THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
he a »rks with the *xen or chops wood
o. helps in wh.ttevci work is to he
done.
James McConahav hasheeu with us
on v « litt.e oxer a year. He wa«
thirteen years old when he came an
his development has been remark
ah it* it wc.s his misfortune not to
h ive h..d the privi.ege of attending
school befo.e he came to the Mission
and of course he had to go into the
Pliancy clc.s>. He Hid not remain
the.e long, and in the short time he
has been in school he has advanced
lio n the p.i.iiarv to the fifth grade.
before bieakfast he builds the tire
m the Ujkc. ami after breakfast feeds
the calves ami puts the silage in the
racks for the cows. Afte. school and
S .tuidays he does good work, at what
ever task is assigned him.
rhombs I'ivine is the dormitory
and lamp uo\. I; is his wo. k to
sweep the dormitory, make the ’ eds,
see that the bins, where the boy's
clothing is kept, aie in order, put
each boy's clean cl* hiug in the bags
on bath nighi. help scrub the dormi
tory, dining room and assembly room
and fil 1 the lamps. This takes a good
deal of time so that he attends school
in the forenoon only. Thomas is a
lover of books and papers and per
haps reads tnort than Uuv of the
boys.
Gabriel Wooche helps Joe with the
barn work, helps Thomas scrub ami
saws and splits wood before and after
school. For a long ti ne he washed
the childrens dishes, ami set the
tables* but as he is not verv strong it
seemed best to give him outside work
He is 'ond of books and iti making
the picture of a schooner he has few
equals.
Patia Ashouwuk is one of the oarn
force. In addition to help ing James
give si age to the Cattle ami doing
o-he hut n work, he is oue of the
wa-he s. 0:i Saturday afte non is
and Sundays he does ihe ani or work
at the Church It would be hard to
tell the number of hue schooners, the
work of Put la's sitil ful hands, that
h..ve been wiecked on the Lower
Lake.
Henry M..thison is one of the inidd e
sized boys. He goes to school all day.
ll i> his work to sweep the asse
bl v roo 11 befoie me. i.ing. n 1 evening
p,ayeis, and to make the kindli igs.
Phi-ip v). en is one of the house
boys. Kve v morning he sweeps the
upper hall, the front stairs aud trie
fron' hall, a ml every Saturday washes
the fiuors in that pa.t of th. house,
uu I he gene... Iv does his wor*c very
well. ».e a iso d ie*»ses and uudiesses
little Jacob a ud certainly no boy couid
be nice, with the .utie »,o»s than is
Philip.
Louis Miller is one of the dining
room boys. It is his task to help set
the table-', and w .ti the dishes. For
his outside wo. k he makes the shav
ings tortile Winch Dormitory.
Lycondra Sijvortzsolf builds the fire
in the asse.ii1> y room iu the morning,
helps clear the children’s tables after
each meal, sweeps the dining room
and back hull, and ilia tees •havings
ami short wood for the Office, and
helps the other boys saw, sp it and
carry in wood. Amongst these boys
Lycondra is the most faithful to his
work.
Phi eep Duskin sweeps the little
dormitory, builds the tire in the work
ers dining room, helps Max (Less,
and helps with the wood. It is very
seldom that he has to be toner ted.
or to he re ninded of his work.
John Herr, heips do the children's
dining room work, and helps get the
wood cut and carried in.
David Forsman, Peter Calugan.
John Perrin, John Olsen. Hud Palmer
and John Lowell, (when he is well.)
are the hoys who carry in the wood
before and after school.
(To be continued)