Chapter XXXII

           Icontinuedthelaboursofthevillage-schoolasactivelyandfaithfullyasIcould. Itwastrulyhardworkatfirst. Sometimeelapsedbefore,withallmyefforts,Icouldcomprehendmyscholarsandtheirnature. Whollyuntaught,withfacultiesquitetorpid,theyseemedtomehopelesslydull;and,atfirstsight,alldullalike:butIsoonfoundIwasmistaken. Therewasadifferenceamongstthemasamongsttheeducated;andwhenIgottoknowthem,andtheyme,thisdifferencerapidlydevelopeditself. Theiramazementatme,mylanguage,myrules,andways,oncesubsided,Ifoundsomeoftheseheavy-looking,gapingrusticswakeupintosharp-wittedgirlsenough. Manyshowedthemselvesobliging,andamiabletoo;andIdiscoveredamongstthemnotafewexamplesofnaturalpoliteness,andinnateself-respect,aswellasofexcellentcapacity,thatwonbothmygoodwillandmyadmiration. Thesesoontookapleasureindoingtheirworkwell,inkeepingtheirpersonsneat,inlearningtheirtasksregularly,inacquiringquietandorderlymanners. Therapidityoftheirprogress,insomeinstances,wasevensurprising;andanhonestandhappyprideItookinit:besides,Ibeganpersonallytolikesomeofthebestgirls;andtheylikedme. Ihadamongstmyscholarsseveralfarmers’daughters:youngwomengrown,almost.Thesecouldalreadyread,write,andsew;andtothemItaughttheelementsofgrammar,geography,history,andthefinerkindsofneedlework. 

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