Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-04-12
Correspondence.


OF news from our home away down
East" has not failed to reach US down
here In darkest" Georgia. and during all
this time nave not returned single
word. My plea must be business. have
not ceased to be In a hurry since setting
foot In the Black Belt last October
While all our friends at the north have
filled our ears with tales of the almost I'M
heard-of straitpess of the times. the
change of condition Is not nearly 50 ap.
parent here. do not take this for more
than 1t Is worth. While with you hard
times Is the exception, with these people
II is chronic condition, the only notice
able difference being that they are some.
what shorter than usual
1t Is hard takin' the breeks frae a
Hielandman," and don't see that rags are
raggeder than usual or that we have taken
more than the usual quantity of produce
Tor tuition or of eggs for lead pencils
The law OF compensation holds good, even
here.
very mild and generally pleasant win.
ter has counted for much In our peoples
favor, except that lack Of heavy frost.
has been productive of an unusual amount
Of sickness. Illness broke in upon our
faculty for the first time in three years
Only few times has the thermometer
touched the frost point, and while cold
northern billiards, old-iashioned snow
storms and long cold spctls have been
coming down upon Us through papers aud
letters, We bsse been oa>kng In the sun
shine with the mercury often climbing np
INTO the sixties and seventies
During the early part OF February
small party from Dorche ter academy "a,
un the bauk, of the Sunbury river aud ale
our dlnner Ia p(cAc, aud quite a. com
toTtahiy as On the shore Of the Bagaduce
In late June. In early March we had
eighty degrees weather. aud one and sill
concluded that 1t was time 10 20 TO plant
ing Many had corn up. some cotton,
others tender garden truck For our
selves, our Irish potatoes had ambiiiou~Iy
climbed up six or seven inches we had
small field ~ corn looking finely, an our
beans were striving 10 emulate Jacks
| beSnstalk. But there came a frost,
| nipping FROST" IN fact four OF them can.
| se'uuSely, and our hope Of garden sass l.
deferred.
iu spite Of obstacles and discourage
ments, our school has pro-pered. our en-
toilment for the year j. greater than ever
| before, and The character OF the work
dnre l. an Improvement on that Of prev ious
years. There Is stead, growth tn tn,
school work FROM year To year. E-ptc
tally cheering sud interesting 70 Us j. the
development of character among our older
/ pupils, ami the growth of a healthy moral
aud Christian sentiment.
Although their skins are dark am sure
hat we shall send OUT some strong young
men aud women, 10 % good work The
/ crying need of these people Is opportunity
% learn something Of the mechanic arls
Except very few, they Know only huw
20 do the most common Mind vi work In
the fude~t way Their agriculture the
/ only work really their own, Is far from
| periect. We bavc succe.drd Ia collecting.
a. las, s. sufficient ~um ID build our tu.
iustrtal -hup. When equipped int, will
add a. important feature 10 our work, ana
much io iae usefulness 1T cor school. BuI
ar haYeut got the money for The lou4,
I etr tn- THIS We must depend on H.,
/ generosity of car friends F1r tools y,
| lce3, 3" >appjF cla-s u ten uoy~ % wofk
/ 81 one Tins SO FOR eAch person.
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-asns aCr. Last Thursday Afternoon
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