracious or self-respecting.- 90
'rper's Young People,. ~
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sympathy with the unfortunate is =,
OF the attributes OF true greatness. q,
pleasant incident that comes to US re
m the French is the following: tn
man rose from the pavement in p ps
middle OF the street, and jumped 81,
one side with cry; The rider was ar
3ry and exclaimed, care YOU si'