The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13

r. led such a happy row.
All ing life that my educa-
IFE ton was sadly neglect
ed, so when I was thir-
VII teen years old, l was
e., put in q boarding
n school, and my mother,
w. who was recovering
from a severe attack Of
i77,ass was taken to the Greenbriar
White Sulphur Springs. My expert
toacber became offended in some way
and made my life miserable. She
told some Of the girls l was not in
GOOD health, and if I died, she had
,pcjded what dress to put on me,
and as took each dress from my
trunk. which had been fashioned SO
1pDderly by my Mothers hands, |
would wonder if hat was the one
chosen for that sad occasion.
Bt+ nay most delightful experience.
and which quite made up for anything
bad that had one before, was my
school life at Washington City. This
vas Z select school, kept by an Eng
lish lady. Mrs. kingsford. l had
such lovely school-mates. I CORES
pond HiLh some Of them now; we
attended President Buchanan's leNees,
admired Miss Lanes graciOuSnesS
took walks to the Capitol and heard
great speeches. went to art galleries.,
and best Of all had an informal soiree
every month at the school where our
sWettheaTts always managed to come.
! had my first real love affair then,
Nr. Corc0ran's nephew was the sub
SCOT .oI lnu- u-a ~ ,r 0I 70 oxalo
the teachers and pass notes ever at
the church door is a mystery to me
even now. [ read Miss Clay's book
lately about h times then and many
Cf the names are yery familiar. Ma
con Thompson, son of the Secretary Of
Interior. married my roommate and
their beautiful daughter lives in Ken
lucky. ! shall never forget Mrs.
hingsford's gOOseberly and pie plant
pies, especially as each pie was divided
into eight pieces and we were only al
lowed one piece. Her plum buildings,
made by English receipt, were
dreams; she would give no one the
formula twelve were made and one
cooked each week until used up. The
boxes Of good things / received from
home were something to be remem
bered. gold cake and fruit cake, great
packages Of homemade candy, jelly,
nuts and everything nice one could
think Of, and with every taste of the
food / had g loving thought Of my
Mother. Sometimes the Teacher
would take US to Baltimore on a lark
and once on the steamer to Mount
NeFnon, and then at our commence
ment at the Smithsonian Institute, ]
made the one triumph of my life, and
mat was due to the fact that the sub
!!ecJ of my compOSitiOn-"A TriI
through Times Spy Glass was g
pleasant hit at the girls.
MY school days ended, I became a
young lady, l was SO happy, the world
50 beautiful, every one 50 kind, ]
smiled all the time. life held nothing
OUT roses and sunshine for me, anC
WIN the most indulgent and intelli
gent Mother in the world, / had moth
Ing TO desire.
enjoyed my winter at home i'm.
ntnsely. the freedom from school was
"VLShuuI, went to parties, took sails
y" IIe river, danced the dear OLE
Goh'eS, Virginia Reel, Lancers, Cotil
~" ana Waltzed in a dignified way
paSe4 !onsequences, Stage Coach
G'and MuftO, and so on, and at homt
NoChsammOn with Mama.
men the summer at the Virginit
ggPdtnSS mostly spent at the ALE
A'bo'IiiC w mite ouID11u
ana Yellow Sulphur. the most be
"nlehIhg spot in all that lovely coun
~ on. how ] did ride horsebacl
""0 oriNe horses in those days, /
ms 10 me- the horses were bette
men than now.
men IN October. we went to New
ana stayed at the st. Nicholas
nag several months before engage
SG1Se'L 70 your Father. We met man.
pell5 acquaIntances and a a roya
9J0U Gme, | had lovely clothes an
~ ~na( creams of beauty my dresse
ave. r u ana how unconscious I was O
ANY, Any personal charm, if l possesse,
h-%. or anything else except to b
'> all the day long.
yo,n IEo[ember I was married t
yiett amer. We spent two month
leanNS n Southern cities, New Or
"fba@ Mobile, Montgomery, Selma an,
Thea pIaces. enjoyed the Frenc1
ahoUt and the quaint old thing
Saw New Orleans very much. TIL
n rean,. market I did not like. that i
about H1e only Objectionable thin,
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