The Abigail ..[Organ of the Abigail free school and kindergarten] . t be ne-cessary. There is nothing but a unity of purposeneeded to reach the ideal condition of living. MISSIONARY WITH ONION SAUCE. A missionary about to be put to death by asavage king, whom he had vainly attempted toconvert, was greatly astonished to find that theking had suddenly resolved to pardon him. Theonly stipulation his majesty made was that heshould mount his horse and carry a small sealedpacket and a letter to another king some distanceaway. He started off in high glee, and on his way hemet with a detachment of Eng
The Abigail ..[Organ of the Abigail free school and kindergarten] . t be ne-cessary. There is nothing but a unity of purposeneeded to reach the ideal condition of living. MISSIONARY WITH ONION SAUCE. A missionary about to be put to death by asavage king, whom he had vainly attempted toconvert, was greatly astonished to find that theking had suddenly resolved to pardon him. Theonly stipulation his majesty made was that heshould mount his horse and carry a small sealedpacket and a letter to another king some distanceaway. He started off in high glee, and on his way hemet with a detachment of English sailors, sentto his assistance. They wanted him to go onboard their ship, but he declined, being desirousof fulfilling his mission. But they would notaccept this answer, and while the discussion wasproceeding an officer examined the packet andthe letter. In the former he found a number of pungentlittle onions, while the latter contained the simplebut significant words in native hieroglyphics : He will be delicious with these.—PearsonsWeekly. i8 The Abigail. Our sewing school as represented in the cutabove is in a flourishing condition. The averageattendance is twenty-three ; sessions are held onMondays and Thursdays from 3 p. m. to p. m. The condition of membership requires theattendance at public school and age between eightand fourteen. With all due respect to the musically arrangedmethods of sewing we launch out on a broaderline; we teach only the most common and prac-tical parts of needle work. The child begins to sew on a garment, whichshe finishes after many efforts wrought inpatience. When the garment is finished she takes it hometo wear and then starts another, carrying herhandiwork around with her and thus becomingthe judge of her own progress. Our methods might be improved no doubt, butWe like them for the one thing, namely that ofeliminating all pretense of show and exhibition,which too often awaken the wrong impulse in achild. Every three months the girl
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