. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . PLASTERING THE SCHOOLHOUSE, GRATIS J54 THE HOME MISSIONARY. CORNER OF TEACHERS SITTING ROOM Floods of Great Waters This year we have had an abun-dance of water, fresh from heaven,strained through cheese-cloth ceil-ing. Time after time have we hadto close school and flee in search ofa dry spot. AsTmany, times as wehad to close school did our sym-pathetic, patrons turn out to fix ourroofs, but the more they fixed theworse it grew until for sixteen nightswe had no place to sleep. For tenconsecutive nights we had no dryspot. We stretched.^ sheet abo
. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . PLASTERING THE SCHOOLHOUSE, GRATIS J54 THE HOME MISSIONARY. CORNER OF TEACHERS SITTING ROOM Floods of Great Waters This year we have had an abun-dance of water, fresh from heaven,strained through cheese-cloth ceil-ing. Time after time have we hadto close school and flee in search ofa dry spot. AsTmany, times as wehad to close school did our sym-pathetic, patrons turn out to fix ourroofs, but the more they fixed theworse it grew until for sixteen nightswe had no place to sleep. For tenconsecutive nights we had no dryspot. We stretched.^ sheet aboveour bed which was some protec-tion in gentle showers,, but the beditself was standing in water andour mattress was wet through. After such an experience do youwonder that one of us should getsick ? Do you think it strange that I took the grippe, lostmy voice and fell aspeechless burden onMiss Davis who so pa-tiently and cheerfullyadministered to all myneeds, taught bothrooms of school, didall the housework, ad-ministered beef teaand medicine to thesick in town and en-tertained the solici-tous visitors
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