The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19
TO THE GIRL AT BOARDING 4.
SCHOOL.
Aunt Jennie Writes Letter of Friendly
Counsel.

school and your room has been as
signed you. Are you satisfied with
the location of it. and are your
room mates congenial, or are you
disgusted with the whole thing2 Re
member, my dear girl. that you have
always been the Pet at home, but now
YOU must stand alone and people will
soon learn what you are; but of one
thing you may be sure, and that is
that your whims, likes and dislikes
will not be catered to. but that your
eccertricities will every single one be
noted and commented on by the
other girls. Don't be too free in ex-
pressing your opinions. A true lady
is always marked by modest degree
of reserve. / would beg of you that
you be not one of those who com
ment and criticize everything and
everybody, for if you join that class
YOU will develop into a very disagree
able girl, courting unpopularity, and
the chances are that you'll be a tat
tier before you realize it. Last night
while seated at the piano, playing
some very solemn chords, it seemed to
me that a food of schoolgirl tears
swept over my soul and I felt like
| could embrace each of you and
tell you 20 be brave. Your tears,
fears and longings are only the pick
cts on life's battlefield The real
battle is set for tomorrow. Don't
fret You don't intend to be a de-
serter; you don't intend to even
shirk a duty. Keep the rug from
wearing in front of your mirror by
not standing on it too much To oc-
cupy that position too often and too
long indicates lack of brain power.
| believe it a duty that you owe the
world to look as pretty as you can
consistently, but in order to do so
You must leave some of the frills of
fashion off. Use common-sense in all
things-it is a bitter pill sometimes,
but | have never known a constitu
ton undermined by it. Never slight
girl because she is poor or ugly.
trust you have more sense than to be
lleve that riches make character.
Poverty Is no disgrace and money is
often Il curse. Back of fine clothes
there is lovable trait or a hateful
dlsposition-which do you prefer?
You perhaps can possess both, but
the poorest girl you know can be low
able if she will. Be honest. / know
that there are what they call 'prac-
teal Jokes" such as taking possess
sion of and wearing or using anoth-
er girls overshoes and umbrella, rib
bon, rings, and they tell me even
clothes. Such practices lead to pure
old-tashioned roguery. That last is
an ugly word, but half of the disease
diagnosed as kleptomania is simply
PLAIN stealing and should be treated
as such. Listen attentively, and
tIIen then heed the advice of your teachers
lhey positively know what is best for
Fou' while your own opinions may
Prove to be only very inapt guess
I!. work. Don't take it into your pretty
little head that you are a woman
grown, and therefore need to listen
u 10 no one save your own inclinations
tendencies are dangerous things if
not properly curbed, and may lead
nose little feet of yours into forbid
ueh paths and at last to the dungeon
u despair. Hold your head up. be
proud, but don't be haughty-there
Is such difference; one demands re
SSIPect. the other makes you detesta
yle' Now, my girl, [ trust that you
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