Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 [electronic resource] : being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school . en-ing, sewed, Wednesday 6th, Read and heard the young Ladies read history,painted. In the evening attended singing meeting. Thursday 7th, Read in the Dramatic pieces. Saturday 9th ; Painted and heard my faults told Miss Pierce hasfound no fault with me for the week past. Wednesday ISth, Painted and sewed, In the evening heard Papa,read, in a Fathers letter to his daughter and I hope I shall profit bythe instruction it contains. Saturday 16th, Read in Don
Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 [electronic resource] : being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school . en-ing, sewed, Wednesday 6th, Read and heard the young Ladies read history,painted. In the evening attended singing meeting. Thursday 7th, Read in the Dramatic pieces. Saturday 9th ; Painted and heard my faults told Miss Pierce hasfound no fault with me for the week past. Wednesday ISth, Painted and sewed, In the evening heard Papa,read, in a Fathers letter to his daughter and I hope I shall profit bythe instruction it contains. Saturday 16th, Read in Don Quixote & knit. Monday 18th, Read history and, painted. In the afternoon sewed,In the evening attended a school ball enjoyed myself pretty well, re-turned at eleven oclock Tuesday 19th, In the forenoon painted. In the afternoon sewed, Inthe evening read. Wedjiesday 20th, Read history and painted. In the afternoon re-turned home from school, and was happy to find Mrs. Adams, Maria,& Mrs Seymore there, In the evening, went to singing meeting, buthad a very dull one 1 See Plate XI. 2 Maria Adams, afterwards Mrs. Henry ?11 CHRONICLES OF A PIONEER SCHOOL. 47 Sunday 24th, . . After meeting, read in the internal history ofchurch. Tuesday S6th, Assisted Mama, came to school read in the compan-ion, and wrote my Journal, In the afternoon, there -was no school, be-cause Miss Piercess sister Nancy was more unwell, In the evening weheard the melancholy news of her death, Mama and I immediately wentover there and beheld a very affecting scene, but I think the mournersbear their loss with Christian fortitude & resignation, returned homeand spent the remainder of the evening in meditating upon the scenewhich I had witnessed, and which had made a deep impression uponmy mind. Thursday S8th, In the forenoon sewed. In the afternoon attendedthe funeral, and heard Mr Huntington make an excellent prayer, re-turned home and in the evening knit. Saturday SOtli, Painted, but as Miss Sally ha
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