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January
24, 1847
I have kept school
7 weeks and today commence on the last half of my time. I am keeping for
$11 for every 26 days. Rather too small wages for me to do such hard work.
There are many things about keeping school that I like. But the eternal
routine of hearing the reading, spelling, and other lessons is enough
to tire one’s patience, especially when combined with the governing
of school, a task which I dislike and have not combativeness enough to
do it well, but I think I am improving in this respect and hope to get
along without difficulty, but Freeman Williams has left the school (and
I am glad of it) because he could not learn anything, it was the fellow’s
own fault. Herbert has also left and A. Williams…
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