99 66 HINTS TO SMALL FARMERS, VILLAGE LESSON LONDON: INTRODUCTION. CHILDREN are sent to school to learn many things-to learn good habits, and useful knowledge; neatness, order, diligence, and obedience (how pleasingly these words sound)-reading, writing, arithmetic; and, for you, girls, needlework, with such branches of general instruction as will fit you to earn your bread, and improve your minds. Are not these desirable objects? To give you, dear children, such advantages, the room in which you are now assembled has been prepared, and furnished with all the materials necessary for such purposes. Seats, desks, books, pens, ink, paper, slates, and pencils, are provided for your benefit; and, with all these, a duly qualified teacher, without whose instruction such advantages would be useless. What more can be wanting to send you into the world with all the benefit good school-education gives? There is just B |