Tuesday, July 1, 2014

The Evergreen Society Minutes continue (These being the writings of the girl students at Green Mount Home School for Young Ladies who usually met on Wednesdays at 3:00 in the parlor)

Feb 16, 1881
After the usual exercises of reading the Bible we assembled in the Music Room.  Lou played Monastery Bells very well.  Mattie Kate then read "First Love" [?John Clare 1793-1864] a very amusing piece showing that this article is nearly always a gushing sickly sentiment which lasts but a short time. Mary read a very pretty piece called Genlte [Gentle] Words and Loving Smiles. [possibly by C.D. Stuart]  Let me remember to use them both every day & thus make life more beautiful.  Nannie [ F. Sale ] played Weber's Last Waltz & was followed by Mattie [ Kate Fauntleroy ] who read What Are You good for. Lucy [ Fleet ] read about Trees et al-Wear Hats & Loulie[ Starke ] a piece dedicated to a Baby.  Sister [probably Louisa "Lou" Fleet] read a touching story of a little orphand girl travelling alone on a railroad, and how she found friends.  Sallie [ Lee Blount ] ended a very pleasnt hour by playing Music of the Sea.[couldn't find]
Florence Fleet
(born 1852, died 1903)

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