Amasa Day Chaffee.
Modus, Conn., Nov. 29, 1877.
SIX COMPOSITIONS.
A graduate of Hampton writes to a former teacher enclosing sample compositions of his pupils in “The Sunday School.” We copy from the Southern Workman: as it says; “We do not remember ever seeing a richer collection of children’s compositions. The teacher has no reason to despair.”
“VA.
“Dear Teacher:—On returning from my school this afternoon, I thought I would write and let you hear of my sojourning. To-day is Friday (the last day in school week), and, after a review of the week’s studies, the children are requested to write short compositions. I send you six, copied just as they were written:
‘Sunday School.
‘Sunday school is a good place to go. To keep out of badness. And learn the words of god good boys and girls goes to sunday school every sunday when they can. Everybody ought to go to sunday school; and hear the Bible because it tell them what is right and wrong. M. F. Hancock.’
‘Sunday school are the place that people ought to go, and learn to read about god and his diciples, and of him to learn good and not bad like Biley done to day killed a little sparrow, where will never do him no harm in the world, and he put the bird to death. Poor bird. Peter S. Hancock.’