Itihelaboursofthevillage-schoolasactivelyandfaithfullyasIcould.Itwastrulyhardworkatfirst.Sometimeelapsedbefore,withallmyefforts,Icouldprehendmyscholarsandtheirnature.Whollyuntaught,withfacultiesquitetorpid,theyseemedtomehopelesslydull;and,atfirstsight,alldullalike:butIsoonfoundIwasmistaken.Therewasadifferenceamongstthemasamongsttheeducated;andwhenIgottoknowthem,andtheyme,thisdifferencerapidlydevelopeditself.Theiramazementatme,mylanguage,myrules,andways,oncesubsided,Ifoundsomeoftheseheavy-looking,gapingrusticsintosharp-wittedgirlsenough.Manyshowedthemselvesobliging,andamiabletoo;andIdiscoveredamongstthemnotafelesofnaturalpoliteness,andinnateself-respect,aswellasofexcellentcapacity,thatwonbothmygoodwillandmyadmiration.Thesesoontookapleasureindoingtheirworkwell,inkeepingtheirperso,inlearniasksregularly,inacquiringquietandorderlymaherapidityoftheirprogress,iances,wasevensurprising;andaandhappyprideItookinit:besides,Ibeganpersonallytolikesomeofthebestgirls;andtheylikedme.Ihadamongstmyscholarsseveralfarmers’daughters:youngwomengrown,almost.Thesecouldalreadyread,write,andsew;andtothemItaughttheelementsofgrammar,geography,history,andthefinerkindsofneedlework.Ifouimablecharactersamongstthem—charactersdesirousofinformationanddisposedforimprovement—withwhomIpassedmanyapleasanteveninghourintheirowheirparentsthen(thefarmerandhiswife)loadedmewithattentions.Therewasanenjoymentiingtheirsimplekindness,andinrepayingitbyasideration—ascrupulardtotheirfeelings—towhichtheywerenot,perhaps,atall