The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25
son0oL \ nrNpnnp inAns 40.

The rigid discipline Little Mny
FRirfna Was called Upon 90 Tn
deruo
II WAS not in this Joyous fashion.
however, that school presented itself io
another. ana lar brighter. little giri.
Mary Fairfax. who was hnu over a
hundwd years ago. and who after
wards became Mrs. Somcrylllc ana
enc nf the most learned women in
England Mary was fortunate enough
10 live tie first ten years ~ her life
hy the sonshorc the hnppiesi. Widest
shycsi child that ever played al day
long ON the yellow sands. aud made
huge collections Of shells. and weeds
and pebbles and other treasures
brought her "a playihlngs by the
waves. When IL ialnrd. and her moth
or would not pruuit her % run OUT.
she rcad over and over again. tho
three bouks which formed her library.
THE Arabian Knights" Robinson
Crusoe" aud "I.lerim'n Progress
Now aud then her father. who wah an
officer IN the English navy. tame home
from SEA: and. finding his little daurt.
ter as Ignorant as child could Doe.
made her r9d aloud Ia him every
morning chapter OF llume's History
% England
This was an her education until she
was ten ypan Old. when. one dreadful
day, her parents sent her 10 boarding
school. small and very expensive
boarding school. kept by Miss prim-
r0st who WIS ~ stately aud severe
that her pupils used 10 say they never
Eaw her smile Thanks 10 the healthy
outdoor life she had always led. little
Mary was straight and strong MS q
young Indian. but that did not save
her from the Ingenious fortunes dc.
sirncd Tor STOPPING children. md
which She DESERVES Tor us ln her mc.
moirs.
"A few days after my arrival I was
tnclusrd Doe sti1 STAYS Wihu steel busi,
IN front while. above my frock. hands
drew my shoulders hlss 900 the shout
der blades met. ThCn steel rod. will
q scmIclrrlc whIth went under Coo
chin W1s DhsrCd tD Che steel husk Il
my stays ln ihIf constrained stnio !
fNN M'f'"N ITO NN'N n .NN.N|N |.NNNNNNINH N.NN
to prepare our lessons"
1h.ua of 10. you luxurious little pcn
ilr who lupw your lessnns lolliug uu
rocking cImlrs nestled Boo soft corurr3
or lying comfortable 900 warm hearth
rugs hcfoc cheerful fires Think o'
siulylng % whole Ingc of Iohuson'r
Dictionary every dlg spelling. dcrui
lions even the very position of oaci
worl in the Ions columns. and all %,
while unable to lean backward or Tor
wapl. or turn your head frim side o.
F'dc- unable. even io see Ne lat ihr gir
next you wJs doing That was iisci
pilne which must have wgdc home and
the dear shining ocCnu ~ u'ls d plctut
Of paradise. or Paradise Lost To- poor
tired timid Mary Fairfax. Aud 90,
worst 90 b was she haired so little nj
Miss l'rlmrusc's school that. when m,
escaped for her inst holidays. shr coy
cred herself with disgrace by writing
hank.noi for lauk.uotc and was sc
vercly scolded for being so Idle aut
wasting such golden opportunities.
She was taught a. sew. however
very neatly. and In after yrans m,
grcw pa passlonaicly i,nd NJ study. o
real hard. severe unc0mpmmlsing
study. that 10 was EcrC sary. when 80
was fifteen. To take away her candles
~ that she might not sit up half ih'
night ovrr her hooks. Even then -,
ussyl 10 rise al dayhus,t. wrap hcrScl
In blanket not bcing allowed a frc-
and work away a. algebra aud lalll
until breakfast time She wrote 3
number Of valuable works on scisttih'
subjects abd she lived 10 be- nlhciy.tw,
years old. proving that neither har
scheols nor hart study ap certain Q,
shorten our days -"At School a Hun
drci Years Ago" ~ Agnes RcpplicF
10 81. Nirhulas.